Standish township, MI

Arenac County, MI

2022 population: 1,651 ( 249 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.6 square miles
Population density: 59.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,507	91.28%	16.7%
Black:	4	0.24%	33.3%
Indian:	18	1.09%	37.9%
Asian:	2	0.12%	60.0%
2+ races:	101	6.12%	621.4%
Hispanic:	19	1.15%	52.5%

Total non-White:	144	8.72%	58.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-302	-19.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	53	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,900
1,809	95.21%
3	0.16%
29	1.53%
5	0.26%
14	0.74%
40	2.11%
91	4.79%

2000
2,031
1,961	96.55%
13	0.64%
17	0.84%
4	0.20%
4	0.20%
32	1.58%
70	3.45%

1990
1,945
1,855	95.37%
4	0.21%
45	2.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
41	2.11%
90	4.63%

1980
2,011
1,964	97.66%
0	0.00%
19	0.94%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	1.09%
47	2.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-152	-7.5
21	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

106	5.4
-20	-1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-109	-5.4
43	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Standish township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.4
308	18.7%
1,343	81.3%
423	25.6%

649
2.54

459	70.7%
364	79.3%
33	7.2%
190	29.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
425	22.4%
1,475	77.6%
312	16.4%

765
2.48

551	72.0%
433	78.6%
39	7.1%
214	28.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
484	23.8%
1,547	76.2%
273	13.4%

822
2.47

584	71.0%
498	85.3%
51	8.7%
238	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
539	27.7%
1,406	72.3%
233	12.0%

711
2.74

536	75.4%
420	78.4%
63	11.8%
175	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
735	36.5%
1,276	63.5%
195	9.7%

628
3.20

507	80.7%
445	87.8%
33	6.5%
121	19.3%

2022 Housing Data for Standish township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	42	6.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	46	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	114	17.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	78	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	2.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	2.9%
$200,000 or more	25	3.9%

Median Household Income	58,264
Per Capita Income	29,918

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	7.4%
Public Assistance	9	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	107	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	670	70.0%
Unemployed	41	4.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	711	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	246	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	251	250	50.1%
Non-Profit	16	17	48.5%
Self-Employed	81	22	78.6%

Local Government	25	43	36.8%
State Government	6	7	46.2%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	332	272	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	56	67	45.5%
Total	388	339	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	94	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	148	20.3%
Professional, Technical	79	10.8%
Service Occupations	128	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.2%
All others	280	38.4%

White Collar		44.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	117	16.0%
Manufacturing	115	15.8%
Accommodation and food services	84	11.5%
Construction	81	11.1%
Educational services	70	9.6%
Health care and social assistance	57	7.8%
Other services	32	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	31	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	24	3.3%
Finance and insurance	19	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	2.5%
Public administration	17	2.3%
Utilities	16	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	1.9%
Information	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	1.15%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indonesian	2	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,566	98.7%
Other	12	0.8%
Spanish	4	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%
Other Asian	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	422	25.6%
German	335	20.3%
French	288	17.4%
Irish	171	10.4%
English	136	8.2%
French Canadian	96	5.8%
Swedish	94	5.7%
Italian	71	4.3%
American	46	2.8%
Scottish	29	1.8%
Hungarian	24	1.5%
Dutch	12	0.7%
European	12	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.7%
British	11	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,648	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,644	99.6%
Foreign-born	7	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	1.9%	63	5.1%	435	35.0%	540	43.5%	109	8.8%	71	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	1.9%
9-12 Years	63	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	435	35.0%
Some College	540	43.5%
Bach. Degree	109	8.8%
Grad Degree	71	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +77	R +40	R + 1.5%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012	R +154	R +281	R + 30.5%
D -127
2020 vs. 2008	R +168	R +345	R + 37.1%
D -177

2016 vs. 2008	R +91	R +305	R + 35.6%
D -214
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	577	60.9%	Joe Biden (D)	351	37.1%	19	2.0%	947	13	14	0.02%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	500	58.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	314	36.6%	44	5.1%	858	11	12	0.02%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	478	52.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	423	46.3%	13	1.4%	914	2	-1	0.02%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	528	54.9%	John McCain (R)	409	42.5%	25	2.6%	962	2	-3	0.02%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	543	56.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	420	43.4%	5	0.5%	968	-4	-7	0.02%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	493	57.5%	George W. Bush (R)	340	39.7%	24	2.8%	857	-6	-8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Standish township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

351

37.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

577

60.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

947

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Standish township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

314

36.6%

Donald Trump (R)

500

58.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

858

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Standish township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

478

52.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

423

46.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

914

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Standish township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

528

54.9%

John McCain (R)

409

42.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

962

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Standish township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

420

43.4%

John Kerry (D)

543

56.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

968

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Standish township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

340

39.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

493

57.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

857

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Standish township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Tudor Dixon (R)	411	55.3%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	315	42.4%	17 [+]	2.3%	743	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.2%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	70%	John James (R)	508	54.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	396	42.4%	29 [+]	3.1%	933	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (1.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.8%);
2018	S1	56%	John James (R)	403	52.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	348	45.3%	18 [+]	2.3%	769	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.5%);
2018	G	56%	Bill Schuette (R)	393	51.0%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	353	45.8%	24 [+]	3.1%	770	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 13 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.5%);
2014	S2	44%	Gary Peters (D)	374	59.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	213	34.1%	37 [+]	5.9%	624	-7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 19 (3.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (2.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2014	G	45%	Mark Schauer (D)	348	54.8%	Rick Snyder* (R)	264	41.6%	23 [+]	3.6%	635	-9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (1.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	913
Median Value	$127,500

Occupied	649	71.1%
Vacant	264	28.9%

Owned	592	91.2%
Rented	57	8.8%
Median Rent	$731

Single-Family Units	770	84.3%
Detached	770	84.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.2%
Mobile Homes	141	15.4%

Standish township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Standish township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Standish township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Standish township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Standish township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Standish township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Standish township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Standish township, MI