Baraga township, MI

Baraga County, MI

2022 population: 3,485 ( 330 from 2010 )
Land area: 184.1 square miles
Population density: 18.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,949	55.93%	17.4%
Black:	603	17.30%	0.3%
Indian:	514	14.75%	21.0%
Asian:	30	0.86%	1400.0%
2+ races:	289	8.29%	87.7%
Hispanic:	90	2.58%	130.8%

Total non-White:	1,536	44.07%	5.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-410	-13.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	80	2.5

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
3,815
2,359	61.83%
605	15.86%
651	17.06%
2	0.05%
154	4.04%
39	1.02%
1,456	38.17%

2000
3,503
2,309	65.91%
382	10.90%
526	15.02%
26	0.74%
221	6.31%
39	1.11%
1,194	34.09%

1990
2,846
2,353	82.68%
46	1.62%
439	15.43%
2	0.07%
n/a
6	0.21%
493	17.32%

1980
2,828
2,393	84.62%
65	2.30%
335	11.85%
26	0.92%
n/a
9	0.32%
435	15.38%

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

50	1.4
262	7.5

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

-44	-1.5
701	24.6

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

-40	-1.4
58	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Baraga 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
39.6
559	16.0%
2,926	84.0%
527	15.1%

1,167
2.21

692	59.3%
549	79.3%
81	11.7%
475	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
733	19.2%
3,082	80.8%
471	12.3%

1,252
2.36

800	63.9%
567	70.9%
109	13.6%
452	36.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
830	23.7%
2,673	76.3%
449	12.8%

1,180
2.46

776	65.8%
570	73.5%
84	10.8%
404	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
793	27.9%
2,053	72.1%
498	17.5%

1,076
2.54

739	68.7%
576	77.9%
87	11.8%
337	31.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
915	32.4%
1,913	67.6%
351	12.4%

926
2.94

664	71.7%
602	90.7%
30	4.5%
262	28.3%

2022 Housing Data for Baraga township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	8.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	84	7.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	75	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	90	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	70	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	54	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	59	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	49	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	53	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	81	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	143	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	98	8.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	88	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	56	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	4.3%
$200,000 or more	23	2.0%

Median Household Income	46,771
Per Capita Income	21,268

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	115	9.9%
Public Assistance	48	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	247	21.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,034	43.0%
Unemployed	56	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,090	45.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,315	54.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		57.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	312	343	47.6%
Non-Profit	9	89	9.2%
Self-Employed	47	23	67.1%

Local Government	51	80	38.9%
State Government	43	40	51.8%
Federal Government	12	43	21.8%

Total Private + Self	359	366	49.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	115	252	31.3%
Total	474	618	43.4%

Pct. Govt.	24.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	89	8.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	255	23.3%
Professional, Technical	199	18.2%
Service Occupations	283	25.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.4%
All others	269	24.6%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	201	18.4%
Accommodation and food services	158	14.4%
Retail trade	129	11.8%
Construction	103	9.4%
Public administration	101	9.2%
Educational services	99	9.0%
Manufacturing	70	6.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	66	6.0%
Other services	49	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	31	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	2.0%
Utilities	15	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	1.4%
Finance and insurance	14	1.3%
Information	9	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	66	1.89%
Puerto Rican	9	0.26%
Cuban	10	0.29%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	2	0.06%
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	3	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	4	0.11%
Filipino	3	0.09%
Hmong	2	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,262	97.8%
Spanish	46	1.4%
Other	21	0.6%
Korean	4	0.1%
Other Asian	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	520	14.9%
German	320	9.2%
Irish	252	7.2%
French	247	7.1%
English	197	5.7%
American	107	3.1%
Swedish	99	2.8%
Polish	74	2.1%
Italian	67	1.9%
Norwegian	55	1.6%
European	39	1.1%
French Canadian	33	0.9%
Dutch	24	0.7%
Northern European	23	0.7%
Scandinavian	21	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,482	99.9%
Not a citizen	3	0.1%

Native	3,479	99.8%
Foreign-born	6	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
84	3.2%	235	8.9%	1,134	42.8%	884	33.4%	190	7.2%	123	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	84	3.2%
9-12 Years	235	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,134	42.8%
Some College	884	33.4%
Bach. Degree	190	7.2%
Grad Degree	123	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +135	R +33	D + 1.7%
D +102
2020 vs. 2012	R +253	R +269	R + 18.9%
D -16
2020 vs. 2008	R +229	R +305	R + 22.0%
D -76

2016 vs. 2008	R +94	R +272	R + 23.7%
D -178
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	846	60.1%	Joe Biden (D)	539	38.3%	23	1.6%	1,408	12	13	0.03%
2016	41%	Donald Trump (R)	711	58.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	437	35.9%	68	5.6%	1,216	11	13	0.03%
2012	38%	Mitt Romney (R)	593	51.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	555	47.8%	14	1.2%	1,162	6	4	0.02%
2008	42%	John McCain (R)	617	49.2%	Barack Obama (D)	615	49.0%	22	1.8%	1,254	8	4	0.03%
2004	41%	George W. Bush* (R)	613	52.8%	John Kerry (D)	526	45.3%	21	1.8%	1,160	5	2	0.02%
2000	42%	George W. Bush (R)	605	54.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	459	41.2%	50	4.5%	1,114	8	6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Baraga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

539

38.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

846

60.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,408

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Baraga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

437

35.9%

Donald Trump (R)

711

58.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,216

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Baraga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

555

47.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

593

51.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,162

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Baraga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

615

49.0%

John McCain (R)

617

49.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,254

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Baraga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

613

52.8%

John Kerry (D)

526

45.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,160

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Baraga township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

605

54.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

459

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,114

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Baraga township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	39%	Tudor Dixon (R)	650	58.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	438	39.2%	28 [+]	2.5%	1,116	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.0%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	49%	John James (R)	803	57.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	567	40.6%	27 [+]	1.9%	1,397	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2018	S1	38%	John James (R)	607	54.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	469	42.3%	34 [+]	3.1%	1,110	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 16 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.8%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.8%);
2018	G	38%	Bill Schuette (R)	595	53.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	477	43.0%	38 [+]	3.4%	1,110	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 15 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 14 (1.3%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.8%);
2014	S2	27%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	397	48.7%	Gary Peters (D)	391	48.0%	27 [+]	3.3%	815	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 13 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.7%);
2014	G	27%	Mark Schauer (D)	402	49.4%	Rick Snyder* (R)	386	47.5%	25 [+]	3.1%	813	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (1.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 6 (0.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.6%);

*: 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	1,716
Median Value	$121,600

Occupied	1,167	68.0%
Vacant	549	32.0%

Owned	841	72.1%
Rented	326	27.9%
Median Rent	$514

Single-Family Units	1,331	77.6%
Detached	1,330	77.5%
Attached	1	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	114	6.6%
Mobile Homes	173	10.1%

Baraga township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baraga township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Baraga township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baraga township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baraga township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Baraga township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Baraga township, MI