Castleton township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,358 ( 113 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 96.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,103	92.41%	6.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	11	0.33%	38.9%
Asian:	7	0.21%	46.2%
2+ races:	24	0.71%	54.7%
Hispanic:	213	6.34%	195.8%

Total non-White:	255	7.59%	53.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-202	-7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	89	3.1

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
3,471
3,305	95.22%
9	0.26%
18	0.52%
13	0.37%
53	1.53%
72	2.07%
166	4.78%

2000
3,451
3,331	96.52%
8	0.23%
23	0.67%
0	0.00%
59	1.71%
30	0.87%
120	3.48%

1990
3,380
3,364	99.53%
0	0.00%
6	0.18%
2	0.06%
n/a
8	0.24%
16	0.47%

1980
3,193
3,135	98.18%
0	0.00%
30	0.94%
2	0.06%
n/a
26	0.81%
58	1.82%

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

-26	-0.8
46	1.3

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

-33	-1.0
104	3.1

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

229	7.2
-42	-1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Castleton 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
38.9
743	22.1%
2,615	77.9%
496	14.8%

1,387
2.42

816	58.8%
479	58.7%
70	8.6%
571	41.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
881	25.4%
2,590	74.6%
492	14.2%

1,328
2.61

935	70.4%
682	72.9%
92	9.8%
393	29.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
939	27.2%
2,512	72.8%
425	12.3%

1,342
2.57

987	73.5%
774	78.4%
74	7.5%
355	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
984	29.1%
2,396	70.9%
405	12.0%

1,255
2.69

943	75.1%
793	84.1%
55	5.8%
312	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
1,076	33.7%
2,117	66.3%
356	11.1%

1,093
2.92

862	78.9%
764	88.6%
62	7.2%
231	21.1%

2022 Housing Data for Castleton township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	155	11.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	100	7.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	90	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	111	8.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	81	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	75	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	180	13.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	189	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	124	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	1.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	57	4.1%
$200,000 or more	15	1.1%

Median Household Income	46,823
Per Capita Income	25,105

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	94	6.8%
Public Assistance	71	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	435	31.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,193	58.5%
Unemployed	227	11.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,420	69.6%
Not in Labor Force	620	30.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	676	364	65.0%
Non-Profit	29	102	22.1%
Self-Employed	50	21	70.4%

Local Government	30	37	44.8%
State Government	11	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	22	0.0%

Total Private + Self	726	385	65.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	70	161	30.3%
Total	796	546	59.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22	1.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	238	17.7%
Professional, Technical	284	21.2%
Service Occupations	278	20.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.7%
All others	520	38.7%

White Collar		40.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	352	26.2%
Health care and social assistance	273	20.3%
Retail trade	173	12.9%
Construction	133	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	72	5.4%
Other services	63	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	57	4.2%
Educational services	52	3.9%
Public administration	47	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	29	2.2%
Finance and insurance	25	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	0.6%
Wholesale trade	5	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	185	5.51%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	25	0.74%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.74%
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	3	0.09%
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	3	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4	0.12%
Vietnamese	3	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,055	97.3%
Spanish	67	2.1%
German, other Germanic	14	0.4%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	604	18.0%
English	550	16.4%
Irish	384	11.4%
Dutch	198	5.9%
American	194	5.8%
Polish	76	2.3%
French	60	1.8%
British	50	1.5%
French Canadian	41	1.2%
European	24	0.7%
Scandinavian	24	0.7%
Welsh	24	0.7%
Scottish	16	0.5%
Northern European	14	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	14	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,354	99.9%
Not a citizen	4	0.1%

Native	3,343	99.6%
Foreign-born	15	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.6%	213	8.8%	1,114	46.2%	938	38.9%	89	3.7%	44	1.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.6%
9-12 Years	213	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,114	46.2%
Some College	938	38.9%
Bach. Degree	89	3.7%
Grad Degree	44	1.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +176	R +99	R + 0.1%
D +77
2020 vs. 2012	R +354	R +488	R + 31.6%
D -134
2020 vs. 2008	R +347	R +591	R + 39.6%
D -244

2016 vs. 2008	R +171	R +492	R + 39.5%
D -321
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,038	68.3%	Joe Biden (D)	457	30.1%	24	1.6%	1,519	21	22	0.03%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	862	65.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	380	29.0%	70	5.3%	1,312	18	20	0.03%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	684	53.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	591	45.8%	14	1.1%	1,289	8	6	0.03%
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	701	49.1%	John McCain (R)	691	48.4%	35	2.5%	1,427	8	3	0.03%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	789	55.4%	John Kerry (D)	615	43.2%	19	1.3%	1,423	8	5	0.03%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	671	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	529	42.5%	44	3.5%	1,244	8	6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Castleton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

457

30.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,038

68.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,519

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Castleton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

380

29.0%

Donald Trump (R)

862

65.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,312

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Castleton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

591

45.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

684

53.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,289

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Castleton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

701

49.1%

John McCain (R)

691

48.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,427

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Castleton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

789

55.4%

John Kerry (D)

615

43.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,423

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Castleton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

671

53.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

529

42.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,244

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Castleton township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	48%	Tudor Dixon (R)	774	62.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	430	34.5%	42 [+]	3.4%	1,246	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 18 (1.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 10 (0.8%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.8%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.3%);
2020	S2	57%	John James (R)	989	65.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	473	31.5%	38 [+]	2.5%	1,500	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 10 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.6%);
2018	S1	43%	John James (R)	672	59.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	427	37.7%	33 [+]	2.9%	1,132	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 16 (1.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.5%);
2018	G	44%	Bill Schuette (R)	663	58.4%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	431	38.0%	41 [+]	3.6%	1,135	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 15 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 14 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.1%);
2014	S2	33%	Gary Peters (D)	433	49.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	385	44.4%	50 [+]	5.8%	868	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 20 (2.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 16 (1.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.6%);
2014	G	34%	Rick Snyder* (R)	504	57.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	353	40.1%	23 [+]	2.6%	880	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Paul Homeniuk (Green) 8 (0.9%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.8%);

*: 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	1,483
Median Value	$115,700

Occupied	1,387	93.5%
Vacant	96	6.5%

Owned	1,058	76.3%
Rented	329	23.7%
Median Rent	$813

Single-Family Units	998	67.3%
Detached	995	67.1%
Attached	3	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59	4.0%
Mobile Homes	353	23.8%

Castleton township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Castleton township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Castleton township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Castleton township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Castleton township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Castleton township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Castleton township, MI