Almira township, MI

Benzie County, MI

2022 population: 3,877 ( 232 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.8 square miles
Population density: 114.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,791	97.78%	7.6%
Black:	33	0.85%	450.0%
Indian:	22	0.57%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	31	0.80%	22.5%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	86	2.22%	30.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	269	8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-37	-1.2

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
3,645
3,522	96.63%
6	0.16%
22	0.60%
9	0.25%
40	1.10%
44	1.21%
123	3.37%

2000
2,843
2,783	97.89%
4	0.14%
24	0.84%
0	0.00%
30	1.06%
2	0.07%
60	2.11%

1990
1,449
1,414	97.58%
0	0.00%
23	1.59%
2	0.14%
n/a
10	0.69%
35	2.42%

1980
1,042
1,019	97.79%
0	0.00%
6	0.58%
2	0.19%
n/a
15	1.44%
23	2.21%

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

739	26.0
63	2.2

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

1,369	94.5
25	1.7

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

395	37.9
12	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Almira 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
41.4
832	21.5%
3,045	78.5%
817	21.1%

1,484
2.61

1,088	73.3%
913	83.9%
77	7.1%
396	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
966	26.5%
2,679	73.5%
397	10.9%

1,385
2.63

1,045	75.5%
903	86.4%
59	5.6%
340	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
808	28.4%
2,035	71.6%
288	10.1%

1,070
2.66

822	76.8%
716	87.1%
66	8.0%
248	23.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
441	30.4%
1,008	69.6%
142	9.8%

535
2.71

414	77.4%
371	89.6%
23	5.6%
121	22.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
366	35.1%
676	64.9%
99	9.5%

339
3.07

292	86.1%
269	92.1%
13	4.5%
47	13.9%

2022 Housing Data for Almira township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	64	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	52	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	46	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	109	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	120	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	373	25.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	247	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	109	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	89	6.0%
$200,000 or more	116	7.8%

Median Household Income	88,938
Per Capita Income	41,816

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27	1.8%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68	4.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,775	78.7%
Unemployed	18	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,793	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	461	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	555	424	56.7%
Non-Profit	137	222	38.2%
Self-Employed	173	44	79.7%

Local Government	49	170	22.4%
State Government	12	68	15.0%
Federal Government	0	23	0.0%

Total Private + Self	728	468	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	198	483	29.1%
Total	926	951	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	401	21.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	393	20.9%
Professional, Technical	332	17.7%
Service Occupations	257	13.7%
All others	494	26.3%

White Collar		60.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	357	19.0%
Retail trade	193	10.3%
Manufacturing	181	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	153	8.2%
Construction	131	7.0%
Wholesale trade	130	6.9%
Other services	121	6.4%
Public administration	111	5.9%
Educational services	107	5.7%
Finance and insurance	104	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	80	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	75	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	58	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.6%
Utilities	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,491	96.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	95	2.6%
Other	33	0.9%
Arabic	19	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	805	20.8%
German	723	18.6%
Irish	411	10.6%
Polish	385	9.9%
American	222	5.7%
Italian	202	5.2%
Ukrainian	133	3.4%
Dutch	126	3.2%
French	110	2.8%
Welsh	87	2.2%
Scottish	81	2.1%
French Canadian	79	2.0%
Portuguese	49	1.3%
Northern European	48	1.2%
Czech	46	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,844	99.1%
Not a citizen	33	0.9%

Native	3,782	97.5%
Foreign-born	95	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	87	3.2%	740	26.9%	999	36.4%	599	21.8%	321	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	87	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	740	26.9%
Some College	999	36.4%
Bach. Degree	599	21.8%
Grad Degree	321	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +213	D +100	D + 9.0%
D +313
2020 vs. 2012	R +274	R +60	D + 0.6%
D +214
2020 vs. 2008	R +376	R +286	R + 10.8%
D +90

2016 vs. 2008	R +163	R +386	R + 19.8%
D -223
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,427	56.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,064	42.0%	41	1.6%	2,532	9	10	0.05%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	1,214	59.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	751	36.5%	91	4.4%	2,056	12	13	0.04%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,153	57.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	850	42.0%	21	1.0%	2,024	12	10	0.04%
2008	80%	John McCain (R)	1,051	51.3%	Barack Obama (D)	974	47.5%	24	1.2%	2,049	10	6	0.04%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,118	60.5%	John Kerry (D)	712	38.5%	17	0.9%	1,847	13	10	0.04%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	794	59.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	485	36.5%	49	3.7%	1,328	14	12	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Almira township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,064

42.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,427

56.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,532

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Almira township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

751

36.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,214

59.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,056

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Almira township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

850

42.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,153

57.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,024

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Almira township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

974

47.5%

John McCain (R)

1,051

51.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,049

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Almira township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,118

60.5%

John Kerry (D)

712

38.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,847

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Almira township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

794

59.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

485

36.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,328

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Almira township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	70%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,133	50.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,059	47.6%	34 [+]	1.5%	2,226	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 20 (0.9%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 5 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	79%	John James (R)	1,453	57.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,030	41.0%	31 [+]	1.2%	2,514	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 15 (0.6%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	1,074	54.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	847	43.3%	35 [+]	1.8%	1,956	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 17 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.5%);
2018	G	64%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,031	52.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	877	44.7%	53 [+]	2.7%	1,961	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 31 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.4%);
2014	S2	46%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	662	50.3%	Gary Peters (D)	608	46.2%	46 [+]	3.5%	1,316	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 21 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 16 (1.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.7%);
2014	G	46%	Rick Snyder* (R)	765	58.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	528	40.1%	23 [+]	1.7%	1,316	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 7 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.2%);

*: 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	1,853
Median Value	$234,100

Occupied	1,484	80.1%
Vacant	369	19.9%

Owned	1,372	92.5%
Rented	112	7.5%
Median Rent	$1,224

Single-Family Units	1,728	93.3%
Detached	1,704	92.0%
Attached	24	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	79	4.3%

Almira township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Almira township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Almira township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Almira township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Almira township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Almira township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Almira township, MI