Benzonia township, MI

Benzie County, MI

2022 population: 2,759 ( 32 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.8 square miles
Population density: 99.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,360	85.54%	6.8%
Black:	10	0.36%	28.6%
Indian:	71	2.57%	12.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	46	1.67%	9.5%
Hispanic:	132	4.78%	80.8%

Total non-White:	399	14.46%	103.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-171	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	203	9.0

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
2,727
2,531	92.81%
14	0.51%
63	2.31%
4	0.15%
42	1.54%
73	2.68%
196	7.19%

2000
2,827
2,649	93.70%
0	0.00%
90	3.18%
2	0.07%
6	0.21%
80	2.83%
178	6.30%

1990
2,405
2,273	94.51%
17	0.71%
58	2.41%
15	0.62%
n/a
35	1.46%
132	5.49%

1980
2,455
2,398	97.68%
12	0.49%
27	1.10%
14	0.57%
n/a
4	0.16%
57	2.32%

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

-118	-4.2
18	0.6

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

376	15.6
46	1.9

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

-125	-5.1
75	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Benzonia 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
55.3
377	13.7%
2,382	86.3%
901	32.7%

1,183
2.25

716	60.5%
610	85.2%
21	2.9%
467	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
50.6
487	17.9%
2,240	82.1%
730	26.8%

1,186
2.20

742	62.6%
594	80.1%
56	7.5%
444	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
45.9
573	20.3%
2,254	79.7%
654	23.1%

1,221
2.22

792	64.9%
664	83.8%
42	5.3%
429	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
40.6
512	21.3%
1,893	78.7%
482	20.0%

981
2.39

706	72.0%
621	88.0%
28	4.0%
275	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
661	26.9%
1,794	73.1%
427	17.4%

906
2.67

703	77.6%
600	85.3%
47	6.7%
203	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Benzonia township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	95	8.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	80	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	62	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	68	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	83	7.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	51	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	61	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	63	5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	114	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	191	16.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	53	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	101	8.5%
$200,000 or more	59	5.0%

Median Household Income	58,542
Per Capita Income	41,392

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	94	7.9%
Public Assistance	52	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	107	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	984	67.7%
Unemployed	59	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,043	71.8%
Not in Labor Force	410	28.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	308	254	54.8%
Non-Profit	61	97	38.6%
Self-Employed	131	106	55.3%

Local Government	24	73	24.7%
State Government	3	4	42.9%
Federal Government	0	46	0.0%

Total Private + Self	439	360	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	88	220	28.6%
Total	527	580	47.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	123	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	280	25.3%
Professional, Technical	295	26.6%
Service Occupations	201	18.2%
All others	208	18.8%

White Collar		63.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	243	22.0%
Health care and social assistance	183	16.5%
Other services	111	10.0%
Educational services	107	9.7%
Construction	81	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	74	6.7%
Manufacturing	63	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	53	4.8%
Finance and insurance	44	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	43	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	24	2.2%
Public administration	17	1.5%
Utilities	13	1.2%
Wholesale trade	9	0.8%
Information	6	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	1.09%
Puerto Rican	64	2.32%
Cuban	37	1.34%
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	1	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	22	0.80%
Japanese	21	0.76%
Vietnamese	20	0.72%
Chinese	17	0.62%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,604	98.8%
German, other Germanic	14	0.5%
Spanish	10	0.4%
Arabic	7	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	487	17.7%
English	428	15.5%
Irish	254	9.2%
Dutch	183	6.6%
American	149	5.4%
Polish	133	4.8%
Czech	86	3.1%
Scottish	84	3.0%
Norwegian	79	2.9%
European	55	2.0%
French	54	2.0%
Welsh	50	1.8%
Swedish	49	1.8%
Danish	47	1.7%
Ukrainian	40	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,759	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,751	99.7%
Foreign-born	8	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
44	2.0%	91	4.1%	558	24.9%	672	30.0%	572	25.5%	306	13.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	44	2.0%
9-12 Years	91	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	558	24.9%
Some College	672	30.0%
Bach. Degree	572	25.5%
Grad Degree	306	13.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +127	D +83	D + 5.6%
D +210
2020 vs. 2012	R +167	D +5	D + 0.5%
D +172
2020 vs. 2008	R +215	R +247	R + 14.4%
D -32

2016 vs. 2008	R +88	R +330	R + 20.0%
D -242
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	952	50.0%	Joe Biden (D)	934	49.1%	18	0.9%	1,904	2	3	0.03%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	825	50.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	724	44.0%	96	5.8%	1,645	3	4	0.03%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	785	50.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	762	48.7%	17	1.1%	1,564	6	3	0.03%
2008	77%	Barack Obama (D)	966	56.1%	John McCain (R)	737	42.8%	19	1.1%	1,722	2	-3	0.03%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	864	50.9%	John Kerry (D)	811	47.8%	22	1.3%	1,697	3	0	0.04%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	760	50.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	676	44.9%	71	4.7%	1,507	4	3	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Benzonia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

934

49.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

952

50.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,904

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Benzonia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

724

44.0%

Donald Trump (R)

825

50.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,645

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Benzonia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

762

48.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

785

50.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,564

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Benzonia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

966

56.1%

John McCain (R)

737

42.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,722

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Benzonia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

864

50.9%

John Kerry (D)

811

47.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,697

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Benzonia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

760

50.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

676

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,507

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benzonia township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	898	54.0%	Tudor Dixon (R)	742	44.6%	23 [+]	1.4%	1,663	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (0.8%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	84%	John James (R)	965	51.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	910	48.1%	17 [+]	0.9%	1,892	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.5%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	66%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	730	49.2%	John James (R)	718	48.4%	35 [+]	2.4%	1,483	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 18 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.5%);
2018	G	66%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	750	50.5%	Bill Schuette (R)	700	47.1%	36 [+]	2.4%	1,486	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 15 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.5%);
2014	S2	54%	Gary Peters (D)	634	52.6%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	521	43.2%	51 [+]	4.2%	1,206	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 22 (1.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (1.2%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 14 (1.2%);
2014	G	54%	Rick Snyder* (R)	623	51.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	560	46.1%	33 [+]	2.7%	1,216	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 18 (1.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 6 (0.5%);

*: 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	2,140
Median Value	$256,900

Occupied	1,183	55.3%
Vacant	957	44.7%

Owned	1,045	88.3%
Rented	138	11.7%
Median Rent	$829

Single-Family Units	1,907	89.1%
Detached	1,826	85.3%
Attached	81	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34	1.6%
Mobile Homes	105	4.9%

Benzonia township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benzonia township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Benzonia township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benzonia township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benzonia township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benzonia township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benzonia township, MI