Homestead township, MI

Benzie County, MI

2022 population: 2,206 ( 151 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.2 square miles
Population density: 73.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,056	93.20%	7.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.18%	87.5%
Asian:	19	0.86%	533.3%
2+ races:	24	1.09%	42.9%
Hispanic:	103	4.67%	202.9%

Total non-White:	150	6.80%	15.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-171	-8.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	20	1.0

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
2,357
2,227	94.48%
19	0.81%
32	1.36%
3	0.13%
42	1.78%
34	1.44%
130	5.52%

2000
2,001
1,897	94.80%
0	0.00%
47	2.35%
5	0.25%
27	1.35%
19	0.95%
104	5.20%

1990
1,477
1,428	96.68%
4	0.27%
33	2.23%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.27%
49	3.32%

1980
1,290
1,239	96.05%
0	0.00%
49	3.80%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.16%
51	3.95%

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

330	16.5
26	1.3

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

469	31.8
55	3.7

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

189	14.7
-2	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Homestead 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
43.6
400	18.1%
1,806	81.9%
412	18.7%

826
2.66

545	66.0%
415	76.1%
31	5.7%
281	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
545	23.1%
1,812	76.9%
347	14.7%

912
2.58

672	73.7%
515	76.6%
45	6.7%
240	26.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
490	24.5%
1,511	75.5%
255	12.7%

772
2.59

561	72.7%
453	80.7%
38	6.8%
211	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
374	25.3%
1,103	74.7%
214	14.5%

542
2.73

423	78.0%
343	81.1%
41	9.7%
119	22.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
386	29.9%
904	70.1%
146	11.3%

450
2.87

339	75.3%
299	88.2%
18	5.3%
111	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Homestead township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	38	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	63	7.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	44	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	53	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	103	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	121	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	177	21.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	24	2.9%
$200,000 or more	9	1.1%

Median Household Income	67,813
Per Capita Income	28,972

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	33	4.0%
Public Assistance	13	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,038	75.8%
Unemployed	120	8.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,158	84.5%
Not in Labor Force	212	15.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	448	335	57.2%
Non-Profit	52	84	38.2%
Self-Employed	55	31	64.0%

Local Government	12	92	11.5%
State Government	1	54	1.8%
Federal Government	64	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	503	366	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	129	230	35.9%
Total	632	596	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	149	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	153	12.4%
Professional, Technical	255	20.7%
Service Occupations	336	27.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.8%
All others	338	27.5%

White Collar		45.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	193	15.7%
Retail trade	143	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	127	10.3%
Educational services	109	8.9%
Public administration	108	8.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	90	7.3%
Manufacturing	84	6.8%
Construction	79	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	77	6.3%
Other services	69	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	61	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	30	2.4%
Wholesale trade	25	2.0%
Finance and insurance	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	91	4.13%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	12	0.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	12	0.54%
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	%
Filipino	19	0.86%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,080	97.0%
Spanish	56	2.6%
German, other Germanic	8	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	453	20.5%
German	453	20.5%
Irish	280	12.7%
French	203	9.2%
Norwegian	179	8.1%
American	74	3.4%
Dutch	62	2.8%
Polish	60	2.7%
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac	37	1.7%
Czech	37	1.7%
British	35	1.6%
Finnish	31	1.4%
Italian	31	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	31	1.4%
French Canadian	27	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,175	98.6%
Not a citizen	31	1.4%

Native	2,174	98.5%
Foreign-born	32	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	0.7%	104	6.4%	557	34.1%	665	40.7%	212	13.0%	84	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	0.7%
9-12 Years	104	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	557	34.1%
Some College	665	40.7%
Bach. Degree	212	13.0%
Grad Degree	84	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +175	R +26	D + 4.2%
D +149
2020 vs. 2012	R +328	R +331	R + 23.4%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R +339	R +405	R + 29.7%
D -66

2016 vs. 2008	R +164	R +379	R + 33.9%
D -215
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	875	59.9%	Joe Biden (D)	555	38.0%	31	2.1%	1,461	12	13	0.03%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	700	58.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	406	34.1%	84	7.1%	1,190	12	13	0.02%
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	558	49.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	547	48.8%	16	1.4%	1,121	4	2	0.02%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	621	52.2%	John McCain (R)	536	45.1%	32	2.7%	1,189	4	-1	0.02%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	614	54.2%	John Kerry (D)	502	44.3%	16	1.4%	1,132	6	4	0.02%
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	431	47.8%	George W. Bush (R)	429	47.6%	42	4.7%	902	1	0	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Homestead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

555

38.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

875

59.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,461

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Homestead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

406

34.1%

Donald Trump (R)

700

58.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

1,190

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Homestead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

558

49.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

547

48.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,121

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Homestead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

621

52.2%

John McCain (R)

536

45.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,189

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Homestead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

614

54.2%

John Kerry (D)

502

44.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,132

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Homestead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

429

47.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

431

47.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

902

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Homestead township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Tudor Dixon (R)	614	51.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	544	45.9%	27 [+]	2.3%	1,185	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.8%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 7 (0.6%);
2020	S2	79%	John James (R)	884	61.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	532	37.1%	19 [+]	1.3%	1,435	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (0.6%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	62%	John James (R)	642	56.8%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	452	40.0%	36 [+]	3.2%	1,130	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 20 (1.8%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2018	G	63%	Bill Schuette (R)	621	54.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	464	40.9%	49 [+]	4.3%	1,134	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 19 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 17 (1.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (1.1%);
2014	S2	42%	Gary Peters (D)	358	47.5%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	351	46.6%	45 [+]	6.0%	754	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 24 (3.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (1.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.1%);
2014	G	42%	Rick Snyder* (R)	389	51.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	337	44.2%	36 [+]	4.7%	762	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 23 (3.0%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 5 (0.7%);

*: 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	1,182
Median Value	$201,500

Occupied	826	69.9%
Vacant	356	30.1%

Owned	766	92.7%
Rented	60	7.3%
Median Rent	$763

Single-Family Units	1,074	90.9%
Detached	1,070	90.5%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	89	7.5%

Homestead township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Homestead township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Homestead township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Homestead township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Homestead township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Homestead township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Homestead township, MI