Weldon township, MI

Benzie County, MI

2022 population: 681 ( 139 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 18.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	586	86.05%	13.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.15%	80.0%
Asian:	6	0.88%	500.0%
2+ races:	70	10.28%	775.0%
Hispanic:	18	2.64%	80.0%

Total non-White:	95	13.95%	280.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	69	15.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	70	15.7

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
542
517	95.39%
1	0.18%
5	0.92%
1	0.18%
8	1.48%
10	1.85%
25	4.61%

2000
546
499	91.39%
0	0.00%
18	3.30%
0	0.00%
11	2.01%
18	3.30%
47	8.61%

1990
448
385	85.94%
3	0.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
33	7.37%
63	14.06%

1980
367
342	93.19%
0	0.00%
7	1.91%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	4.90%
25	6.81%

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

18	3.3
-22	-4.0

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

114	25.4
-16	-3.6

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

43	11.7
38	10.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Weldon 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
50.6
142	20.9%
539	79.1%
166	24.4%

280
2.43

179	63.9%
146	81.6%
11	6.1%
101	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
46.6
110	20.3%
432	79.7%
112	20.7%

237
2.29

152	64.1%
115	75.7%
14	9.2%
85	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
116	21.2%
430	78.8%
99	18.1%

219
2.49

146	66.7%
109	74.7%
18	12.3%
73	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
121	27.0%
327	73.0%
83	18.5%

160
2.80

123	76.9%
93	75.6%
21	17.1%
37	23.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
111	30.2%
256	69.8%
53	14.4%

132
2.78

102	77.3%
91	89.2%
6	5.9%
30	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Weldon township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	8.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	10.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	43	15.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	42	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	5.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	6.8%
$200,000 or more	14	5.0%

Median Household Income	54,412
Per Capita Income	32,145

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	2.1%
Public Assistance	3	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	51	18.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	280	73.9%
Unemployed	8	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	288	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	91	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	84	122	40.8%
Non-Profit	7	9	43.8%
Self-Employed	30	16	65.2%

Local Government	11	21	34.4%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	1	2	33.3%

Total Private + Self	114	138	45.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	34	35.8%
Total	133	172	43.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	27	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	69	22.1%
Professional, Technical	60	19.2%
Service Occupations	73	23.4%
All others	83	26.6%

White Collar		50.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	61	19.6%
Accommodation and food services	39	12.5%
Manufacturing	36	11.5%
Wholesale trade	22	7.1%
Educational services	21	6.7%
Other services	20	6.4%
Construction	19	6.1%
Retail trade	15	4.8%
Public administration	13	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	11	3.5%
Finance and insurance	11	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.6%
Information	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	1.17%
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	10	1.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.88%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	660	98.8%
Spanish	8	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	197	28.9%
Irish	103	15.1%
English	78	11.5%
Italian	49	7.2%
Polish	46	6.8%
French Canadian	21	3.1%
Scottish	17	2.5%
American	16	2.3%
Dutch	13	1.9%
Eastern European	11	1.6%
Danish	8	1.2%
French	8	1.2%
Swedish	8	1.2%
Czech	7	1.0%
European	7	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	678	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	670	98.4%
Foreign-born	11	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	2.4%	47	9.4%	164	32.8%	170	34.0%	75	15.0%	32	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	2.4%
9-12 Years	47	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	164	32.8%
Some College	170	34.0%
Bach. Degree	75	15.0%
Grad Degree	32	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	D +12	D + 8.6%
D +38
2020 vs. 2012	R +87	R +67	R + 16.5%
D +20
2020 vs. 2008	R +97	R +109	R + 31.6%
D -12

2016 vs. 2008	R +71	R +121	R + 40.2%
D -50
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	226	59.6%	Joe Biden (D)	144	38.0%	9	2.4%	379	12	13	0.01%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	200	62.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	106	32.9%	16	5.0%	322	15	16	0.01%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	139	52.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	124	47.1%	0	0.0%	263	8	6	0.01%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	156	52.7%	John McCain (R)	129	43.6%	11	3.7%	296	3	-2	0.01%
2004	48%	George W. Bush* (R)	100	48.5%	John Kerry (D)	98	47.6%	8	3.9%	206	1	-2	0.00%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	121	53.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	96	42.1%	11	4.8%	228	7	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Weldon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

144

38.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

226

59.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

379

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Weldon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

106

32.9%

Donald Trump (R)

200

62.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

322

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Weldon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

124

47.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

139

52.9%

TOTAL

263

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Weldon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

156

52.7%

John McCain (R)

129

43.6%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

296

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Weldon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

100

48.5%

John Kerry (D)

47.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

206

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Weldon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

121

53.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

228

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Weldon township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Tudor Dixon (R)	176	54.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	136	41.8%	13 [+]	4.0%	325	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 7 (2.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.6%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	67%	John James (R)	230	61.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	140	37.1%	7 [+]	1.9%	377	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	56%	John James (R)	170	56.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	124	41.2%	7 [+]	2.3%	301	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.0%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	56%	Bill Schuette (R)	162	54.0%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	126	42.0%	12 [+]	4.0%	300	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 5 (1.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.7%);
2014	S2	39%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	91	48.9%	Gary Peters (D)	85	45.7%	10 [+]	5.4%	186	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 7 (3.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (1.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.5%);
2014	G	39%	Rick Snyder* (R)	101	54.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	79	42.5%	6 [+]	3.2%	186	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (2.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (1.1%);

*: 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	685
Median Value	$182,800

Occupied	280	40.9%
Vacant	405	59.1%

Owned	233	83.2%
Rented	47	16.8%
Median Rent	$431

Single-Family Units	537	78.4%
Detached	477	69.6%
Attached	60	8.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	57	8.3%
Mobile Homes	31	4.5%

Weldon township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Weldon township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Weldon township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Weldon township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Weldon township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Weldon township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Weldon township, MI