California township, MI

Branch County, MI

2022 population: 1,104 ( 64 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.3 square miles
Population density: 51.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,010	91.49%	0.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.27%	0.0%
2+ races:	30	2.72%	328.6%
Hispanic:	61	5.53%	258.8%

Total non-White:	94	8.51%	261.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-4	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	68	7.9

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
1,040
1,014	97.50%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
7	0.67%
17	1.63%
26	2.50%

2000
928
857	92.35%
0	0.00%
6	0.65%
0	0.00%
47	5.06%
18	1.94%
71	7.65%

1990
837
832	99.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.60%
5	0.60%

1980
715
691	96.64%
0	0.00%
17	2.38%
1	0.14%
n/a
6	0.84%
24	3.36%

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

157	16.9
-45	-4.8

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

25	3.0
66	7.9

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

141	19.7
-19	-2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for California 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
24.3
402	36.4%
702	63.6%
78	7.1%

309
3.55

248	80.3%
221	89.1%
3	1.2%
61	19.7%

2010
Number	Percent
24.2
433	41.6%
607	58.4%
91	8.8%

289
3.56

228	78.9%
183	80.3%
15	6.6%
61	21.1%

2000
Number	Percent
25.2
407	43.9%
521	56.1%
77	8.3%

264
3.50

207	78.4%
175	84.5%
16	7.7%
57	21.6%

1990
Number	Percent
24.2
363	43.4%
474	56.6%
76	9.1%

236
3.55

190	80.5%
167	87.9%
13	6.8%
46	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
278	38.9%
437	61.1%
61	8.5%

204
3.50

176	86.3%
153	86.9%
9	5.1%
28	13.7%

2022 Housing Data for California township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	9.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	7.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	14.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	12.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	18	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	3.6%
$200,000 or more	14	4.5%

Median Household Income	61,042
Per Capita Income	22,042

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.6%
Public Assistance	2	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	2.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	363	59.6%
Unemployed	14	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	377	61.9%
Not in Labor Force	232	38.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	174	105	62.4%
Non-Profit	16	5	76.2%
Self-Employed	96	3	97.0%

Local Government	13	2	86.7%
State Government	8	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	270	108	71.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	9	80.4%
Total	307	117	72.4%

Pct. Govt.	5.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	53	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	73	17.2%
Professional, Technical	25	5.9%
Service Occupations	41	9.7%
All others	232	54.7%

White Collar		35.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	99	23.3%
Manufacturing	98	23.1%
Retail trade	66	15.6%
Finance and insurance	28	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	28	6.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	6.1%
Health care and social assistance	23	5.4%
Public administration	21	5.0%
Educational services	18	4.2%
Wholesale trade	9	2.1%
Other services	5	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	61	5.53%
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	%
Filipino	3	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	543	56.6%
German, other Germanic	411	42.8%
Tagalog	6	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	555	50.3%
Swiss	148	13.4%
Irish	117	10.6%
English	63	5.7%
American	60	5.4%
Polish	22	2.0%
Swedish	19	1.7%
French	8	0.7%
Dutch	7	0.6%
Canadian	6	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.5%
Scottish	5	0.5%
Italian	4	0.4%
Welsh	4	0.4%
Lebanese	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,101	99.7%
Not a citizen	3	0.3%

Native	1,101	99.7%
Foreign-born	3	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
107	20.4%	31	5.9%	187	35.7%	170	32.4%	22	4.2%	7	1.3%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	107	20.4%
9-12 Years	31	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	187	35.7%
Some College	170	32.4%
Bach. Degree	22	4.2%
Grad Degree	7	1.3%
Average years of education: 11.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	R +26	D + 0.8%
D +10
2020 vs. 2012	R +68	R +86	R + 27.3%
D -18
2020 vs. 2008	R +73	R +122	R + 46.6%
D -49

2016 vs. 2008	R +37	R +96	R + 47.3%
D -59
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	30%	Donald Trump* (R)	204	79.1%	Joe Biden (D)	51	19.8%	3	1.2%	258	31	32	0.00%
2016	29%	Donald Trump (R)	168	77.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	41	19.0%	7	3.2%	216	31	32	0.00%
2012	32%	Mitt Romney (R)	136	65.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	69	33.3%	2	1.0%	207	21	19	0.00%
2008	40%	John McCain (R)	131	56.0%	Barack Obama (D)	100	42.7%	3	1.3%	234	15	10	0.00%
2004	46%	George W. Bush* (R)	163	64.4%	John Kerry (D)	86	34.0%	4	1.6%	253	17	14	0.01%
2000	40%	George W. Bush (R)	139	66.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	64	30.8%	5	2.4%	208	21	19	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, California township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

204

79.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

258

Turnout: 30%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, California township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.0%

Donald Trump (R)

168

77.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

216

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, California township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

136

65.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

207

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, California township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

100

42.7%

John McCain (R)

131

56.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

234

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, California township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

163

64.4%

John Kerry (D)

34.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

253

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, California township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

139

66.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

208

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for California township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	22%	Tudor Dixon (R)	127	67.6%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	55	29.3%	6 [+]	3.2%	188	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (1.1%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (1.1%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (1.1%);
2020	S2	30%	John James (R)	198	76.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	52	20.2%	8 [+]	3.1%	258	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (1.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	22%	John James (R)	123	69.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	50	28.2%	4 [+]	2.3%	177	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (1.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	22%	Bill Schuette (R)	119	67.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	53	30.1%	4 [+]	2.3%	176	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (1.7%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	19%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	84	63.6%	Gary Peters (D)	42	31.8%	6 [+]	4.5%	132	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (3.0%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2 (1.5%);
2014	G	19%	Rick Snyder* (R)	86	64.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	44	32.8%	4 [+]	3.0%	134	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (1.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.7%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 1 (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	353
Median Value	$99,500

Occupied	309	87.5%
Vacant	44	12.5%

Owned	266	86.1%
Rented	43	13.9%
Median Rent	$967

Single-Family Units	313	88.7%
Detached	313	88.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	40	11.3%

California township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for California township, MI

2022 Housing Data for California township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for California township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for California township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for California township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for California township, MI