Sherwood township, MI

Branch County, MI

2022 population: 2,412 ( 318 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.7 square miles
Population density: 69.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,294	95.11%	13.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	7	0.29%	66.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	94	3.90%	261.5%
Hispanic:	3	0.12%	85.0%

Total non-White:	118	4.89%	53.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	277	16.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	41	2.4

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
2,094
2,017	96.32%
7	0.33%
21	1.00%
2	0.10%
26	1.24%
20	0.96%
77	3.68%

2000
2,337
2,275	97.35%
8	0.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
52	2.23%
2	0.09%
62	2.65%

1990
2,312
2,267	98.05%
0	0.00%
26	1.12%
4	0.17%
n/a
15	0.65%
45	1.95%

1980
2,126
2,099	98.73%
0	0.00%
19	0.89%
7	0.33%
n/a
1	0.05%
27	1.27%

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

-258	-11.0
15	0.6

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

8	0.3
17	0.7

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

168	7.9
18	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherwood 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
42.3
639	26.5%
1,773	73.5%
459	19.0%

810
2.98

553	68.3%
447	80.8%
18	3.3%
257	31.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
489	23.4%
1,605	76.6%
305	14.6%

823
2.54

563	68.4%
435	77.3%
36	6.4%
260	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
617	26.4%
1,720	73.6%
274	11.7%

924
2.53

696	75.3%
550	79.0%
51	7.3%
228	24.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
691	29.9%
1,621	70.1%
237	10.3%

835
2.77

667	79.9%
519	77.8%
67	10.0%
168	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
651	30.6%
1,475	69.4%
227	10.7%

716
2.97

597	83.4%
539	90.3%
33	5.5%
119	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Sherwood township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	85	10.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	45	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	114	14.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	63	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	146	18.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	74	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	51	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	4.2%
$200,000 or more	26	3.2%

Median Household Income	58,625
Per Capita Income	30,114

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	83	10.2%
Public Assistance	38	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	180	22.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	823	56.2%
Unemployed	80	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	903	61.6%
Not in Labor Force	562	38.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	358	222	61.7%
Non-Profit	26	87	23.0%
Self-Employed	45	30	60.0%

Local Government	3	43	6.5%
State Government	5	12	29.4%
Federal Government	6	10	37.5%

Total Private + Self	403	252	61.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	152	20.8%
Total	443	404	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	70	8.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	130	15.3%
Professional, Technical	145	17.1%
Service Occupations	139	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.1%
All others	363	42.9%

White Collar		40.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	223	26.3%
Health care and social assistance	130	15.3%
Retail trade	121	14.3%
Educational services	75	8.9%
Construction	66	7.8%
Transportation and warehousing	50	5.9%
Other services	45	5.3%
Public administration	22	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	19	2.2%
Finance and insurance	19	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	1.9%
Wholesale trade	10	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	1.1%
Information	9	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	1	0.04%
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	2	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	2	0.08%
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	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,231	98.1%
Spanish	31	1.4%
Other	12	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	576	23.9%
German	447	18.5%
Irish	239	9.9%
American	223	9.2%
Polish	141	5.8%
Dutch	58	2.4%
European	38	1.6%
French	35	1.5%
Italian	30	1.2%
French Canadian	29	1.2%
Scottish	29	1.2%
Norwegian	17	0.7%
Swedish	14	0.6%
Finnish	12	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	9	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,412	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,412	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
30	1.8%	150	9.2%	918	56.0%	381	23.2%	87	5.3%	73	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	30	1.8%
9-12 Years	150	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	918	56.0%
Some College	381	23.2%
Bach. Degree	87	5.3%
Grad Degree	73	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +154	R +136	R + 6.6%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +297	R +404	R + 38.3%
D -107
2020 vs. 2008	R +319	R +503	R + 50.1%
D -184

2016 vs. 2008	R +165	R +367	R + 43.5%
D -202
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	743	72.6%	Joe Biden (D)	270	26.4%	11	1.1%	1,024	25	26	0.02%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	589	66.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	252	28.6%	39	4.4%	880	20	21	0.02%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	446	53.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	377	45.5%	6	0.7%	829	9	7	0.02%
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	454	50.5%	John McCain (R)	424	47.2%	21	2.3%	899	6	2	0.02%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	496	54.9%	John Kerry (D)	400	44.2%	8	0.9%	904	7	4	0.02%
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	391	51.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	347	45.5%	25	3.3%	763	5	3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sherwood township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

270

26.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

743

72.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,024

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Sherwood township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

252

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

589

66.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

880

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Sherwood township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

377

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

446

53.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

829

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Sherwood township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

454

50.5%

John McCain (R)

424

47.2%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

899

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Sherwood township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

496

54.9%

John Kerry (D)

400

44.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

904

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Sherwood township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

391

51.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

347

45.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

763

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sherwood township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	40%	Tudor Dixon (R)	493	66.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	238	31.9%	15 [+]	2.0%	746	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.9%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	54%	John James (R)	701	69.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	273	27.1%	33 [+]	3.3%	1,007	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (1.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.7%);
2018	S1	42%	John James (R)	485	63.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	250	32.6%	32 [+]	4.2%	767	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 16 (2.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.8%);
2018	G	42%	Bill Schuette (R)	469	61.0%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	263	34.2%	37 [+]	4.8%	769	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 14 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.3%);
2014	S2	33%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	282	50.4%	Gary Peters (D)	247	44.2%	30 [+]	5.4%	559	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 16 (2.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (0.9%);
2014	G	33%	Rick Snyder* (R)	326	57.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	226	39.6%	18 [+]	3.2%	570	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 6 (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	1,024
Median Value	$128,100

Occupied	810	79.1%
Vacant	214	20.9%

Owned	674	83.2%
Rented	136	16.8%
Median Rent	$920

Single-Family Units	812	79.3%
Detached	812	79.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	212	20.7%

Sherwood township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherwood township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sherwood township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sherwood township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sherwood township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sherwood township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sherwood township, MI