Athens township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,699 ( 145 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 75.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,382	88.25%	0.3%
Black:	77	2.85%	670.0%
Indian:	40	1.48%	24.5%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	109	4.04%	87.9%
Hispanic:	90	3.33%	150.0%

Total non-White:	317	11.75%	93.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-8	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	153	7.3

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
2,554
2,390	93.58%
10	0.39%
53	2.08%
7	0.27%
58	2.27%
36	1.41%
164	6.42%

2000
2,530
2,443	96.56%
9	0.36%
39	1.54%
0	0.00%
6	0.24%
33	1.30%
87	3.44%

1990
2,515
2,471	98.25%
8	0.32%
27	1.07%
4	0.16%
n/a
5	0.20%
44	1.75%

1980
2,272
2,233	98.28%
0	0.00%
13	0.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	1.14%
39	1.72%

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

-53	-2.1
77	3.0

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

-28	-1.1
43	1.7

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

238	10.5
5	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Athens 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
45.5
581	21.5%
2,118	78.5%
550	20.4%

1,019
2.65

665	65.3%
432	65.0%
64	9.6%
354	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
575	22.5%
1,979	77.5%
449	17.6%

996
2.56

728	73.1%
570	78.3%
52	7.1%
268	26.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
707	27.9%
1,823	72.1%
367	14.5%

928
2.73

711	76.6%
599	84.2%
47	6.6%
217	23.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
716	28.5%
1,799	71.5%
324	12.9%

907
2.77

718	79.2%
663	92.3%
26	3.6%
189	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
694	30.5%
1,578	69.5%
287	12.6%

776
2.93

623	80.3%
569	91.3%
24	3.9%
153	19.7%

2022 Housing Data for Athens township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	0.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	54	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	64	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	51	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	82	8.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	149	14.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	72	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	158	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	72	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	61	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	76	7.5%
$200,000 or more	28	2.7%

Median Household Income	54,779
Per Capita Income	29,803

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	60	5.9%
Public Assistance	20	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	87	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,104	68.6%
Unemployed	43	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,147	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	462	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	451	425	51.5%
Non-Profit	19	94	16.8%
Self-Employed	54	2	96.4%

Local Government	11	47	19.0%
State Government	7	5	58.3%
Federal Government	6	28	17.6%

Total Private + Self	505	427	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	43	174	19.8%
Total	548	601	47.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	145	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	154	13.4%
Professional, Technical	155	13.4%
Service Occupations	150	13.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.9%
All others	549	47.6%

White Collar		39.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	317	27.5%
Health care and social assistance	139	12.1%
Retail trade	127	11.0%
Other services	117	10.1%
Construction	93	8.1%
Transportation and warehousing	93	8.1%
Educational services	60	5.2%
Public administration	50	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	32	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	29	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	1.4%
Finance and insurance	14	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.6%
Information	6	0.5%
Utilities	4	0.3%
Wholesale trade	4	0.3%
Management	3	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	81	3.00%
Puerto Rican	2	0.07%
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	7	0.26%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	7	0.26%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,529	98.4%
Spanish	24	0.9%
German, other Germanic	13	0.5%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	526	19.5%
Irish	335	12.4%
English	316	11.7%
American	158	5.9%
European	69	2.6%
Polish	51	1.9%
Italian	48	1.8%
Scottish	47	1.7%
Canadian	39	1.4%
French	35	1.3%
French Canadian	32	1.2%
Dutch	26	1.0%
Hungarian	12	0.4%
Swedish	10	0.4%
Swiss	10	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,691	99.7%
Not a citizen	8	0.3%

Native	2,665	98.7%
Foreign-born	34	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	1.7%	111	5.7%	829	42.6%	748	38.5%	168	8.6%	56	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	1.7%
9-12 Years	111	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	829	42.6%
Some College	748	38.5%
Bach. Degree	168	8.6%
Grad Degree	56	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +112	R +58	D + 1.6%
D +54
2020 vs. 2012	R +265	R +359	R + 24.9%
D -94
2020 vs. 2008	R +286	R +496	R + 37.7%
D -210

2016 vs. 2008	R +174	R +438	R + 39.2%
D -264
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	946	71.6%	Joe Biden (D)	354	26.8%	22	1.7%	1,322	24	25	0.02%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	834	69.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	300	25.1%	61	5.1%	1,195	23	24	0.02%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	681	59.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	448	39.1%	18	1.6%	1,147	15	12	0.02%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	660	52.5%	Barack Obama (D)	564	44.9%	33	2.6%	1,257	12	7	0.03%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	784	60.7%	John Kerry (D)	499	38.6%	9	0.7%	1,292	13	10	0.03%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	636	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	442	40.0%	28	2.5%	1,106	11	10	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

354

26.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

946

71.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,322

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

300

25.1%

Donald Trump (R)

834

69.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,195

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

448

39.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

681

59.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,147

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

564

44.9%

John McCain (R)

660

52.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

1,257

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

784

60.7%

John Kerry (D)

499

38.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,292

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

636

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

442

40.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,106

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Athens township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	50%	Tudor Dixon (R)	657	63.6%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	357	34.6%	19 [+]	1.8%	1,033	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	63%	John James (R)	921	70.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	350	26.9%	32 [+]	2.5%	1,303	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 12 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.3%);
2018	S1	47%	John James (R)	634	65.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	302	31.0%	39 [+]	4.0%	975	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (1.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 16 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.6%);
2018	G	47%	Bill Schuette (R)	624	63.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	314	32.2%	38 [+]	3.9%	976	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 17 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.3%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.8%);
2014	S2	38%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	399	51.6%	Gary Peters (D)	321	41.5%	54 [+]	7.0%	774	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 31 (4.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 9 (1.2%);
2014	G	39%	Rick Snyder* (R)	475	60.4%	Mark Schauer (D)	291	37.0%	21 [+]	2.7%	787	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (1.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 4 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%);

*: 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	1,197
Median Value	$116,500

Occupied	1,019	85.1%
Vacant	178	14.9%

Owned	878	86.2%
Rented	141	13.8%
Median Rent	$789

Single-Family Units	1,000	83.5%
Detached	979	81.8%
Attached	21	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22	1.8%
Mobile Homes	134	11.2%

Athens township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Athens township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Athens township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Athens township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Athens township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Athens township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Athens township, MI