Bedford charter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,203 ( 154 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.1 square miles
Population density: 316.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,385	80.25%	4.0%
Black:	987	10.72%	2.5%
Indian:	11	0.12%	73.2%
Asian:	7	0.08%	84.4%
2+ races:	128	1.39%	51.0%
Hispanic:	678	7.37%	136.2%

Total non-White:	1,818	19.75%	9.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-306	-4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	152	2.0

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
9,357
7,691	82.20%
1,012	10.82%
41	0.44%
45	0.48%
261	2.79%
287	3.07%
1,666	17.80%

2000
9,615
8,133	84.59%
1,104	11.48%
77	0.80%
15	0.16%
156	1.62%
130	1.35%
1,482	15.41%

1990
9,810
8,280	84.40%
1,372	13.99%
33	0.34%
47	0.48%
n/a
78	0.80%
1,530	15.60%

1980
10,157
8,527	83.95%
1,347	13.26%
29	0.29%
53	0.52%
n/a
195	1.92%
1,630	16.05%

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

-442	-4.6
184	1.9

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

-147	-1.5
-48	-0.5

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

-247	-2.4
-100	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford charter 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
44.9
1,617	17.6%
7,586	82.4%
1,887	20.5%

3,689
2.40

2,336	63.3%
1,606	68.8%
299	12.8%
1,353	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.1
2,042	21.8%
7,315	78.2%
1,476	15.8%

3,648
2.47

2,535	69.5%
1,824	72.0%
242	9.5%
1,113	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
2,332	24.3%
7,283	75.7%
1,395	14.5%

3,681
2.54

2,697	73.3%
2,117	78.5%
226	8.4%
984	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
2,357	24.0%
7,453	76.0%
1,483	15.1%

3,494
2.58

2,633	75.4%
2,072	78.7%
230	8.7%
861	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
33.5
2,837	27.9%
7,320	72.1%
1,019	10.0%

3,257
2.86

2,651	81.4%
2,329	87.9%
178	6.7%
606	18.6%

2022 Housing Data for Bedford charter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	155	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	134	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	170	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	279	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	199	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	77	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	143	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	255	6.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	375	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	383	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	441	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	407	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	184	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	211	5.7%
$200,000 or more	172	4.7%

Median Household Income	58,265
Per Capita Income	33,283

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	65	1.8%
Public Assistance	66	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	418	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,627	64.7%
Unemployed	312	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,939	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,665	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,821	1,061	63.2%
Non-Profit	66	269	19.7%
Self-Employed	116	107	52.0%

Local Government	63	243	20.6%
State Government	18	6	75.0%
Federal Government	100	87	53.5%

Total Private + Self	1,937	1,168	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	247	605	29.0%
Total	2,184	1,773	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	516	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	618	15.6%
Professional, Technical	944	23.9%
Service Occupations	463	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	28	0.7%
All others	1,416	35.8%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,007	25.4%
Health care and social assistance	782	19.8%
Retail trade	474	12.0%
Transportation and warehousing	252	6.4%
Construction	206	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	192	4.9%
Educational services	173	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	168	4.2%
Other services	145	3.7%
Public administration	117	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	105	2.7%
Wholesale trade	99	2.5%
Accommodation and food services	86	2.2%
Finance and insurance	65	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	38	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	0.6%
Information	23	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	544	5.91%
Puerto Rican	87	0.95%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	2	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.02%
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	45	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	20	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,372	96.8%
Spanish	181	2.1%
German, other Germanic	58	0.7%
Arabic	22	0.3%
Other Indo-European	18	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,732	18.8%
Irish	1,250	13.6%
English	1,084	11.8%
American	365	4.0%
Scottish	276	3.0%
Polish	242	2.6%
French	226	2.5%
Dutch	193	2.1%
Italian	170	1.8%
French Canadian	115	1.2%
European	81	0.9%
British	80	0.9%
Swedish	72	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	61	0.7%
Hungarian	54	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,156	99.5%
Not a citizen	47	0.5%

Native	9,109	99.0%
Foreign-born	94	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
131	1.9%	467	6.9%	2,608	38.8%	2,171	32.3%	961	14.3%	390	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	131	1.9%
9-12 Years	467	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,608	38.8%
Some College	2,171	32.3%
Bach. Degree	961	14.3%
Grad Degree	390	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +283	R +3	D + 2.1%
D +280
2020 vs. 2012	R +748	R +907	R + 18.9%
D -159
2020 vs. 2008	R +713	R +1,254	R + 26.0%
D -541

2016 vs. 2008	R +430	R +1,251	R + 28.1%
D -821
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,841	57.1%	Joe Biden (D)	2,042	41.1%	90	1.8%	4,973	9	10	0.09%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	2,558	56.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,762	38.9%	214	4.7%	4,534	9	11	0.09%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,201	50.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,093	48.0%	67	1.5%	4,361	3	1	0.09%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	2,583	53.9%	John McCain (R)	2,128	44.4%	85	1.8%	4,796	3	-1	0.10%
2004	63%	John Kerry (D)	2,264	49.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,262	49.4%	53	1.2%	4,579	2	-1	0.09%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,233	52.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,905	44.8%	111	2.6%	4,249	-1	-3	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bedford charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,042

41.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,841

57.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,973

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Bedford charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,762

38.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,558

56.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

144

3.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,534

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Bedford charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,201

50.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,093

48.0%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,361

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Bedford charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,583

53.9%

John McCain (R)

2,128

44.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,796

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Bedford charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,262

49.4%

John Kerry (D)

2,264

49.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,579

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Bedford charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,905

44.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,233

52.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,249

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford charter township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,049	52.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,765	45.5%	61 [+]	1.6%	3,875	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 29 (0.7%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 8 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 8 (0.2%);
2020	S2	69%	John James (R)	2,807	57.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	2,002	40.6%	119 [+]	2.4%	4,928	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 66 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 32 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 21 (0.4%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	2,069	52.6%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,746	44.4%	118 [+]	3.0%	3,933	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 48 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 40 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 30 (0.8%);
2018	G	55%	Bill Schuette (R)	2,010	51.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,767	44.9%	156 [+]	4.0%	3,933	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 64 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 55 (1.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 37 (0.9%);
2014	S2	40%	Gary Peters (D)	1,485	50.7%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,269	43.3%	174 [+]	5.9%	2,928	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 77 (2.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 57 (1.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 40 (1.4%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,499	51.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,366	46.5%	70 [+]	2.4%	2,935	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 33 (1.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 23 (0.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 14 (0.5%);

*: 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	3,968
Median Value	$123,100

Occupied	3,689	93.0%
Vacant	279	7.0%

Owned	3,233	87.6%
Rented	456	12.4%
Median Rent	$1,034

Single-Family Units	3,448	86.9%
Detached	3,444	86.8%
Attached	4	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35	0.9%
Mobile Homes	452	11.4%

Bedford charter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford charter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Bedford charter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bedford charter township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bedford charter township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bedford charter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bedford charter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford charter township, MI