Ontwa township, MI

Cass County, MI

2022 population: 6,864 ( 315 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.4 square miles
Population density: 353.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,229	90.75%	0.1%
Black:	20	0.29%	64.9%
Indian:	2	0.03%	90.9%
Asian:	51	0.74%	131.8%
2+ races:	417	6.08%	308.8%
Hispanic:	127	1.85%	7.6%

Total non-White:	635	9.25%	93.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	8	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	307	5.7

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
6,549
6,221	94.99%
57	0.87%
22	0.34%
22	0.34%
102	1.56%
118	1.80%
328	5.01%

2000
5,857
5,703	97.37%
7	0.12%
45	0.77%
8	0.14%
87	1.49%
7	0.12%
154	2.63%

1990
5,592
5,511	98.55%
9	0.16%
2	0.04%
6	0.11%
n/a
64	1.14%
81	1.45%

1980
5,787
5,738	99.15%
2	0.03%
29	0.50%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	0.31%
49	0.85%

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

518	8.8
174	3.0

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

192	3.4
73	1.3

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

-227	-3.9
32	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Ontwa 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
44.3
1,486	21.6%
5,378	78.4%
1,339	19.5%

2,918
2.35

1,935	66.3%
1,532	79.2%
133	6.9%
983	33.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
1,658	25.3%
4,891	74.7%
1,036	15.8%

2,615
2.50

1,864	71.3%
1,412	75.8%
174	9.3%
751	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
1,491	25.5%
4,366	74.5%
797	13.6%

2,347
2.50

1,680	71.6%
1,358	80.8%
116	6.9%
667	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
1,387	24.8%
4,205	75.2%
686	12.3%

2,131
2.62

1,605	75.3%
1,324	82.5%
93	5.8%
526	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
1,680	29.0%
4,107	71.0%
503	8.7%

2,064
2.80

1,653	80.1%
1,434	86.8%
105	6.4%
411	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ontwa township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	45	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	196	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	83	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	141	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	145	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	178	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	178	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	120	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	353	12.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	188	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	320	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	268	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	147	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	312	10.7%
$200,000 or more	226	7.7%

Median Household Income	60,161
Per Capita Income	41,972

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	141	4.8%
Public Assistance	118	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	229	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,465	85.7%
Unemployed	45	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,510	86.8%
Not in Labor Force	534	13.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,485	1,378	51.9%
Non-Profit	37	236	13.6%
Self-Employed	176	103	63.1%

Local Government	72	239	23.2%
State Government	18	4	81.8%
Federal Government	27	11	71.1%

Total Private + Self	1,661	1,481	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	154	490	23.9%
Total	1,815	1,971	47.9%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	634	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	676	17.9%
Professional, Technical	700	18.5%
Service Occupations	564	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.2%
All others	1,212	32.0%

White Collar		53.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,090	28.8%
Health care and social assistance	569	15.0%
Retail trade	385	10.2%
Educational services	303	8.0%
Finance and insurance	230	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	201	5.3%
Other services	178	4.7%
Construction	173	4.6%
Public administration	119	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	117	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	74	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	74	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	73	1.9%
Wholesale trade	73	1.9%
Information	64	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	0.5%
Utilities	12	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	94	1.37%
Puerto Rican	11	0.16%
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	22	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	12	0.17%
Filipino	7	0.10%
Laotian	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,300	97.7%
Spanish	67	1.0%
Other Indo-European	30	0.5%
Other	22	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.2%
German, other Germanic	9	0.1%
Chinese	5	0.1%
Tagalog	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,531	22.3%
English	844	12.3%
Irish	800	11.7%
American	531	7.7%
Polish	391	5.7%
Dutch	236	3.4%
Italian	170	2.5%
European	120	1.7%
Hungarian	109	1.6%
French	99	1.4%
Scottish	74	1.1%
Lithuanian	69	1.0%
Russian	55	0.8%
Swedish	49	0.7%
Swiss	49	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,828	99.5%
Not a citizen	36	0.5%

Native	6,783	98.8%
Foreign-born	81	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
105	2.2%	261	5.4%	1,471	30.2%	2,025	41.6%	732	15.0%	277	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	105	2.2%
9-12 Years	261	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,471	30.2%
Some College	2,025	41.6%
Bach. Degree	732	15.0%
Grad Degree	277	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +206	D +72	D + 8.6%
D +278
2020 vs. 2012	R +320	R +259	R + 4.5%
D +61
2020 vs. 2008	R +645	R +815	R + 23.5%
D -170

2016 vs. 2008	R +439	R +887	R + 32.1%
D -448
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,182	66.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,071	32.4%	55	1.7%	3,308	18	19	0.06%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	1,976	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	793	27.1%	162	5.5%	2,931	20	22	0.06%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,862	64.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,010	34.8%	28	1.0%	2,900	20	17	0.06%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	1,537	54.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,241	44.2%	32	1.1%	2,810	14	9	0.06%
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,730	64.6%	John Kerry (D)	921	34.4%	29	1.1%	2,680	17	14	0.06%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	1,351	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	959	40.4%	61	2.6%	2,371	11	9	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ontwa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,071

32.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,182

66.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,308

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Ontwa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

793

27.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,976

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

116

4.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,931

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Ontwa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,010

34.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,862

64.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,900

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Ontwa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,241

44.2%

John McCain (R)

1,537

54.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,810

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Ontwa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,730

64.6%

John Kerry (D)

921

34.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,680

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Ontwa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,351

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

959

40.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,371

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ontwa township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	47%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,647	64.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	875	34.1%	42 [+]	1.6%	2,564	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 23 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.5%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	60%	John James (R)	2,213	68.1%	Gary Peters* (D)	991	30.5%	47 [+]	1.4%	3,251	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 19 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2018	S1	46%	John James (R)	1,599	64.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	822	33.3%	49 [+]	2.0%	2,470	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 23 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 20 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2018	G	46%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,592	64.4%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	814	32.9%	66 [+]	2.7%	2,472	21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 31 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.7%);
2014	S2	35%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,158	65.1%	Gary Peters (D)	539	30.3%	83 [+]	4.7%	1,780	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 38 (2.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 28 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 17 (1.0%);
2014	G	35%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,087	60.5%	Mark Schauer (D)	632	35.2%	78 [+]	4.3%	1,797	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 37 (2.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (1.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 12 (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	3,280
Median Value	$198,400

Occupied	2,918	89.0%
Vacant	362	11.0%

Owned	2,442	83.7%
Rented	476	16.3%
Median Rent	$990

Single-Family Units	2,726	83.1%
Detached	2,666	81.3%
Attached	60	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	130	4.0%
Mobile Homes	376	11.5%

Ontwa township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ontwa township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ontwa township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ontwa township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ontwa township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ontwa township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ontwa township, MI