Silver Creek township, MI

Cass County, MI

2022 population: 3,056 ( 162 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.0 square miles
Population density: 95.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,823	92.38%	2.1%
Black:	15	0.49%	61.5%
Indian:	43	1.41%	8.5%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	56	1.83%	7.7%
Hispanic:	119	3.89%	61.7%

Total non-White:	233	7.62%	48.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	58	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-220	-8.3

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
3,218
2,765	85.92%
39	1.21%
47	1.46%
4	0.12%
52	1.62%
311	9.66%
453	14.08%

2000
3,483
3,046	87.45%
12	0.34%
15	0.43%
0	0.00%
34	0.98%
376	10.80%
437	12.55%

1990
3,213
3,094	96.30%
65	2.02%
8	0.25%
8	0.25%
n/a
38	1.18%
119	3.70%

1980
3,337
3,204	96.01%
40	1.20%
67	2.01%
20	0.60%
n/a
6	0.18%
133	3.99%

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

-281	-8.1
16	0.5

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

-48	-1.5
318	9.9

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

-110	-3.3
-14	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Creek 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
46.2
465	15.2%
2,591	84.8%
721	23.6%

1,413
2.13

824	58.3%
697	84.6%
27	3.3%
589	41.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.6
685	21.3%
2,533	78.7%
716	22.2%

1,285
2.47

908	70.7%
754	83.0%
47	5.2%
377	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
41.4
881	25.3%
2,602	74.7%
633	18.2%

1,317
2.53

959	72.8%
867	90.4%
26	2.7%
358	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
745	23.2%
2,468	76.8%
577	18.0%

1,194
2.69

934	78.2%
799	85.5%
58	6.2%
260	21.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
935	28.0%
2,402	72.0%
401	12.0%

1,234
2.70

1,000	81.0%
863	86.3%
41	4.1%
234	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Silver Creek township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	34	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	63	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	38	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	99	7.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	7.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	91	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	210	14.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	174	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	95	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	95	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	5.6%
$200,000 or more	201	14.2%

Median Household Income	68,866
Per Capita Income	49,367

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	6.3%
Public Assistance	10	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	53	3.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,231	65.7%
Unemployed	23	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,254	66.9%
Not in Labor Force	620	33.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	596	265	69.2%
Non-Profit	73	202	26.5%
Self-Employed	72	0	100.0%

Local Government	48	57	45.7%
State Government	8	17	32.0%
Federal Government	20	11	64.5%

Total Private + Self	668	265	71.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	149	287	34.2%
Total	817	552	59.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	175	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	278	20.3%
Professional, Technical	313	22.9%
Service Occupations	139	10.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	52	3.8%
All others	464	33.9%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	232	16.9%
Construction	221	16.1%
Manufacturing	212	15.5%
Educational services	101	7.4%
Retail trade	89	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	60	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	59	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	58	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	57	4.2%
Information	55	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	47	3.4%
Other services	47	3.4%
Public administration	45	3.3%
Finance and insurance	42	3.1%
Wholesale trade	30	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	109	3.57%
Puerto Rican	10	0.33%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,853	95.7%
Other	65	2.2%
Spanish	54	1.8%
German, other Germanic	8	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	834	27.3%
English	344	11.3%
Polish	276	9.0%
Irish	241	7.9%
American	99	3.2%
French	91	3.0%
Hungarian	70	2.3%
Dutch	63	2.1%
Ukrainian	63	2.1%
European	56	1.8%
Italian	54	1.8%
Swedish	51	1.7%
Scottish	45	1.5%
Norwegian	30	1.0%
Czech	25	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,033	99.2%
Not a citizen	23	0.8%

Native	2,973	97.3%
Foreign-born	83	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
64	2.7%	117	4.9%	849	35.5%	659	27.5%	480	20.1%	224	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	64	2.7%
9-12 Years	117	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	849	35.5%
Some College	659	27.5%
Bach. Degree	480	20.1%
Grad Degree	224	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +131	R +11	D + 5.0%
D +120
2020 vs. 2012	R +221	R +218	R + 9.8%
D +3
2020 vs. 2008	R +289	R +473	R + 27.6%
D -184

2016 vs. 2008	R +158	R +462	R + 32.6%
D -304
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,129	65.8%	Joe Biden (D)	565	32.9%	21	1.2%	1,715	18	19	0.03%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	998	66.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	445	29.5%	67	4.4%	1,510	19	20	0.03%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	908	61.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	562	37.8%	18	1.2%	1,488	16	14	0.03%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	840	52.2%	Barack Obama (D)	749	46.6%	19	1.2%	1,608	11	7	0.03%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	963	59.6%	John Kerry (D)	639	39.5%	15	0.9%	1,617	12	9	0.03%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	866	61.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	527	37.1%	26	1.8%	1,419	15	13	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

565

32.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,129

65.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,715

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

445

29.5%

Donald Trump (R)

998

66.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,510

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

562

37.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

908

61.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,488

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

749

46.6%

John McCain (R)

840

52.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,608

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

963

59.6%

John Kerry (D)

639

39.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,617

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Silver Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

866

61.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

527

37.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,419

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Creek township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Tudor Dixon (R)	880	63.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	493	35.4%	21 [+]	1.5%	1,394	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	70%	John James (R)	1,150	68.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	509	30.2%	27 [+]	1.6%	1,686	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	861	64.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	445	33.3%	30 [+]	2.2%	1,336	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 11 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Bill Schuette (R)	844	63.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	450	33.8%	39 [+]	2.9%	1,333	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 16 (1.2%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 12 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.8%);
2014	S2	39%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	644	67.0%	Gary Peters (D)	294	30.6%	23 [+]	2.4%	961	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 15 (1.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2014	G	39%	Rick Snyder* (R)	606	62.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	333	34.5%	25 [+]	2.6%	964	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 5 (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	2,351
Median Value	$236,700

Occupied	1,413	60.1%
Vacant	938	39.9%

Owned	1,221	86.4%
Rented	192	13.6%
Median Rent	$1,131

Single-Family Units	2,225	94.6%
Detached	2,213	94.1%
Attached	12	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	85	3.6%

Silver Creek township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Creek township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Silver Creek township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Silver Creek township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Silver Creek township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Silver Creek township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Silver Creek township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Creek township, MI