Benton township, MI

Cheboygan County, MI

2022 population: 3,144 ( 62 from 2010 )
Land area: 58.7 square miles
Population density: 53.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,877	91.51%	2.6%
Black:	13	0.41%	333.3%
Indian:	85	2.70%	27.4%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	134	4.26%	47.3%
Hispanic:	35	1.11%	25.0%

Total non-White:	267	8.49%	5.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-76	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	14	0.5

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
3,206
2,953	92.11%
3	0.09%
117	3.65%
14	0.44%
91	2.84%
28	0.87%
253	7.89%

2000
3,036
2,862	94.27%
0	0.00%
88	2.90%
6	0.20%
52	1.71%
28	0.92%
174	5.73%

1990
2,388
2,309	96.69%
0	0.00%
79	3.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
79	3.31%

1980
2,017
2,001	99.21%
0	0.00%
14	0.69%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.10%
16	0.79%

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

91	3.0
79	2.6

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

553	23.2
95	4.0

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

308	15.3
63	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton 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
53.6
375	11.9%
2,769	88.1%
963	30.6%

1,243
2.53

1,016	81.7%
946	93.1%
15	1.5%
227	18.3%

2010
Number	Percent
48.1
639	19.9%
2,567	80.1%
655	20.4%

1,352
2.37

960	71.0%
811	84.5%
50	5.2%
392	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
705	23.2%
2,331	76.8%
487	16.0%

1,228
2.45

868	70.7%
778	89.6%
37	4.3%
360	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
660	27.6%
1,728	72.4%
341	14.3%

881
2.71

696	79.0%
614	88.2%
22	3.2%
185	21.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
692	34.3%
1,325	65.7%
196	9.7%

660
3.06

562	85.2%
509	90.6%
29	5.2%
98	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Benton township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	46	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	35	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	18	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	75	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	42	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	142	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	144	11.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	238	19.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	208	16.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	51	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	3.5%
$200,000 or more	56	4.5%

Median Household Income	66,648
Per Capita Income	35,641

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	63	5.1%
Public Assistance	12	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	77	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,357	72.4%
Unemployed	97	5.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,454	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	420	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	539	445	54.8%
Non-Profit	38	27	58.5%
Self-Employed	40	59	40.4%

Local Government	44	55	44.4%
State Government	29	97	23.0%
Federal Government	34	20	63.0%

Total Private + Self	579	504	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	145	199	42.2%
Total	724	703	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	51	3.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	398	27.9%
Professional, Technical	224	15.7%
Service Occupations	206	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	1.9%
All others	548	38.4%

White Collar		47.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	286	20.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	144	10.1%
Manufacturing	140	9.8%
Health care and social assistance	121	8.5%
Public administration	116	8.1%
Wholesale trade	92	6.4%
Construction	89	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	81	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	60	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	58	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	53	3.7%
Educational services	51	3.6%
Finance and insurance	45	3.2%
Other services	36	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	1.9%
Utilities	18	1.3%
Information	10	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	27	0.86%
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	8	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,932	98.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	24	0.8%
Other Indo-European	20	0.7%
Other	10	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	617	19.6%
Irish	431	13.7%
Polish	329	10.5%
French	327	10.4%
English	285	9.1%
French Canadian	196	6.2%
Swedish	137	4.4%
Dutch	128	4.1%
American	126	4.0%
Italian	94	3.0%
Scottish	76	2.4%
Norwegian	51	1.6%
Ukrainian	34	1.1%
Canadian	25	0.8%
Hungarian	25	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,131	99.6%
Not a citizen	13	0.4%

Native	3,078	97.9%
Foreign-born	66	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
31	1.2%	257	9.9%	701	26.9%	1,154	44.3%	331	12.7%	133	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	31	1.2%
9-12 Years	257	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	701	26.9%
Some College	1,154	44.3%
Bach. Degree	331	12.7%
Grad Degree	133	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +194	R +60	D + 2.0%
D +134
2020 vs. 2012	R +363	R +381	R + 16.4%
D -18
2020 vs. 2008	R +400	R +545	R + 26.2%
D -145

2016 vs. 2008	R +206	R +485	R + 28.2%
D -279
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,326	63.4%	Joe Biden (D)	731	34.9%	35	1.7%	2,092	16	17	0.04%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	1,132	62.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	597	32.8%	91	5.0%	1,820	15	16	0.04%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	963	55.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	749	43.3%	18	1.0%	1,730	11	8	0.04%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	926	50.7%	Barack Obama (D)	876	47.9%	25	1.4%	1,827	10	5	0.04%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	986	56.4%	John Kerry (D)	747	42.7%	15	0.9%	1,748	9	6	0.04%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	861	55.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	664	42.6%	34	2.2%	1,559	9	7	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

731

34.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,326

63.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,092

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

597

32.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,132

62.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,820

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

749

43.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

963

55.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,730

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

876

47.9%

John McCain (R)

926

50.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,827

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

986

56.4%

John Kerry (D)

747

42.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,748

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

861

55.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

664

42.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,559

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,003	56.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	725	41.0%	41 [+]	2.3%	1,769	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 19 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.7%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 5 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 5 (0.3%);
2020	S2	79%	John James (R)	1,317	63.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	718	34.9%	25 [+]	1.2%	2,060	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.5%); Marcia Squier (Green) 10 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	982	59.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	645	38.9%	32 [+]	1.9%	1,659	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 10 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.5%);
2018	G	64%	Bill Schuette (R)	957	57.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	644	38.9%	53 [+]	3.2%	1,654	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 34 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.5%);
2014	S2	46%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	587	49.5%	Gary Peters (D)	560	47.2%	39 [+]	3.3%	1,186	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 19 (1.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (0.4%);
2014	G	46%	Rick Snyder* (R)	669	55.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	505	42.1%	26 [+]	2.2%	1,200	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 17 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (0.2%);

*: 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	2,003
Median Value	$182,800

Occupied	1,243	62.1%
Vacant	760	37.9%

Owned	1,149	92.4%
Rented	94	7.6%
Median Rent	$646

Single-Family Units	1,843	92.0%
Detached	1,843	92.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	153	7.6%

Benton township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Benton township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benton township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, MI