Dafter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,490 ( 227 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.8 square miles
Population density: 31.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,273	85.44%	22.8%
Black:	1	0.07%	66.7%
Indian:	66	4.43%	59.8%
Asian:	4	0.27%	0.0%
2+ races:	139	9.33%	139.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	217	14.56%	4.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	236	22.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9	-0.9

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
1,263
1,037	82.11%
3	0.24%
164	12.98%
0	0.00%
58	4.59%
1	0.08%
226	17.89%

2000
1,296
1,098	84.72%
2	0.15%
126	9.72%
2	0.15%
60	4.63%
2	0.15%
198	15.28%

1990
1,083
966	89.20%
0	0.00%
111	10.25%
3	0.28%
n/a
3	0.28%
117	10.80%

1980
1,037
989	95.37%
0	0.00%
43	4.15%
4	0.39%
n/a
1	0.10%
48	4.63%

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

-61	-4.7
28	2.2

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

132	12.2
81	7.5

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

-23	-2.2
69	6.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Dafter 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
42.8
314	21.1%
1,176	78.9%
213	14.3%

478
3.10

323	67.6%
285	88.2%
5	1.5%
155	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
289	22.9%
974	77.1%
185	14.6%

499
2.52

369	73.9%
306	82.9%
29	7.9%
130	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
356	27.5%
940	72.5%
133	10.3%

485
2.67

374	77.1%
304	81.3%
22	5.9%
111	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
353	32.6%
730	67.4%
103	9.5%

382
2.84

296	77.5%
265	89.5%
19	6.4%
86	22.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
344	33.2%
693	66.8%
92	8.9%

353
2.94

300	85.0%
280	93.3%
14	4.7%
53	15.0%

2022 Housing Data for Dafter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	73	15.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	69	14.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	81	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	56	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	35	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	7.5%
$200,000 or more	13	2.7%

Median Household Income	69,688
Per Capita Income	31,173

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	0.8%
Public Assistance	2	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23	4.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	775	77.0%
Unemployed	15	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	790	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	217	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	202	200	50.2%
Non-Profit	31	58	34.8%
Self-Employed	29	36	44.6%

Local Government	85	22	79.4%
State Government	25	66	27.5%
Federal Government	15	5	75.0%

Total Private + Self	231	236	49.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	156	151	50.8%
Total	387	387	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	28.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	92	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	101	12.3%
Professional, Technical	213	25.9%
Service Occupations	230	27.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.5%
All others	187	22.7%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	116	14.1%
Accommodation and food services	112	13.6%
Other services	84	10.2%
Public administration	80	9.7%
Manufacturing	76	9.2%
Health care and social assistance	65	7.9%
Transportation and warehousing	54	6.6%
Retail trade	47	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	46	5.6%
Construction	30	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.2%
Wholesale trade	22	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	3	0.20%
Thai	1	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,328	92.4%
German, other Germanic	97	6.8%
Other	7	0.5%
Tagalog	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	457	30.7%
German	210	14.1%
French	158	10.6%
Irish	111	7.4%
Polish	98	6.6%
Finnish	91	6.1%
American	68	4.6%
Dutch	63	4.2%
Italian	61	4.1%
French Canadian	35	2.3%
Scottish	35	2.3%
Slovak	27	1.8%
Norwegian	18	1.2%
Swedish	16	1.1%
Belgian	14	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,482	99.5%
Not a citizen	8	0.5%

Native	1,456	97.7%
Foreign-born	34	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	2.8%	30	3.2%	329	34.9%	325	34.5%	149	15.8%	84	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	2.8%
9-12 Years	30	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	329	34.9%
Some College	325	34.5%
Bach. Degree	149	15.8%
Grad Degree	84	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +4	D + 5.9%
D +39
2020 vs. 2012	R +118	R +181	R + 25.9%
D -63
2020 vs. 2008	R +119	R +217	R + 32.7%
D -98

2016 vs. 2008	R +76	R +213	R + 38.6%
D -137
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	479	71.7%	Joe Biden (D)	176	26.3%	13	1.9%	668	24	25	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	436	70.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	137	22.2%	44	7.1%	617	23	25	0.01%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	361	59.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	239	39.2%	9	1.5%	609	15	12	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	360	55.3%	Barack Obama (D)	274	42.1%	17	2.6%	651	14	10	0.01%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	383	58.6%	John Kerry (D)	262	40.1%	9	1.4%	654	11	8	0.01%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	290	55.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	221	42.0%	15	2.9%	526	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dafter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

176

26.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

479

71.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

668

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Dafter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

137

22.2%

Donald Trump (R)

436

70.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

617

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Dafter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

239

39.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

361

59.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

609

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Dafter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

274

42.1%

John McCain (R)

360

55.3%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

651

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Dafter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

383

58.6%

John Kerry (D)

262

40.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

654

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Dafter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

290

55.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

221

42.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

526

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dafter township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	47%	Tudor Dixon (R)	384	66.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	177	30.7%	15 [+]	2.6%	576	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 7 (1.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.5%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	53%	John James (R)	472	71.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	178	27.1%	7 [+]	1.1%	657	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	44%	John James (R)	339	64.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	177	33.9%	6 [+]	1.1%	522	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (1.0%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	45%	Bill Schuette (R)	330	62.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	179	34.0%	17 [+]	3.2%	526	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 11 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.4%);
2014	S2	41%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	241	54.4%	Gary Peters (D)	188	42.4%	14 [+]	3.2%	443	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 7 (1.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.7%);
2014	G	42%	Rick Snyder* (R)	251	55.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	185	41.0%	15 [+]	3.3%	451	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.6%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.3%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (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	543
Median Value	$145,800

Occupied	478	88.0%
Vacant	65	12.0%

Owned	445	93.1%
Rented	33	6.9%
Median Rent	$550

Single-Family Units	424	78.1%
Detached	424	78.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6	1.1%
Mobile Homes	80	14.7%

Dafter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dafter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Dafter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dafter township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dafter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dafter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dafter township, MI