Soo township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,997 ( 144 from 2010 )
Land area: 50.1 square miles
Population density: 59.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,242	74.81%	2.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	278	9.28%	54.4%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	458	15.28%	203.3%
Hispanic:	19	0.63%	44.1%

Total non-White:	755	25.19%	9.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-64	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-80	-3.1

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
3,141
2,306	73.42%
14	0.45%
610	19.42%
25	0.80%
151	4.81%
34	1.08%
835	26.58%

2000
2,651
2,212	83.44%
0	0.00%
297	11.20%
0	0.00%
129	4.87%
13	0.49%
439	16.56%

1990
2,165
1,983	91.59%
0	0.00%
174	8.04%
2	0.09%
n/a
6	0.28%
182	8.41%

1980
2,179
2,054	94.26%
0	0.00%
123	5.64%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.09%
125	5.74%

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

94	3.5
396	14.9

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

229	10.6
257	11.9

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

-71	-3.3
57	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Soo 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
49.1
422	14.1%
2,575	85.9%
567	18.9%

1,093
2.74

881	80.6%
729	82.7%
3	0.3%
212	19.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
710	22.6%
2,431	77.4%
492	15.7%

1,286
2.44

882	68.6%
728	82.5%
49	5.6%
404	31.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
585	22.1%
2,066	77.9%
437	16.5%

1,113
2.38

819	73.6%
713	87.1%
38	4.6%
294	26.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
610	28.2%
1,555	71.8%
225	10.4%

811
2.67

633	78.1%
579	91.5%
27	4.3%
178	21.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
706	32.4%
1,473	67.6%
142	6.5%

713
3.06

599	84.0%
551	92.0%
18	3.0%
114	16.0%

2022 Housing Data for Soo township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	58	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	0.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	102	9.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	33	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	33	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	118	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	101	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	159	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	154	14.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	83	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	51	4.7%
$200,000 or more	137	12.5%

Median Household Income	78,897
Per Capita Income	39,917

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	86	7.9%
Public Assistance	85	7.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	113	10.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,658	81.5%
Unemployed	43	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,701	83.6%
Not in Labor Force	334	16.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	368	359	50.6%
Non-Profit	28	288	8.9%
Self-Employed	210	62	77.2%

Local Government	33	32	50.8%
State Government	163	33	83.2%
Federal Government	98	73	57.3%

Total Private + Self	578	421	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	322	426	43.0%
Total	900	847	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	24.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	188	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	597	34.2%
Professional, Technical	331	18.9%
Service Occupations	457	26.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.7%
All others	174	10.0%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	422	24.2%
Retail trade	324	18.5%
Public administration	268	15.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	137	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	90	5.2%
Construction	83	4.8%
Other services	74	4.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	4.2%
Manufacturing	52	3.0%
Educational services	40	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	39	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	34	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	1.8%
Utilities	17	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.7%
Finance and insurance	7	0.4%
Information	4	0.2%
Wholesale trade	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.30%
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	10	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,927	99.5%
Spanish	9	0.3%
Other	6	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	417	13.9%
German	344	11.5%
Finnish	303	10.1%
Italian	242	8.1%
French	238	7.9%
Dutch	229	7.6%
Irish	226	7.5%
Polish	214	7.1%
Scotch-Irish	164	5.5%
European	91	3.0%
Swedish	74	2.5%
Norwegian	72	2.4%
French Canadian	62	2.1%
Scottish	55	1.8%
American	49	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,942	98.2%
Not a citizen	55	1.8%

Native	2,903	96.9%
Foreign-born	94	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28	1.4%	20	1.0%	571	28.8%	807	40.7%	425	21.4%	132	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28	1.4%
9-12 Years	20	1.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	571	28.8%
Some College	807	40.7%
Bach. Degree	425	21.4%
Grad Degree	132	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +172	R +92	R + 0.5%
D +80
2020 vs. 2012	R +314	R +379	R + 19.4%
D -65
2020 vs. 2008	R +335	R +462	R + 25.0%
D -127

2016 vs. 2008	R +163	R +370	R + 24.5%
D -207
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,184	65.5%	Joe Biden (D)	591	32.7%	34	1.9%	1,809	18	19	0.03%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,012	62.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	511	31.5%	98	6.0%	1,621	15	17	0.03%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	870	56.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	656	42.5%	18	1.2%	1,544	12	9	0.03%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	849	53.5%	Barack Obama (D)	718	45.3%	19	1.2%	1,586	13	8	0.03%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	862	57.2%	John Kerry (D)	631	41.9%	14	0.9%	1,507	9	6	0.03%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	696	54.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	549	43.1%	28	2.2%	1,273	9	7	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Soo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

591

32.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,184

65.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,809

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Soo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

511

31.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,012

62.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

1,621

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Soo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

656

42.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

870

56.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,544

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

2008 President, Soo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

718

45.3%

John McCain (R)

849

53.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,586

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Soo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

862

57.2%

John Kerry (D)

631

41.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,507

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Soo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

696

54.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

549

43.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,273

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Soo township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Tudor Dixon (R)	890	59.3%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	576	38.4%	35 [+]	2.3%	1,501	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 19 (1.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 5 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.2%);
2020	S2	73%	John James (R)	1,169	65.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	611	34.0%	18 [+]	1.0%	1,798	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	58%	John James (R)	865	60.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	548	38.3%	17 [+]	1.2%	1,430	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.3%);
2018	G	58%	Bill Schuette (R)	829	58.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	563	39.4%	36 [+]	2.5%	1,428	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 17 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.6%);
2014	S2	47%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	590	51.5%	Gary Peters (D)	520	45.4%	35 [+]	3.1%	1,145	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 19 (1.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (0.4%);
2014	G	47%	Rick Snyder* (R)	631	54.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	495	43.0%	26 [+]	2.3%	1,152	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 16 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (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	1,453
Median Value	$206,100

Occupied	1,093	75.2%
Vacant	360	24.8%

Owned	893	81.7%
Rented	200	18.3%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	1,183	81.4%
Detached	1,165	80.2%
Attached	18	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	167	11.5%
Mobile Homes	88	6.1%

Soo township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Soo township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Soo township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Soo township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Soo township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Soo township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Soo township, MI