Essex township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,872 ( 38 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.4 square miles
Population density: 52.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,778	94.98%	3.6%
Black:	2	0.11%	80.0%
Indian:	15	0.80%	1400.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	33	1.76%	135.7%
Hispanic:	42	2.24%	23.5%

Total non-White:	94	5.02%	42.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-66	-4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	28	1.8

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
1,910
1,844	96.54%
10	0.52%
1	0.05%
6	0.31%
14	0.73%
34	1.78%
66	3.46%

2000
1,843
1,802	97.78%
0	0.00%
5	0.27%
0	0.00%
3	0.16%
33	1.79%
41	2.22%

1990
1,677
1,617	96.42%
2	0.12%
22	1.31%
4	0.24%
n/a
28	1.67%
60	3.58%

1980
1,666
1,627	97.66%
0	0.00%
6	0.36%
0	0.00%
n/a
33	1.98%
39	2.34%

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

42	2.3
25	1.4

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

185	11.0
-19	-1.1

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

-10	-0.6
21	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Essex 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
41.2
428	22.9%
1,444	77.1%
298	15.9%

747
2.51

566	75.8%
459	81.1%
24	4.2%
181	24.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
538	28.2%
1,372	71.8%
243	12.7%

700
2.73

547	78.1%
449	82.1%
33	6.0%
153	21.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
563	30.5%
1,280	69.5%
176	9.5%

646
2.85

527	81.6%
452	85.8%
32	6.1%
119	18.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
543	32.4%
1,134	67.6%
169	10.1%

551
3.04

451	81.9%
394	87.4%
20	4.4%
100	18.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.1
617	37.0%
1,049	63.0%
146	8.8%

496
3.36

430	86.7%
385	89.5%
23	5.3%
66	13.3%

2022 Housing Data for Essex township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	51	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	92	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	145	19.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	58	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	59	7.9%
$200,000 or more	11	1.5%

Median Household Income	70,625
Per Capita Income	32,191

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	2.7%
Public Assistance	41	5.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	107	14.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	819	71.2%
Unemployed	31	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	850	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	301	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	273	330	45.3%
Non-Profit	20	23	46.5%
Self-Employed	62	27	69.7%

Local Government	18	26	40.9%
State Government	31	30	50.8%
Federal Government	0	4	0.0%

Total Private + Self	335	357	48.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69	83	45.4%
Total	404	440	47.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	134	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	180	21.3%
Professional, Technical	179	21.2%
Service Occupations	82	9.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	34	4.0%
All others	269	31.9%

White Collar		58.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	130	15.4%
Manufacturing	119	14.1%
Retail trade	116	13.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	74	8.8%
Public administration	67	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	52	6.2%
Finance and insurance	49	5.8%
Construction	45	5.3%
Other services	39	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	36	4.3%
Educational services	31	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	25	3.0%
Utilities	15	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	1.7%
Information	13	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.1%
Wholesale trade	6	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	39	2.08%
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	3	0.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.16%
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	1,749	98.8%
Spanish	17	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	620	33.1%
Irish	287	15.3%
English	260	13.9%
American	90	4.8%
French	69	3.7%
European	50	2.7%
Scottish	49	2.6%
Polish	47	2.5%
Dutch	44	2.4%
Norwegian	32	1.7%
Czech	28	1.5%
French Canadian	13	0.7%
Swedish	8	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	7	0.4%
Portuguese	6	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,869	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,865	99.6%
Foreign-born	7	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	2.5%	45	3.4%	520	38.8%	522	38.9%	162	12.1%	59	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	2.5%
9-12 Years	45	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	520	38.8%
Some College	522	38.9%
Bach. Degree	162	12.1%
Grad Degree	59	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +140	R +86	R + 1.1%
D +54
2020 vs. 2012	R +207	R +211	R + 14.3%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +266	R +369	R + 31.8%
D -103

2016 vs. 2008	R +126	R +283	R + 30.6%
D -157
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	781	67.9%	Joe Biden (D)	344	29.9%	25	2.2%	1,150	20	21	0.02%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	641	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	290	29.2%	63	6.3%	994	17	19	0.02%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	574	61.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	348	37.2%	14	1.5%	936	17	14	0.02%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	515	52.3%	Barack Obama (D)	447	45.4%	23	2.3%	985	11	7	0.02%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	574	59.4%	John Kerry (D)	380	39.3%	13	1.3%	967	12	9	0.02%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	464	55.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	343	41.2%	25	3.0%	832	10	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

344

29.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

781

67.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,150

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

290

29.2%

Donald Trump (R)

641

64.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

994

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

348

37.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

574

61.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

936

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

447

45.4%

John McCain (R)

515

52.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

985

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

574

59.4%

John Kerry (D)

380

39.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

967

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

464

55.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

343

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

832

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Essex township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	67%	Tudor Dixon (R)	617	63.3%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	338	34.7%	20 [+]	2.1%	975	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.3%);
2020	S2	78%	John James (R)	757	66.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	357	31.5%	18 [+]	1.6%	1,132	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);
2018	S1	59%	John James (R)	529	62.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	308	36.1%	16 [+]	1.9%	853	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (1.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	60%	Bill Schuette (R)	521	60.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	302	35.3%	32 [+]	3.7%	855	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 16 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.9%);
2014	S2	49%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	344	50.2%	Gary Peters (D)	318	46.4%	23 [+]	3.4%	685	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 10 (1.5%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.2%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (0.7%);
2014	G	50%	Rick Snyder* (R)	402	57.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	286	40.7%	15 [+]	2.1%	703	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	757
Median Value	$176,300

Occupied	747	98.7%
Vacant	10	1.3%

Owned	643	86.1%
Rented	104	13.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	701	92.6%
Detached	686	90.6%
Attached	15	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	2.4%
Mobile Homes	33	4.4%

Essex township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Essex township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Essex township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Essex township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Essex township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Essex township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Essex township, MI