2022 population: 5,571
( 735 from 2010
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Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 156.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 4,782 | 85.84% | 8.3% |
Black: | 95 | 1.71% | 48.4% |
Indian: | 1 | 0.02% | 91.7% |
Asian: | 66 | 1.18% | 6.5% |
2+ races: | 331 | 5.94% | 298.8% |
Hispanic: | 294 | 5.28% | 53.1% |
Total non-White: | 789 | 14.16% | 87.4% |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Change in White population: | 367 | 9.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 368 | 9.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 2,257 | |
Median Value | $249,900 | |
Occupied | 2,218 | 98.3% |
Vacant | 39 | 1.7% |
Owned | 2,026 | 91.3% |
Rented | 192 | 8.7% |
Median Rent | $1,408 | |
Single-Family Units | 2,149 | 95.2% |
Detached | 2,131 | 94.4% |
Attached | 18 | 0.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 61 | 2.7% |
Mobile Homes | 40 | 1.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 31 | 1.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 68 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 76 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 42 | 1.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 52 | 2.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 37 | 1.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 78 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7 | 0.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 116 | 5.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 188 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 388 | 17.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 231 | 10.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 244 | 11.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 370 | 16.7% |
$200,000 or more | 290 | 13.1% |
Median Household Income | 105,419 | |
Per Capita Income | 52,997 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 50 | 2.3% |
Public Assistance | 61 | 2.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 90 | 4.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 2,647 | 79.9% |
Unemployed | 61 | 1.8% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 2,708 | 81.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 604 | 18.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 20.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 1,285 | 789 | 62.0% |
Non-Profit | 64 | 95 | 40.3% |
Self-Employed | 76 | 31 | 71.0% |
Local Government | 89 | 119 | 42.8% |
State Government | 142 | 192 | 42.5% |
Federal Government | 0 | 0 | ?% |
Total Private + Self | 1,361 | 820 | 62.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 295 | 406 | 42.1% |
Total | 1,656 | 1,226 | 57.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 574 | 19.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 686 | 23.7% |
Professional, Technical | 846 | 29.2% |
Service Occupations | 265 | 9.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 14 | 0.5% |
All others | 522 | 18.0% |
White Collar | 72.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 555 | 19.2% |
Educational services | 465 | 16.1% |
Health care and social assistance | 383 | 13.2% |
Retail trade | 300 | 10.4% |
Public administration | 229 | 7.9% |
Finance and insurance | 223 | 7.7% |
Construction | 132 | 4.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 79 | 2.7% |
Other services | 79 | 2.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 75 | 2.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 70 | 2.4% |
Utilities | 69 | 2.4% |
Information | 65 | 2.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 64 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 34 | 1.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 29 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 22 | 0.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 20 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 242 | 4.34% |
Puerto Rican | 15 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 11 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 12 | 0.22% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 12 | 0.22% |
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 | 14 | 0.25% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 5,117 | 95.6% |
Spanish | 73 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European | 65 | 1.2% |
German, other Germanic | 46 | 0.9% |
Vietnamese | 23 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 16 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 13 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 1,455 | 26.1% |
English | 797 | 14.3% |
Irish | 522 | 9.4% |
Polish | 326 | 5.9% |
Scottish | 303 | 5.4% |
Italian | 240 | 4.3% |
American | 205 | 3.7% |
Dutch | 200 | 3.6% |
European | 194 | 3.5% |
Swedish | 104 | 1.9% |
Norwegian | 77 | 1.4% |
Lebanese | 76 | 1.4% |
French | 75 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 60 | 1.1% |
Danish | 58 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 5,510 | 98.9% |
Not a citizen | 61 | 1.1% |
Native | 5,350 | 96.0% |
Foreign-born | 221 | 4.0% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
41 | 1.0% | 81 | 2.0% | 720 | 17.4% | 1,507 | 36.4% | 1,127 | 27.2% | 664 | 16.0% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 41 | 1.0% |
9-12 Years | 81 | 2.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 720 | 17.4% |
Some College | 1,507 | 36.4% |
Bach. Degree | 1,127 | 27.2% |
Grad Degree | 664 | 16.0% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +370 | D +81 | D + 3.9% | |
D +451 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +387 | D +80 | D + 4.0% | |
D +467 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +392 | D +8 | D + 1.4% | |
D +400 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +22 | R +73 | R + 2.6% | |
D -51 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 88% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,946 | 51.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 1,791 | 47.2% | 57 | 1.5% | 3,794 | 4 | 4 | 0.07% |
2016 | 76% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,576 | 51.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,340 | 43.5% | 167 | 5.4% | 3,083 | 4 | 5 | 0.06% |
2012 | 77% | Mitt Romney (R) | 1,559 | 53.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 1,324 | 45.6% | 22 | 0.8% | 2,905 | 9 | 6 | 0.06% |
2008 | 85% | John McCain (R) | 1,554 | 52.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 1,391 | 46.6% | 40 | 1.3% | 2,985 | 11 | 6 | 0.06% |
2004 | 84% | George W. Bush* (R) | 1,568 | 57.4% | John Kerry (D) | 1,143 | 41.9% | 19 | 0.7% | 2,730 | 10 | 7 | 0.06% |
2000 | 78% | George W. Bush (R) | 1,322 | 56.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 970 | 41.3% | 56 | 2.4% | 2,348 | 10 | 8 | 0.06% |
2020 President, Watertown charter township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 1,791 | 47.2% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 1,946 | 51.3% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 44 | 1.2% | |||||||||
Other | 13 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,794 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Watertown charter township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,340 | 43.5% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 1,576 | 51.1% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 129 | 4.2% | |||||||||
Other | 38 | 1.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 3,083 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Watertown charter township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 1,324 | 45.6% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 1,559 | 53.7% | |||||||||
Other | 22 | 0.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 2,905 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Watertown charter township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 1,391 | 46.6% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 1,554 | 52.1% | |||||||||
Other | 40 | 1.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 2,985 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Watertown charter township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 1,568 | 57.4% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 1,143 | 41.9% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (I) | 8 | 0.3% | |||||||||
Other | 11 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 2,730 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Watertown charter township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 1,322 | 56.3% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 970 | 41.3% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 47 | 2.0% | |||||||||
Other | 9 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 2,348 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
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2022 | G | 78% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 1,771 | 52.4% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 1,567 | 46.3% | 43 [+] | 1.3% | 3,381 | 2 | 0.08% |
2020 | S2 | 87% | John James (R) | 1,963 | 52.3% | Gary Peters* (D) | 1,744 | 46.5% | 44 [+] | 1.2% | 3,751 | 4 | 0.07% |
2018 | S1 | 70% | John James (R) | 1,462 | 49.7% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 1,441 | 49.0% | 36 [+] | 1.2% | 2,939 | 4 | 0.07% |
2018 | G | 70% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 1,498 | 51.1% | Bill Schuette (R) | 1,369 | 46.7% | 66 [+] | 2.3% | 2,933 | 3 | 0.07% |
2014 | S2 | 59% | Gary Peters (D) | 1,162 | 50.8% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 1,061 | 46.4% | 64 [+] | 2.8% | 2,287 | 5 | 0.07% |
2014 | G | 59% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 1,276 | 55.3% | Mark Schauer (D) | 1,000 | 43.3% | 32 [+] | 1.4% | 2,308 | 4 | 0.07% |