West Branch township, MI

2022 population: 14 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 108.2 square miles
Population density: 0.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14	100.00%	77.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-47	-90.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-3.8

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
63
61	96.83%
0	0.00%
1	1.59%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	1.59%
2	3.17%

2000
70
63	90.00%
0	0.00%
7	10.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	10.00%

1990
80
70	87.50%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	12.50%

1980
49
49	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-2	-2.9
-5	-7.1

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

-7	-8.8
-3	-3.8

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

21	42.9
10	20.4

Age, Family & Household Data for West Branch 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
74.5
0	0.0%
14	100.0%
14	100.0%

10
1.40

4	40.0%
3	75.0%
0	0.0%
6	60.0%

2010
Number	Percent
57.1
11	17.5%
52	82.5%
18	28.6%

31
2.03

18	58.1%
14	77.8%
0	0.0%
13	41.9%

2000
Number	Percent
57.8
7	10.0%
63	90.0%
20	28.6%

31
2.26

18	58.1%
16	88.9%
0	0.0%
13	41.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
21	26.2%
59	73.8%
5	6.2%

23
3.48

19	82.6%
19	100.0%
0	0.0%
4	17.4%

1980
Number	Percent
25.6
17	34.7%
32	65.3%
4	8.2%

11
4.45

11	100.0%
11	100.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

2022 Housing Data for West Branch township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	10.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	60.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1	10.0%

Median Household Income	52,000
Per Capita Income	45,514

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	0	?%
Unemployed	0	?%
In Armed Forces	0	?%

Total Labor Force	0	?%
Not in Labor Force	0	?%

Real Unemployment Rate		?%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1	0	100.0%
Non-Profit	0	1	0.0%
Self-Employed	0	0	?%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1	0	100.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	1	0.0%
Total	1	1	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	0.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Service Occupations	1	50.0%
All others	1	50.0%

White Collar		0.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Wholesale trade	1	50.0%
Health care and social assistance	1	50.0%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	6	42.9%
German	2	14.3%
Norwegian	1	7.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	14	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	1	7.1%	9	64.3%	4	28.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	1	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	9	64.3%
Some College	4	28.6%
Bach. Degree	0	0.0%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5	R +3	R + 3.6%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +0	R +7	R + 20.8%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +5	R +14	R + 37.8%
D -9

2016 vs. 2008	R +0	R +11	R + 34.1%
D -11
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	332%	Donald Trump* (R)	23	62.2%	Joe Biden (D)	13	35.1%	1	2.7%	37	14	15	0.00%
2016	113%	Donald Trump (R)	18	58.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	11	35.5%	2	6.5%	31	11	12	0.00%
2012	103%	Mitt Romney (R)	23	51.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	20	44.4%	2	4.4%	45	7	4	0.00%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	22	53.7%	John McCain (R)	18	43.9%	1	2.4%	41	3	-2	0.00%
2004	90%	John Kerry (D)	29	54.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	23	43.4%	1	1.9%	53	-4	-7	0.00%
2000	81%	George W. Bush (R)	29	56.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	21	41.2%	1	2.0%	51	11	9	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

35.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

62.2%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

Turnout: 332%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

35.5%

Donald Trump (R)

58.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 113%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

44.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

51.1%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 103%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53.7%

John McCain (R)

43.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

43.4%

John Kerry (D)

54.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.9%

TOTAL

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, West Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

56.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Branch township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	287%	Tudor Dixon (R)	22	68.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	10	31.2%	0	0.0%	32	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	332%	John James (R)	21	56.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	15	40.5%	1 [+]	2.7%	37	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (2.7%);
2018	S1	140%	John James (R)	16	59.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	9	33.3%	2 [+]	7.4%	27	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (3.7%);
2018	G	140%	Bill Schuette (R)	16	59.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	9	33.3%	2 [+]	7.4%	27	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (7.4%);
2014	S2	93%	Gary Peters (D)	17	51.5%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	15	45.5%	1 [+]	3.0%	33	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 1 (3.0%);
2014	G	101%	Rick Snyder* (R)	18	50.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	15	41.7%	3 [+]	8.3%	36	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 1 (2.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (2.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (2.8%);

*: 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	129
Median Value	$192,500

Occupied	10	7.8%
Vacant	119	92.2%

Owned	9	90.0%
Rented	1	10.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	117	90.7%
Detached	117	90.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1	0.8%
Mobile Homes	11	8.5%

West Branch township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Branch township, MI

2022 Housing Data for West Branch township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Branch township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Branch township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Branch township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Branch township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Branch township, MI