Benton township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,768 ( 28 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.5 square miles
Population density: 82.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,318	83.74%	11.2%
Black:	18	0.65%	30.8%
Indian:	63	2.28%	600.0%
Asian:	6	0.22%	40.0%
2+ races:	60	2.17%	81.8%
Hispanic:	303	10.95%	188.6%

Total non-White:	450	16.26%	143.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-293	-12.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	265	11.5

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
2,796
2,611	93.38%
26	0.93%
9	0.32%
10	0.36%
33	1.18%
105	3.76%
185	6.62%

2000
2,706
2,573	95.08%
19	0.70%
9	0.33%
3	0.11%
18	0.67%
84	3.10%
133	4.92%

1990
2,528
2,449	96.88%
10	0.40%
9	0.36%
2	0.08%
n/a
58	2.29%
79	3.12%

1980
2,405
2,328	96.80%
6	0.25%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
n/a
71	2.95%
77	3.20%

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

38	1.4
52	1.9

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

124	4.9
54	2.1

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

121	5.0
2	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton 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
42.1
603	21.8%
2,165	78.2%
509	18.4%

1,005
2.73

768	76.4%
675	87.9%
8	1.0%
237	23.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
622	22.2%
2,174	77.8%
391	14.0%

1,064
2.61

815	76.6%
681	83.6%
32	3.9%
249	23.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
675	24.9%
2,031	75.1%
238	8.8%

987
2.72

815	82.6%
679	83.3%
31	3.8%
172	17.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
759	30.0%
1,769	70.0%
189	7.5%

840
3.01

730	86.9%
664	91.0%
26	3.6%
110	13.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
867	36.0%
1,538	64.0%
132	5.5%

754
3.19

666	88.3%
609	91.4%
33	5.0%
88	11.7%

2022 Housing Data for Benton township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	77	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	96	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	241	24.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	140	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	85	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	136	13.5%
$200,000 or more	51	5.1%

Median Household Income	90,842
Per Capita Income	36,653

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	61	6.1%
Public Assistance	43	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	96	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,134	73.3%
Unemployed	72	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,206	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	341	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	436	337	56.4%
Non-Profit	99	105	48.5%
Self-Employed	56	36	60.9%

Local Government	37	36	50.7%
State Government	81	52	60.9%
Federal Government	34	5	87.2%

Total Private + Self	492	373	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	251	198	55.9%
Total	743	571	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	248	18.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	274	20.9%
Professional, Technical	311	23.7%
Service Occupations	147	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	1.3%
All others	334	25.4%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	261	19.9%
Manufacturing	166	12.6%
Retail trade	135	10.3%
Public administration	112	8.5%
Educational services	110	8.4%
Transportation and warehousing	81	6.2%
Other services	78	5.9%
Finance and insurance	72	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	69	5.3%
Construction	59	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	3.2%
Utilities	41	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	25	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	1.8%
Information	14	1.1%
Wholesale trade	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	243	8.78%
Puerto Rican	16	0.58%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.29%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	8	0.29%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	27	0.98%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	27	0.98%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,621	98.9%
Spanish	7	0.3%
German, other Germanic	7	0.3%
Tagalog	6	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	729	26.3%
English	375	13.5%
Irish	272	9.8%
Italian	125	4.5%
Polish	119	4.3%
American	117	4.2%
European	106	3.8%
French	98	3.5%
Dutch	94	3.4%
Scottish	92	3.3%
Swedish	58	2.1%
Finnish	44	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	24	0.9%
French Canadian	23	0.8%
Canadian	20	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,762	99.8%
Not a citizen	6	0.2%

Native	2,743	99.1%
Foreign-born	25	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	1.3%	46	2.4%	576	29.5%	782	40.1%	413	21.2%	109	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	1.3%
9-12 Years	46	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	576	29.5%
Some College	782	40.1%
Bach. Degree	413	21.2%
Grad Degree	109	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +164	R +42	D + 2.3%
D +122
2020 vs. 2012	R +293	R +309	R + 15.9%
D -16
2020 vs. 2008	R +296	R +417	R + 23.4%
D -121

2016 vs. 2008	R +132	R +375	R + 25.7%
D -243
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,113	62.1%	Joe Biden (D)	645	36.0%	35	2.0%	1,793	14	15	0.03%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	949	59.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	523	32.9%	116	7.3%	1,588	13	14	0.03%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	820	54.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	661	44.2%	14	0.9%	1,495	10	8	0.03%
2008	76%	John McCain (R)	817	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	766	47.3%	38	2.3%	1,621	10	5	0.03%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	921	60.0%	John Kerry (D)	602	39.2%	11	0.7%	1,534	12	9	0.03%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	747	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	645	45.6%	24	1.7%	1,416	7	5	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

645

36.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,113

62.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,793

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

523

32.9%

Donald Trump (R)

949

59.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,588

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

661

44.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

820

54.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,495

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

766

47.3%

John McCain (R)

817

50.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,621

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

921

60.0%

John Kerry (D)

602

39.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,534

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

2000 President, Benton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

747

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

645

45.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,416

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	71%	Tudor Dixon (R)	879	56.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	650	41.9%	22 [+]	1.4%	1,551	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 13 (0.8%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	81%	John James (R)	1,051	59.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	680	38.6%	31 [+]	1.8%	1,762	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	772	55.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	601	42.9%	29 [+]	2.1%	1,402	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 11 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	G	64%	Bill Schuette (R)	740	52.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	616	43.8%	51 [+]	3.6%	1,407	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 30 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.6%);
2014	S2	54%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	574	48.5%	Gary Peters (D)	566	47.8%	44 [+]	3.7%	1,184	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 20 (1.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (1.4%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (0.7%);
2014	G	55%	Rick Snyder* (R)	649	54.4%	Mark Schauer (D)	522	43.7%	23 [+]	1.9%	1,194	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (0.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 5 (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	1,062
Median Value	$227,400

Occupied	1,005	94.6%
Vacant	57	5.4%

Owned	934	92.9%
Rented	71	7.1%
Median Rent	$857

Single-Family Units	1,010	95.1%
Detached	1,005	94.6%
Attached	5	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	35	3.3%

Benton township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Benton township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benton township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, MI