Bear Creek township, MI

Emmet County, MI

2022 population: 6,543 ( 342 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.6 square miles
Population density: 165.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,161	94.16%	7.3%
Black:	44	0.67%	10.0%
Indian:	57	0.87%	67.2%
Asian:	7	0.11%	88.3%
2+ races:	155	2.37%	66.7%
Hispanic:	93	1.42%	1.1%

Total non-White:	382	5.84%	17.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	421	8.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-79	-1.5

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
6,201
5,740	92.57%
40	0.65%
174	2.81%
60	0.97%
93	1.50%
92	1.48%
461	7.43%

2000
5,121
4,928	96.23%
19	0.37%
93	1.82%
10	0.20%
44	0.86%
27	0.53%
193	3.77%

1990
3,469
3,433	98.96%
0	0.00%
28	0.81%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.23%
36	1.04%

1980
3,287
3,244	98.69%
0	0.00%
37	1.13%
6	0.18%
n/a
0	0.00%
43	1.31%

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

812	15.9
268	5.2

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

1,495	43.1
157	4.5

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

189	5.7
-7	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Creek 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
46.7
1,159	17.7%
5,384	82.3%
1,525	23.3%

2,864
2.28

1,684	58.8%
1,389	82.5%
72	4.3%
1,180	41.2%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
1,573	25.4%
4,628	74.6%
971	15.7%

2,569
2.41

1,665	64.8%
1,267	76.1%
189	11.4%
904	35.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
1,444	28.2%
3,677	71.8%
642	12.5%

1,988
2.57

1,404	70.6%
1,171	83.4%
129	9.2%
584	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
963	27.8%
2,506	72.2%
345	9.9%

1,196
2.90

952	79.6%
888	93.3%
36	3.8%
244	20.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
1,087	33.1%
2,200	66.9%
251	7.6%

1,054
3.12

844	80.1%
749	88.7%
30	3.6%
210	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Bear Creek township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	84	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	86	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	96	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	119	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	103	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	219	7.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	93	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	46	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	66	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	310	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	330	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	431	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	275	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	157	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	221	7.7%
$200,000 or more	228	8.0%

Median Household Income	68,155
Per Capita Income	40,595

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	186	6.5%
Public Assistance	34	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	154	5.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,215	81.4%
Unemployed	41	1.0%
In Armed Forces	21	0.5%

Total Labor Force	3,277	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	674	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,079	1,020	51.4%
Non-Profit	182	243	42.8%
Self-Employed	314	75	80.7%

Local Government	105	259	28.8%
State Government	0	124	0.0%
Federal Government	19	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,393	1,095	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	306	626	32.8%
Total	1,699	1,721	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	435	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	904	26.4%
Professional, Technical	655	19.2%
Service Occupations	723	21.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	0.6%
All others	703	20.6%

White Collar		58.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	540	15.8%
Accommodation and food services	487	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	402	11.8%
Construction	346	10.1%
Educational services	311	9.1%
Public administration	276	8.1%
Manufacturing	256	7.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	152	4.4%
Other services	141	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	120	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	116	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	96	2.8%
Finance and insurance	67	2.0%
Wholesale trade	65	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	0.4%
Information	12	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	48	0.73%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	36	0.55%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	36	0.55%
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	9	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	7	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,053	96.5%
Spanish	112	1.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	64	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	21	0.3%
Other	15	0.2%
German, other Germanic	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,089	31.9%
English	793	12.1%
Irish	756	11.6%
Polish	749	11.4%
French	427	6.5%
American	377	5.8%
European	354	5.4%
Dutch	294	4.5%
Scottish	293	4.5%
Italian	187	2.9%
Swedish	94	1.4%
Finnish	86	1.3%
French Canadian	81	1.2%
Eastern European	79	1.2%
Swiss	67	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,512	99.5%
Not a citizen	31	0.5%

Native	6,445	98.5%
Foreign-born	98	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	0.2%	128	2.7%	1,281	26.6%	1,617	33.5%	1,024	21.2%	763	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	0.2%
9-12 Years	128	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,281	26.6%
Some College	1,617	33.5%
Bach. Degree	1,024	21.2%
Grad Degree	763	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +367	D +156	D + 8.0%
D +523
2020 vs. 2012	R +429	D +3	D + 3.1%
D +432
2020 vs. 2008	R +638	R +364	R + 8.0%
D +274

2016 vs. 2008	R +271	R +520	R + 15.9%
D -249
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,315	54.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,834	43.3%	90	2.1%	4,239	7	8	0.08%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	1,948	54.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,311	36.8%	302	8.5%	3,561	7	9	0.07%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,886	56.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,402	42.2%	35	1.1%	3,323	12	10	0.07%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	1,677	51.1%	Barack Obama (D)	1,560	47.5%	47	1.4%	3,284	10	5	0.07%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,853	61.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,122	37.2%	38	1.3%	3,013	14	11	0.06%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	1,513	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	833	34.0%	103	4.2%	2,449	16	14	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,834

43.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,315

54.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,239

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,311

36.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,948

54.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

167

4.7%

Other

135

3.8%

TOTAL

3,561

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,402

42.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,886

56.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,323

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,560

47.5%

John McCain (R)

1,677

51.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,284

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,853

61.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,122

37.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,013

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Bear Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,513

61.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

833

34.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,449

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bear Creek township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,791	49.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,784	48.9%	73 [+]	2.0%	3,648	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 41 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 10 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 6 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	79%	John James (R)	2,359	56.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,780	42.3%	71 [+]	1.7%	4,210	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 32 (0.8%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 24 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.4%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	1,795	54.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,444	43.5%	84 [+]	2.5%	3,323	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 39 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 31 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.4%);
2018	G	64%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,779	53.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,433	43.2%	103 [+]	3.1%	3,315	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 46 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 36 (1.1%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (0.6%);
2014	S2	48%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,212	51.4%	Gary Peters (D)	1,053	44.7%	92 [+]	3.9%	2,357	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 52 (2.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (0.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 19 (0.8%);
2014	G	48%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,435	60.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	869	36.8%	60 [+]	2.5%	2,364	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 30 (1.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 13 (0.5%);

*: 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	4,207
Median Value	$277,300

Occupied	2,864	68.1%
Vacant	1,343	31.9%

Owned	1,783	62.3%
Rented	1,081	37.7%
Median Rent	$1,186

Single-Family Units	2,874	68.3%
Detached	2,590	61.6%
Attached	284	6.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	944	22.4%
Mobile Homes	198	4.7%

Bear Creek township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Creek township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Bear Creek township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bear Creek township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bear Creek township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bear Creek township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bear Creek township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bear Creek township, MI