Bliss township, MI

2022 population: 644 ( 24 from 2010 )
Land area: 43.7 square miles
Population density: 14.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	538	83.54%	0.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	26	4.04%	35.0%
Asian:	10	1.55%	0.0%
2+ races:	67	10.40%	116.1%
Hispanic:	2	0.31%	71.4%

Total non-White:	106	16.46%	30.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	25	4.9

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
620
539	86.94%
3	0.48%
40	6.45%
0	0.00%
31	5.00%
7	1.13%
81	13.06%

2000
598
542	90.64%
0	0.00%
39	6.52%
0	0.00%
17	2.84%
0	0.00%
56	9.36%

1990
483
449	92.96%
0	0.00%
21	4.35%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	7.04%

1980
438
408	93.15%
7	1.60%
18	4.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	1.14%
30	6.85%

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

-3	-0.5
25	4.2

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

93	19.3
22	4.6

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

41	9.4
4	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bliss 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
50.4
69	10.7%
575	89.3%
164	25.5%

307
2.10

196	63.8%
167	85.2%
2	1.0%
111	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
144	23.2%
476	76.8%
120	19.4%

257
2.41

181	70.4%
148	81.8%
11	6.1%
76	29.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
166	27.8%
432	72.2%
56	9.4%

229
2.61

167	72.9%
144	86.2%
8	4.8%
62	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
150	31.1%
333	68.9%
48	9.9%

170
2.84

129	75.9%
115	89.1%
5	3.9%
41	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
152	34.7%
286	65.3%
48	11.0%

149
2.94

115	77.2%
105	91.3%
4	3.5%
34	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Bliss township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	34	11.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	8.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	23	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	3.6%

Median Household Income	51,118
Per Capita Income	30,664

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	11.7%
Public Assistance	10	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	263	60.0%
Unemployed	29	6.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	292	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	146	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	114	59	65.9%
Non-Profit	5	20	20.0%
Self-Employed	33	21	61.1%

Local Government	7	11	38.9%
State Government	2	2	50.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	147	80	64.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14	33	29.8%
Total	161	113	58.8%

Pct. Govt.	8.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	45	16.4%
Professional, Technical	52	19.0%
Service Occupations	53	19.3%
All others	86	31.4%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	56	20.4%
Accommodation and food services	49	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	36	13.1%
Manufacturing	32	11.7%
Retail trade	22	8.0%
Educational services	17	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	13	4.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	3.3%
Finance and insurance	7	2.6%
Other services	7	2.6%
Public administration	6	2.2%
Wholesale trade	5	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.8%
Information	3	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	1.1%
Utilities	2	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.31%
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	%
Filipino	10	1.55%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	623	97.6%
Spanish	9	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.5%
Other Indo-European	3	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	163	25.3%
English	75	11.6%
Polish	75	11.6%
Irish	59	9.2%
French	38	5.9%
American	34	5.3%
Scottish	33	5.1%
Dutch	19	3.0%
French Canadian	16	2.5%
Czech	11	1.7%
Hungarian	9	1.4%
Swedish	8	1.2%
Finnish	7	1.1%
Danish	6	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	644	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	643	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
32	6.1%	28	5.3%	171	32.6%	172	32.8%	65	12.4%	57	10.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	32	6.1%
9-12 Years	28	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	171	32.6%
Some College	172	32.8%
Bach. Degree	65	12.4%
Grad Degree	57	10.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +34	D +10	D + 7.0%
D +44
2020 vs. 2012	R +53	R +27	R + 4.5%
D +26
2020 vs. 2008	R +42	R +42	R + 10.0%
D +0

2016 vs. 2008	R +8	R +52	R + 17.0%
D -44
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	230	56.5%	Joe Biden (D)	167	41.0%	10	2.5%	407	9	10	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	196	57.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	123	35.8%	25	7.3%	344	10	11	0.01%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	177	54.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	141	43.3%	8	2.5%	326	10	7	0.01%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	188	51.4%	Barack Obama (D)	167	45.6%	11	3.0%	366	10	6	0.01%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	194	57.6%	John Kerry (D)	132	39.2%	11	3.3%	337	10	7	0.01%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	162	61.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	83	31.3%	20	7.5%	265	15	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bliss township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

167

41.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

230

56.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

407

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Bliss township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

123

35.8%

Donald Trump (R)

196

57.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

344

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Bliss township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

141

43.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

177

54.3%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

326

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Bliss township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

167

45.6%

John McCain (R)

188

51.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

366

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Bliss township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

194

57.6%

John Kerry (D)

132

39.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

337

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Bliss township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

162

61.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

31.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

265

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bliss township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Tudor Dixon (R)	211	55.5%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	163	42.9%	6 [+]	1.6%	380	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (1.1%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%);
2020	S2	77%	John James (R)	228	56.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	166	41.2%	9 [+]	2.2%	403	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (1.5%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	65%	John James (R)	173	51.8%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	158	47.3%	3 [+]	0.9%	334	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	65%	Bill Schuette (R)	172	51.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	152	45.2%	12 [+]	3.6%	336	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 4 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.2%);
2014	S2	53%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	137	52.3%	Gary Peters (D)	113	43.1%	12 [+]	4.6%	262	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 5 (1.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (1.1%);
2014	G	54%	Rick Snyder* (R)	153	57.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	100	37.7%	12 [+]	4.5%	265	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (2.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (1.1%);

*: 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	428
Median Value	$154,200

Occupied	307	71.7%
Vacant	121	28.3%

Owned	274	89.3%
Rented	33	10.7%
Median Rent	$1,375

Single-Family Units	352	82.2%
Detached	351	82.0%
Attached	1	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	45	10.5%

Bliss township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bliss township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Bliss township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bliss township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bliss township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bliss township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bliss township, MI