Center township, MI

2022 population: 485 ( 83 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.3 square miles
Population density: 14.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	407	83.92%	19.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	31	6.39%	8.8%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	45	9.28%	150.0%
Hispanic:	2	0.41%	75.0%

Total non-White:	78	16.08%	20.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-96	-20.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	13	2.8

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
568
503	88.56%
2	0.35%
34	5.99%
3	0.53%
18	3.17%
8	1.41%
65	11.44%

2000
534
497	93.07%
0	0.00%
14	2.62%
2	0.37%
4	0.75%
17	3.18%
37	6.93%

1990
523
453	86.62%
55	10.52%
4	0.76%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	2.10%
70	13.38%

1980
442
363	82.13%
67	15.16%
3	0.68%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.58%
79	17.87%

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

6	1.1
28	5.2

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

44	8.4
-33	-6.3

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

90	20.4
-9	-2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Center 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
47.1
82	16.9%
403	83.1%
84	17.3%

206
2.35

150	72.8%
110	73.3%
3	2.0%
56	27.2%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
135	23.8%
433	76.2%
74	13.0%

225
2.52

154	68.4%
121	78.6%
11	7.1%
71	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
167	31.3%
367	68.7%
70	13.1%

198
2.65

140	70.7%
113	80.7%
11	7.9%
58	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
125	23.9%
398	76.1%
37	7.1%

111
3.32

100	90.1%
85	85.0%
2	2.0%
11	9.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
110	24.9%
332	75.1%
42	9.5%

107
3.08

85	79.4%
76	89.4%
2	2.4%
22	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Center township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	1.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	29.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	23	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	29	14.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	3.9%
$200,000 or more	10	4.9%

Median Household Income	61,500
Per Capita Income	35,399

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	3.9%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	231	66.4%
Unemployed	32	9.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	263	75.6%
Not in Labor Force	85	24.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	100	45	69.0%
Non-Profit	4	15	21.1%
Self-Employed	40	15	72.7%

Local Government	7	6	53.8%
State Government	11	6	64.7%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	140	60	70.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	30	42.3%
Total	162	90	64.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	50	19.8%
Professional, Technical	23	9.1%
Service Occupations	30	11.9%
All others	123	48.8%

White Collar		39.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	47	18.7%
Construction	46	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	25	9.9%
Retail trade	24	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	9.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	12	4.8%
Wholesale trade	10	4.0%
Educational services	9	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	3.6%
Other services	8	3.2%
Utilities	7	2.8%
Accommodation and food services	6	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	1.6%
Information	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.41%
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	465	98.3%
Spanish	4	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.4%
Other Indo-European	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	123	25.4%
German	114	23.5%
Irish	97	20.0%
English	85	17.5%
Italian	29	6.0%
Swedish	23	4.7%
Dutch	22	4.5%
French	22	4.5%
French Canadian	20	4.1%
Norwegian	12	2.5%
American	11	2.3%
Finnish	10	2.1%
Turkish	8	1.6%
Hungarian	7	1.4%
Canadian	5	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	477	98.4%
Not a citizen	8	1.6%

Native	477	98.4%
Foreign-born	8	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	2.4%	23	7.0%	140	42.6%	111	33.7%	35	10.6%	12	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	2.4%
9-12 Years	23	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	140	42.6%
Some College	111	33.7%
Bach. Degree	35	10.6%
Grad Degree	12	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +38	R +18	R + 1.5%
D +20
2020 vs. 2012	R +75	R +66	R + 17.2%
D +9
2020 vs. 2008	R +89	R +106	R + 31.7%
D -17

2016 vs. 2008	R +51	R +88	R + 30.2%
D -37
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	92%	Donald Trump* (R)	218	60.2%	Joe Biden (D)	135	37.3%	9	2.5%	362	12	13	0.01%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	180	57.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	115	36.5%	20	6.3%	315	10	11	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	143	51.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	126	45.5%	8	2.9%	277	7	4	0.01%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	152	51.2%	John McCain (R)	129	43.4%	16	5.4%	297	3	-2	0.01%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	138	51.1%	John Kerry (D)	129	47.8%	3	1.1%	270	3	0	0.01%
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	105	47.5%	George W. Bush (R)	104	47.1%	12	5.4%	221	1	-1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

135

37.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

218

60.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

362

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

115

36.5%

Donald Trump (R)

180

57.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

315

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

126

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

143

51.6%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

277

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

152

51.2%

John McCain (R)

129

43.4%

Other

5.4%

TOTAL

297

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

138

51.1%

John Kerry (D)

129

47.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

270

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Center township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

104

47.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

105

47.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

221

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	75%	Tudor Dixon (R)	164	55.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	128	43.1%	5 [+]	1.7%	297	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.7%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	91%	John James (R)	222	61.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	131	36.4%	7 [+]	1.9%	360	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 4 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.6%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.3%);
2018	S1	71%	John James (R)	148	51.6%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	129	44.9%	10 [+]	3.5%	287	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (2.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.7%);
2018	G	70%	Bill Schuette (R)	144	50.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	127	44.9%	12 [+]	4.2%	283	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 6 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.4%);
2014	S2	49%	Gary Peters (D)	103	50.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	89	43.2%	14 [+]	6.8%	206	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (2.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (2.4%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 3 (1.5%);
2014	G	50%	Rick Snyder* (R)	102	48.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	93	44.5%	14 [+]	6.7%	209	-2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (3.3%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (2.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (1.0%);

*: 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	325
Median Value	$185,500

Occupied	206	63.4%
Vacant	119	36.6%

Owned	196	95.1%
Rented	10	4.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	280	86.2%
Detached	279	85.8%
Attached	1	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	40	12.3%

Center township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Center township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Center township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Center township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Center township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Center township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Center township, MI