Little Traverse township, MI

Emmet County, MI

2022 population: 2,647 ( 267 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.0 square miles
Population density: 147.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,330	88.02%	2.3%
Black:	102	3.85%	628.6%
Indian:	48	1.81%	23.1%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	81	3.06%	268.2%
Hispanic:	86	3.25%	273.9%

Total non-White:	317	11.98%	207.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	53	2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	214	10.9

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
2,380
2,277	95.67%
14	0.59%
39	1.64%
2	0.08%
22	0.92%
23	0.97%
103	4.33%

2000
2,415
2,336	96.73%
10	0.41%
47	1.95%
0	0.00%
7	0.29%
11	0.46%
79	3.27%

1990
1,819
1,772	97.42%
0	0.00%
32	1.76%
6	0.33%
n/a
9	0.49%
47	2.58%

1980
1,574
1,554	98.73%
2	0.13%
11	0.70%
3	0.19%
n/a
2	0.13%
20	1.27%

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

-59	-2.4
24	1.0

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

564	31.0
32	1.8

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

218	13.9
27	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Little Traverse 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
49.0
466	17.6%
2,181	82.4%
743	28.1%

1,144
2.31

716	62.6%
615	85.9%
16	2.2%
428	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.6
518	21.8%
1,862	78.2%
378	15.9%

1,015
2.34

674	66.4%
555	82.3%
54	8.0%
341	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
592	24.5%
1,823	75.5%
342	14.2%

1,012
2.38

741	73.2%
615	83.0%
62	8.4%
271	26.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
460	25.3%
1,359	74.7%
191	10.5%

709
2.57

518	73.1%
463	89.4%
31	6.0%
191	26.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
455	28.9%
1,119	71.1%
148	9.4%

556
2.83

431	77.5%
383	88.9%
18	4.2%
125	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Little Traverse township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	75	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	63	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	34	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	57	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	38	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	79	6.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	125	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	108	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	210	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	109	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	61	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	44	3.8%
$200,000 or more	104	9.1%

Median Household Income	70,139
Per Capita Income	40,691

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	2.6%
Public Assistance	5	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	62	5.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,046	75.2%
Unemployed	25	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,071	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	320	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	543	287	65.4%
Non-Profit	23	92	20.0%
Self-Employed	137	37	78.7%

Local Government	50	38	56.8%
State Government	11	20	35.5%
Federal Government	6	5	54.5%

Total Private + Self	680	324	67.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	90	155	36.7%
Total	770	479	61.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	284	22.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	210	16.8%
Professional, Technical	274	21.9%
Service Occupations	216	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	1.4%
All others	265	21.2%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	216	17.3%
Retail trade	210	16.8%
Manufacturing	141	11.3%
Educational services	100	8.0%
Construction	97	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	87	7.0%
Public administration	59	4.7%
Other services	48	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	48	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	46	3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	25	2.0%
Information	22	1.8%
Utilities	18	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	1.4%
Wholesale trade	16	1.3%
Finance and insurance	13	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	86	3.25%
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	2,456	99.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	785	29.7%
English	410	15.5%
Irish	281	10.6%
French	232	8.8%
American	175	6.6%
Polish	171	6.5%
Canadian	76	2.9%
European	76	2.9%
Swedish	75	2.8%
Italian	71	2.7%
Dutch	61	2.3%
Scottish	60	2.3%
Norwegian	57	2.2%
Greek	56	2.1%
Finnish	55	2.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,647	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,624	99.1%
Foreign-born	23	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.2%	23	1.2%	561	28.1%	561	28.1%	516	25.9%	329	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.2%
9-12 Years	23	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	561	28.1%
Some College	561	28.1%
Bach. Degree	516	25.9%
Grad Degree	329	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +107	D +110	D + 10.0%
D +217
2020 vs. 2012	R +111	D +110	D + 10.2%
D +221
2020 vs. 2008	R +178	R +50	R + 1.2%
D +128

2016 vs. 2008	R +71	R +160	R + 11.2%
D -89
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	976	54.5%	Joe Biden (D)	788	44.0%	27	1.5%	1,791	7	8	0.03%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	869	55.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	571	36.4%	128	8.2%	1,568	8	10	0.03%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	865	60.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	567	39.3%	10	0.7%	1,442	15	13	0.03%
2008	80%	John McCain (R)	798	54.0%	Barack Obama (D)	660	44.7%	20	1.4%	1,478	13	8	0.03%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	919	62.8%	John Kerry (D)	528	36.1%	16	1.1%	1,463	15	12	0.03%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	747	59.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	460	36.8%	44	3.5%	1,251	14	12	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Little Traverse township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

788

44.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

976

54.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,791

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Little Traverse township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

571

36.4%

Donald Trump (R)

869

55.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,568

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Little Traverse township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

567

39.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

865

60.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,442

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Little Traverse township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

660

44.7%

John McCain (R)

798

54.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,478

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Little Traverse township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

919

62.8%

John Kerry (D)

528

36.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,463

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Little Traverse township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

747

59.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

460

36.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,251

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Little Traverse township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Tudor Dixon (R)	775	50.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	750	48.4%	23 [+]	1.5%	1,548	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	82%	John James (R)	1,006	56.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	740	41.8%	24 [+]	1.4%	1,770	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 17 (1.0%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	69%	John James (R)	805	55.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	605	42.0%	29 [+]	2.0%	1,439	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 13 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	G	69%	Bill Schuette (R)	759	52.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	632	44.0%	45 [+]	3.1%	1,436	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 26 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.4%);
2014	S2	55%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	587	54.3%	Gary Peters (D)	453	41.9%	42 [+]	3.9%	1,082	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 28 (2.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 13 (1.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	55%	Rick Snyder* (R)	705	64.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	349	32.0%	38 [+]	3.5%	1,092	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 16 (1.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 10 (0.9%);

*: 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	1,875
Median Value	$248,800

Occupied	1,144	61.0%
Vacant	731	39.0%

Owned	959	83.8%
Rented	185	16.2%
Median Rent	$915

Single-Family Units	1,453	77.5%
Detached	1,408	75.1%
Attached	45	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	238	12.7%
Mobile Homes	48	2.6%

Little Traverse township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Little Traverse township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Little Traverse township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Little Traverse township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Little Traverse township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Little Traverse township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Little Traverse township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Little Traverse township, MI