Gaines township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,657 ( 163 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 189.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,130	92.08%	5.4%
Black:	38	0.57%	34.5%
Indian:	4	0.06%	89.2%
Asian:	6	0.09%	45.5%
2+ races:	187	2.81%	187.7%
Hispanic:	292	4.39%	75.9%

Total non-White:	527	7.92%	55.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-352	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	189	3.4

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
6,820
6,482	95.04%
58	0.85%
37	0.54%
11	0.16%
65	0.95%
166	2.43%
338	4.96%

2000
6,522
6,281	96.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.15%
84	1.29%
145	2.22%
241	3.70%

1990
5,391
5,286	98.05%
0	0.00%
67	1.24%
9	0.17%
n/a
29	0.54%
105	1.95%

1980
5,209
5,160	99.06%
0	0.00%
31	0.60%
2	0.04%
n/a
16	0.31%
49	0.94%

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

201	3.1
97	1.5

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

995	18.5
136	2.5

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

126	2.4
56	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Gaines 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
47.4
1,438	21.6%
5,219	78.4%
1,286	19.3%

2,656
2.50

2,095	78.9%
1,831	87.4%
77	3.7%
561	21.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
1,658	24.3%
5,162	75.7%
899	13.2%

2,502
2.72

1,963	78.5%
1,657	84.4%
90	4.6%
539	21.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
1,718	26.3%
4,804	73.7%
455	7.0%

2,277
2.85

1,833	80.5%
1,579	86.1%
92	5.0%
444	19.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
1,594	29.6%
3,797	70.4%
358	6.6%

1,702
3.17

1,480	87.0%
1,391	94.0%
45	3.0%
222	13.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.1
2,083	40.0%
3,126	60.0%
238	4.6%

1,464
3.56

1,319	90.1%
1,225	92.9%
43	3.3%
145	9.9%

2022 Housing Data for Gaines township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	47	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	49	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	122	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	122	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	61	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	63	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	133	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	135	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	151	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	268	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	525	19.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	278	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	241	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	245	9.2%
$200,000 or more	191	7.2%

Median Household Income	81,849
Per Capita Income	38,933

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	134	5.0%
Public Assistance	26	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	98	3.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,840	71.2%
Unemployed	61	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,901	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,090	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,151	1,015	53.1%
Non-Profit	79	193	29.0%
Self-Employed	266	119	69.1%

Local Government	53	115	31.5%
State Government	15	36	29.4%
Federal Government	39	42	48.1%

Total Private + Self	1,417	1,134	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	186	386	32.5%
Total	1,603	1,520	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	452	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	716	22.9%
Professional, Technical	699	22.4%
Service Occupations	417	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.1%
All others	839	26.9%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	480	15.4%
Manufacturing	458	14.7%
Retail trade	334	10.7%
Construction	264	8.5%
Educational services	247	7.9%
Other services	208	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	188	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	186	6.0%
Finance and insurance	157	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	142	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	107	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	83	2.7%
Wholesale trade	76	2.4%
Information	66	2.1%
Public administration	38	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.9%
Management	20	0.6%
Utilities	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	156	2.34%
Puerto Rican	23	0.35%
Cuban	110	1.65%
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	3	0.05%
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	3	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,110	95.0%
Spanish	311	4.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.1%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,829	27.5%
Irish	1,195	18.0%
English	797	12.0%
American	552	8.3%
Polish	501	7.5%
French	218	3.3%
Italian	186	2.8%
French Canadian	151	2.3%
Scottish	124	1.9%
European	119	1.8%
Dutch	108	1.6%
Hungarian	90	1.4%
Welsh	66	1.0%
Swedish	63	0.9%
Norwegian	55	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,657	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	6,460	97.0%
Foreign-born	197	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
80	1.7%	154	3.2%	1,609	33.6%	1,836	38.4%	760	15.9%	348	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	80	1.7%
9-12 Years	154	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,609	33.6%
Some College	1,836	38.4%
Bach. Degree	760	15.9%
Grad Degree	348	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +406	R +109	D + 1.1%
D +297
2020 vs. 2012	R +834	R +1,121	R + 26.8%
D -287
2020 vs. 2008	R +807	R +1,185	R + 28.3%
D -378

2016 vs. 2008	R +401	R +1,076	R + 29.4%
D -675
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,597	59.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,700	39.0%	57	1.3%	4,354	12	13	0.08%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	2,191	57.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,403	36.6%	241	6.3%	3,835	10	11	0.08%
2012	73%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,987	52.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,763	46.6%	31	0.8%	3,781	2	-1	0.08%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	2,078	52.6%	John McCain (R)	1,790	45.3%	80	2.0%	3,948	4	0	0.08%
2004	78%	John Kerry (D)	1,930	49.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,905	49.2%	38	1.0%	3,873	1	-2	0.08%
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,745	54.3%	George W. Bush (R)	1,366	42.5%	102	3.2%	3,213	-4	-5	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gaines township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,700

39.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,597

59.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,354

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Gaines township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,403

36.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,191

57.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

166

4.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,835

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Gaines township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,987

52.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,763

46.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,781

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Gaines township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,078

52.6%

John McCain (R)

1,790

45.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,948

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Gaines township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,905

49.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,930

49.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,873

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Gaines township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,366

42.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,745

54.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,213

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gaines township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	71%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,934	53.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,635	44.9%	73 [+]	2.0%	3,642	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 33 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 28 (0.8%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 8 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	83%	John James (R)	2,461	57.1%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,778	41.3%	68 [+]	1.6%	4,307	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 40 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 13 (0.3%);
2018	S1	66%	John James (R)	1,803	52.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,542	45.1%	76 [+]	2.2%	3,421	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 41 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 23 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.4%);
2018	G	66%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,737	50.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,590	46.5%	95 [+]	2.8%	3,422	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 47 (1.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 31 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.5%);
2014	S2	54%	Gary Peters (D)	1,591	57.2%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,062	38.2%	128 [+]	4.6%	2,781	-3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 72 (2.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 36 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 20 (0.7%);
2014	G	54%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,477	52.7%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,238	44.1%	90 [+]	3.2%	2,805	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 43 (1.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 18 (0.6%);

*: 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	2,779
Median Value	$198,500

Occupied	2,656	95.6%
Vacant	123	4.4%

Owned	2,532	95.3%
Rented	124	4.7%
Median Rent	$865

Single-Family Units	2,554	91.9%
Detached	2,554	91.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	0.5%
Mobile Homes	199	7.2%

Gaines township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gaines township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Gaines township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gaines township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gaines township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gaines township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gaines township, MI