Wakefield city, MI

Gogebic County, MI

2022 population: 1,554 ( 297 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.9 square miles
Population density: 197.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,446	93.05%	18.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	7	0.45%	65.0%
Asian:	14	0.90%	75.0%
2+ races:	79	5.08%	315.8%
Hispanic:	8	0.51%	57.9%

Total non-White:	108	6.95%	58.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-337	-22.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	40	2.6

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
1,851
1,783	96.33%
1	0.05%
20	1.08%
8	0.43%
19	1.03%
19	1.03%
68	3.67%

2000
2,071
2,031	98.07%
3	0.14%
9	0.43%
10	0.48%
18	0.87%
0	0.00%
40	1.93%

1990
2,318
2,295	99.01%
2	0.09%
16	0.69%
5	0.22%
n/a
0	0.00%
23	0.99%

1980
2,591
2,512	96.95%
0	0.00%
58	2.24%
6	0.23%
n/a
15	0.58%
79	3.05%

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

-248	-12.0
28	1.4

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

-264	-11.4
17	0.7

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

-217	-8.4
-56	-2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield city, 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
45.1
287	18.5%
1,267	81.5%
354	22.8%

701
2.04

308	43.9%
232	75.3%
9	2.9%
393	56.1%

2010
Number	Percent
50.1
317	17.1%
1,534	82.9%
494	26.7%

818
2.11

452	55.3%
346	76.5%
35	7.7%
366	44.7%

2000
Number	Percent
49.8
317	15.3%
1,754	84.7%
662	32.0%

899
2.10

544	60.5%
472	86.8%
29	5.3%
355	39.5%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
543	23.4%
1,775	76.6%
630	27.2%

938
2.32

615	65.6%
510	82.9%
43	7.0%
323	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
36.4
746	28.8%
1,845	71.2%
525	20.3%

901
2.74

657	72.9%
580	88.3%
6	0.9%
244	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield city, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	63	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	73	10.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	40	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	44	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	33	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	33	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	80	11.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	48	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	85	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	3.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	2.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	0.6%
$200,000 or more	39	5.6%

Median Household Income	41,837
Per Capita Income	32,455

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28	4.0%
Public Assistance	19	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	117	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	624	67.2%
Unemployed	14	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	638	68.8%
Not in Labor Force	290	31.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	261	188	58.1%
Non-Profit	28	24	53.8%
Self-Employed	42	14	75.0%

Local Government	28	41	40.6%
State Government	9	14	39.1%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	303	202	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	71	79	47.3%
Total	374	281	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32	4.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	182	27.8%
Professional, Technical	115	17.6%
Service Occupations	96	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	2.1%
All others	230	35.1%

White Collar		50.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	116	17.7%
Construction	100	15.3%
Health care and social assistance	99	15.1%
Manufacturing	73	11.1%
Public administration	38	5.8%
Finance and insurance	37	5.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	32	4.9%
Educational services	32	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	21	3.2%
Wholesale trade	19	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	18	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.8%
Other services	10	1.5%
Utilities	9	1.4%
Information	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	8	0.51%
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	5	0.32%
Indian	5	0.32%
Chinese	4	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,337	94.4%
Other Indo-European	39	2.8%
Spanish	20	1.4%
Other	6	0.4%
German, other Germanic	6	0.4%
Tagalog	5	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	293	18.9%
Italian	262	16.9%
German	242	15.6%
American	233	15.0%
French	108	6.9%
Polish	91	5.9%
Swedish	83	5.3%
Irish	82	5.3%
English	80	5.1%
Norwegian	59	3.8%
Serbian	31	2.0%
French Canadian	28	1.8%
Dutch	19	1.2%
Croatian	12	0.8%
Czech	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,554	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,540	99.1%
Foreign-born	14	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	1.3%	32	2.7%	463	38.4%	507	42.1%	133	11.0%	54	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	1.3%
9-12 Years	32	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	463	38.4%
Some College	507	42.1%
Bach. Degree	133	11.0%
Grad Degree	54	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +113	R +72	R + 4.9%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +222	R +338	R + 39.5%
D -116
2020 vs. 2008	R +218	R +406	R + 45.8%
D -188

2016 vs. 2008	R +105	R +334	R + 40.9%
D -229
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	553	60.8%	Joe Biden (D)	348	38.2%	9	1.0%	910	13	14	0.02%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	440	54.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	307	38.1%	58	7.2%	805	7	9	0.02%
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	464	57.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	331	41.1%	11	1.4%	806	-4	-6	0.02%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	536	59.7%	John McCain (R)	335	37.3%	27	3.0%	898	-4	-8	0.02%
2004	56%	John Kerry (D)	527	56.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	407	43.3%	5	0.5%	939	-4	-7	0.02%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	503	49.1%	George W. Bush (R)	485	47.3%	37	3.6%	1,025	1	-1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

348

38.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

553

60.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

910

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

307

38.1%

Donald Trump (R)

440

54.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

805

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

464

57.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

331

41.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

806

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

536

59.7%

John McCain (R)

335

37.3%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

898

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

407

43.3%

John Kerry (D)

527

56.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

939

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Wakefield city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

485

47.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

503

49.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,025

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield city, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	53%	Tudor Dixon (R)	382	55.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	290	42.3%	14 [+]	2.0%	686	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.6%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	68%	John James (R)	511	57.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	359	40.4%	18 [+]	2.0%	888	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.9%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%);
2018	S1	51%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	349	50.9%	John James (R)	323	47.2%	13 [+]	1.9%	685	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	51%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	361	52.6%	Bill Schuette (R)	301	43.9%	24 [+]	3.5%	686	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 10 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.0%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.0%);
2014	S2	38%	Gary Peters (D)	318	58.2%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	213	39.0%	15 [+]	2.7%	546	-2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.5%);
2014	G	39%	Mark Schauer (D)	332	59.3%	Rick Snyder* (R)	215	38.4%	13 [+]	2.3%	560	-13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (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	957
Median Value	$61,500

Occupied	701	73.2%
Vacant	256	26.8%

Owned	576	82.2%
Rented	125	17.8%
Median Rent	$569

Single-Family Units	858	89.7%
Detached	855	89.3%
Attached	3	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	45	4.7%
Mobile Homes	23	2.4%

Wakefield city, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield city, MI

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield city, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wakefield city, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wakefield city, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wakefield city, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wakefield city, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield city, MI