Wakefield township, MI

Gogebic County, MI

2022 population: 528 ( 223 from 2010 )
Land area: 180.1 square miles
Population density: 2.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	506	95.83%	66.4%
Black:	5	0.95%	0.0%
Indian:	4	0.76%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	6	1.14%	0.0%
Hispanic:	7	1.33%	600.0%

Total non-White:	22	4.17%	2100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	202	80.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	21	8.3

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
305
304	99.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.33%
1	0.33%

2000
395
390	98.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.01%
1	0.25%
5	1.27%

1990
452
428	94.69%
0	0.00%
5	1.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
24	5.31%

1980
461
454	98.48%
0	0.00%
7	1.52%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	1.52%

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

-86	-21.8
-4	-1.0

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

-38	-8.4
-19	-4.2

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

-26	-5.6
17	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield 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
109	20.6%
419	79.4%
80	15.2%

222
2.38

167	75.2%
126	75.4%
13	7.8%
55	24.8%

2010
Number	Percent
51.1
50	16.4%
255	83.6%
68	22.3%

147
2.07

89	60.5%
70	78.7%
6	6.7%
58	39.5%

2000
Number	Percent
44.7
79	20.0%
316	80.0%
64	16.2%

167
2.37

113	67.7%
93	82.3%
8	7.1%
54	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.8
98	21.7%
354	78.3%
60	13.3%

153
2.95

118	77.1%
109	92.4%
0	0.0%
35	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
140	30.4%
321	69.6%
61	13.2%

155
2.97

125	80.6%
110	88.0%
5	4.0%
30	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	9.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	8.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	20	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	30	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	15	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	2.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	4.1%
$200,000 or more	37	16.7%

Median Household Income	63,056
Per Capita Income	37,460

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	3.2%
Public Assistance	2	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	246	70.3%
Unemployed	2	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	248	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	102	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	120	71	62.8%
Non-Profit	4	5	44.4%
Self-Employed	5	2	71.4%

Local Government	16	15	51.6%
State Government	0	21	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	125	73	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	41	32.8%
Total	145	114	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	76	29.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	22	8.5%
Professional, Technical	32	12.4%
Service Occupations	44	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.2%
All others	85	32.8%

White Collar		50.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	42	16.2%
Educational services	42	16.2%
Manufacturing	39	15.1%
Construction	34	13.1%
Retail trade	24	9.3%
Health care and social assistance	23	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	22	8.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	3.5%
Other services	8	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	2.3%
Public administration	4	1.5%
Utilities	3	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.8%
Finance and insurance	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.76%
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	3	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	495	98.0%
Other Indo-European	5	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.6%
Other	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	208	39.4%
German	95	18.0%
American	69	13.1%
English	38	7.2%
Italian	37	7.0%
Irish	34	6.4%
Polish	32	6.1%
Swedish	15	2.8%
Scotch-Irish	9	1.7%
Scottish	7	1.3%
French	6	1.1%
Dutch	5	0.9%
Norwegian	5	0.9%
Danish	4	0.8%
British	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	528	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	525	99.4%
Foreign-born	3	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.5%	6	1.5%	166	42.0%	109	27.6%	91	23.0%	21	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.5%
9-12 Years	6	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	166	42.0%
Some College	109	27.6%
Bach. Degree	91	23.0%
Grad Degree	21	5.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +21	R +21	R + 7.6%
D +0
2020 vs. 2012	R +63	R +98	R + 54.6%
D -35
2020 vs. 2008	R +67	R +145	R + 75.5%
D -78

2016 vs. 2008	R +46	R +124	R + 67.9%
D -78
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	43%	Donald Trump* (R)	131	69.3%	Joe Biden (D)	56	29.6%	2	1.1%	189	22	23	0.00%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	110	64.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	56	32.6%	6	3.5%	172	17	18	0.00%
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	91	56.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	68	42.5%	1	0.6%	160	-2	-5	0.00%
2008	77%	Barack Obama (D)	134	65.0%	John McCain (R)	64	31.1%	8	3.9%	206	-10	-15	0.00%
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	117	54.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	94	43.7%	4	1.9%	215	-4	-7	0.00%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	110	50.9%	George W. Bush (R)	101	46.8%	5	2.3%	216	1	-1	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

131

69.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

189

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

32.6%

Donald Trump (R)

110

64.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

172

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

56.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

42.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

160

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

134

65.0%

John McCain (R)

31.1%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

206

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

43.7%

John Kerry (D)

117

54.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

215

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

101

46.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

110

50.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

216

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	35%	Tudor Dixon (R)	100	65.4%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	53	34.6%	0	0.0%	153	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	42%	John James (R)	120	64.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	63	33.9%	3 [+]	1.6%	186	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (1.6%);
2018	S1	38%	John James (R)	87	56.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	63	40.9%	4 [+]	2.6%	154	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	38%	Bill Schuette (R)	81	52.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	66	42.9%	7 [+]	4.5%	154	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (2.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (1.3%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	36%	Gary Peters (D)	62	51.7%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	54	45.0%	4 [+]	3.3%	120	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (1.7%);
2014	G	36%	Mark Schauer (D)	67	55.8%	Rick Snyder* (R)	50	41.7%	3 [+]	2.5%	120	-9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.8%);

*: 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	333
Median Value	$105,900

Occupied	222	66.7%
Vacant	111	33.3%

Owned	208	93.7%
Rented	14	6.3%
Median Rent	$670

Single-Family Units	287	86.2%
Detached	282	84.7%
Attached	5	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	1.2%
Mobile Homes	19	5.7%

Wakefield township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wakefield township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wakefield township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wakefield township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield township, MI