Whitewater township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,688 ( 91 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.8 square miles
Population density: 56.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,547	94.75%	2.3%
Black:	13	0.48%	116.7%
Indian:	14	0.52%	36.4%
Asian:	13	0.48%	8.3%
2+ races:	35	1.30%	34.6%
Hispanic:	66	2.46%	57.1%

Total non-White:	141	5.25%	30.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	58	2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	33	1.5

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
2,597
2,489	95.84%
6	0.23%
22	0.85%
12	0.46%
26	1.00%
42	1.62%
108	4.16%

2000
2,486
2,410	96.94%
3	0.12%
5	0.20%
17	0.68%
18	0.72%
33	1.33%
76	3.06%

1990
1,825
1,782	97.64%
2	0.11%
19	1.04%
6	0.33%
n/a
16	0.88%
43	2.36%

1980
1,409
1,381	98.01%
0	0.00%
5	0.35%
5	0.35%
n/a
18	1.28%
28	1.99%

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

79	3.2
32	1.3

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

628	34.4
33	1.8

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

401	28.5
15	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitewater 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
52.0
543	20.2%
2,145	79.8%
750	27.9%

1,046
2.57

831	79.4%
772	92.9%
22	2.6%
215	20.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
567	21.8%
2,030	78.2%
380	14.6%

1,012
2.57

771	76.2%
657	85.2%
42	5.4%
241	23.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
695	28.0%
1,791	72.0%
292	11.7%

915
2.71

710	77.6%
628	88.5%
33	4.6%
205	22.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
538	29.5%
1,287	70.5%
194	10.6%

638
2.86

531	83.2%
465	87.6%
16	3.0%
107	16.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
423	30.0%
986	70.0%
164	11.6%

505
2.79

411	81.4%
373	90.8%
18	4.4%
94	18.6%

2022 Housing Data for Whitewater township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	36	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	75	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	104	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	193	18.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	219	20.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	85	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	98	9.4%
$200,000 or more	73	7.0%

Median Household Income	90,833
Per Capita Income	40,996

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	0.7%
Public Assistance	14	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	1.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,118	76.6%
Unemployed	15	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,133	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	326	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	445	347	56.2%
Non-Profit	45	70	39.1%
Self-Employed	189	59	76.2%

Local Government	21	49	30.0%
State Government	30	11	73.2%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	634	406	61.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	100	130	43.5%
Total	734	536	57.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	215	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	300	23.5%
Professional, Technical	269	21.1%
Service Occupations	156	12.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.4%
All others	335	26.3%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	203	15.9%
Construction	181	14.2%
Retail trade	164	12.9%
Manufacturing	115	9.0%
Educational services	100	7.8%
Other services	75	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	73	5.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	41	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	32	2.5%
Wholesale trade	31	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	2.1%
Public administration	24	1.9%
Finance and insurance	21	1.6%
Utilities	17	1.3%
Information	4	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	63	2.34%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.11%
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	%
Korean	9	0.33%
Filipino	4	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,519	99.5%
German, other Germanic	5	0.2%
Tagalog	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	754	28.1%
Polish	467	17.4%
English	406	15.1%
Irish	371	13.8%
French	198	7.4%
Dutch	140	5.2%
French Canadian	134	5.0%
American	111	4.1%
Scottish	93	3.5%
Italian	47	1.7%
Swedish	43	1.6%
Finnish	40	1.5%
Ukrainian	37	1.4%
Czech	31	1.2%
European	31	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,688	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,662	99.0%
Foreign-born	26	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.2%	45	2.2%	484	24.1%	630	31.4%	515	25.7%	327	16.3%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.2%
9-12 Years	45	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	484	24.1%
Some College	630	31.4%
Bach. Degree	515	25.7%
Grad Degree	327	16.3%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +74	D +120	D + 11.9%
D +194
2020 vs. 2012	R +128	D +49	D + 8.1%
D +177
2020 vs. 2008	R +199	R +86	R + 0.6%
D +113

2016 vs. 2008	R +125	R +206	R + 12.5%
D -81
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,139	61.0%	Joe Biden (D)	691	37.0%	38	2.0%	1,868	13	14	0.03%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	1,065	64.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	497	29.9%	100	6.0%	1,662	17	18	0.03%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,011	65.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	514	33.5%	11	0.7%	1,536	21	19	0.03%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	940	60.8%	Barack Obama (D)	578	37.4%	28	1.8%	1,546	20	15	0.03%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,007	67.7%	John Kerry (D)	467	31.4%	13	0.9%	1,487	20	17	0.03%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	842	65.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	409	31.6%	42	3.2%	1,293	19	17	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Whitewater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

691

37.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,139

61.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,868

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Whitewater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

497

29.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,065

64.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,662

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Whitewater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

514

33.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,011

65.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,536

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Whitewater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

578

37.4%

John McCain (R)

940

60.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,546

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Whitewater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,007

67.7%

John Kerry (D)

467

31.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,487

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Whitewater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

842

65.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

409

31.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,293

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitewater township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	78%	Tudor Dixon (R)	969	57.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	685	40.9%	19 [+]	1.1%	1,673	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.2%);
2020	S2	87%	John James (R)	1,190	64.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	649	35.0%	16 [+]	0.9%	1,855	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 10 (0.5%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	72%	John James (R)	927	60.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	567	37.1%	33 [+]	2.2%	1,527	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 15 (1.0%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.6%);
2018	G	72%	Bill Schuette (R)	915	59.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	565	36.8%	55 [+]	3.6%	1,535	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 26 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 17 (1.1%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.8%);
2014	S2	53%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	650	58.6%	Gary Peters (D)	402	36.2%	57 [+]	5.1%	1,109	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 33 (3.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 16 (1.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.7%);
2014	G	54%	Rick Snyder* (R)	737	65.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	355	31.7%	29 [+]	2.6%	1,121	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 16 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 6 (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	1,440
Median Value	$338,800

Occupied	1,046	72.6%
Vacant	394	27.4%

Owned	975	93.2%
Rented	71	6.8%
Median Rent	$965

Single-Family Units	1,393	96.7%
Detached	1,363	94.7%
Attached	30	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	30	2.1%

Whitewater township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitewater township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Whitewater township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Whitewater township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Whitewater township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Whitewater township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitewater township, MI