Bethany township, MI

Gratiot County, MI

2022 population: 1,232 ( 175 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.6 square miles
Population density: 35.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,048	85.06%	20.2%
Black:	55	4.46%	450.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	83	6.74%	730.0%
Hispanic:	37	3.00%	43.9%

Total non-White:	184	14.94%	95.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-265	-22.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	90	7.8

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
1,407
1,313	93.32%
10	0.71%
6	0.43%
2	0.14%
10	0.71%
66	4.69%
94	6.68%

2000
3,532
2,226	63.02%
988	27.97%
52	1.47%
20	0.57%
101	2.86%
145	4.11%
1,306	36.98%

1990
1,814
1,470	81.04%
248	13.67%
4	0.22%
42	2.32%
n/a
50	2.76%
344	18.96%

1980
1,526
1,485	97.31%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
15	0.98%
n/a
26	1.70%
41	2.69%

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

-913	-25.8
-1,212	-34.3

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

756	41.7
962	53.0

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

-15	-1.0
303	19.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethany 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
45.6
210	17.0%
1,022	83.0%
307	24.9%

428
2.62

338	79.0%
299	88.5%
23	6.8%
90	21.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
341	24.2%
1,066	75.8%
229	16.3%

524
2.67

406	77.5%
356	87.7%
16	3.9%
118	22.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
393	11.1%
3,139	88.9%
191	5.4%

513
2.79

405	78.9%
349	86.2%
22	5.4%
108	21.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
344	19.0%
1,470	81.0%
163	9.0%

468
2.76

388	82.9%
362	93.3%
10	2.6%
80	17.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
514	33.7%
1,012	66.3%
150	9.8%

467
3.19

409	87.6%
378	92.4%
14	3.4%
58	12.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bethany township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	16	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	27	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	24	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	32	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	76	17.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	55	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	7.7%
$200,000 or more	44	10.3%

Median Household Income	78,125
Per Capita Income	35,393

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	2.1%
Public Assistance	11	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19	4.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	490	65.9%
Unemployed	5	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	495	66.6%
Not in Labor Force	248	33.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	205	168	55.0%
Non-Profit	4	47	7.8%
Self-Employed	54	11	83.1%

Local Government	16	15	51.6%
State Government	19	33	36.5%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	259	179	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	42	95	30.7%
Total	301	274	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	58	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	147	25.6%
Professional, Technical	128	22.3%
Service Occupations	96	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	2.4%
All others	146	25.4%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	92	16.0%
Retail trade	89	15.5%
Manufacturing	60	10.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	57	9.9%
Construction	56	9.7%
Educational services	55	9.6%
Public administration	45	7.8%
Other services	43	7.5%
Wholesale trade	18	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	2.8%
Finance and insurance	15	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	6	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	1.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29	2.35%
Puerto Rican	5	0.41%
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	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,151	96.7%
Arabic	20	1.7%
Spanish	10	0.8%
German, other Germanic	5	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	233	18.9%
English	142	11.5%
Irish	130	10.6%
American	102	8.3%
Scottish	64	5.2%
Other Subsaharan African	52	4.2%
French	22	1.8%
French Canadian	17	1.4%
Swedish	17	1.4%
Norwegian	16	1.3%
European	13	1.1%
Polish	13	1.1%
Czech	12	1.0%
Italian	11	0.9%
Dutch	10	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,212	98.4%
Not a citizen	20	1.6%

Native	1,212	98.4%
Foreign-born	20	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.4%	27	3.0%	375	41.8%	343	38.2%	104	11.6%	36	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.4%
9-12 Years	27	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	375	41.8%
Some College	343	38.2%
Bach. Degree	104	11.6%
Grad Degree	36	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +95	R +46	D + 3.6%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +157	R +184	R + 19.1%
D -27
2020 vs. 2008	R +188	R +269	R + 33.0%
D -81

2016 vs. 2008	R +93	R +223	R + 36.5%
D -130
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	567	73.0%	Joe Biden (D)	202	26.0%	8	1.0%	777	25	26	0.01%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	472	71.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	153	23.3%	32	4.9%	657	25	26	0.01%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	410	63.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	229	35.5%	6	0.9%	645	19	16	0.01%
2008	45%	John McCain (R)	379	56.6%	Barack Obama (D)	283	42.2%	8	1.2%	670	16	11	0.01%
2004	29%	George W. Bush* (R)	414	62.5%	John Kerry (D)	246	37.2%	2	0.3%	662	15	12	0.01%
2000	19%	George W. Bush (R)	370	61.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	223	37.0%	9	1.5%	602	15	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bethany township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

202

26.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

567

73.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

777

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Bethany township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

153

23.3%

Donald Trump (R)

472

71.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

657

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Bethany township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

229

35.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

410

63.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

645

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Bethany township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

283

42.2%

John McCain (R)

379

56.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

670

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Bethany township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

414

62.5%

John Kerry (D)

246

37.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Bethany township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

370

61.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

223

37.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

602

Turnout: 19%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethany township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Tudor Dixon (R)	414	66.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	198	31.9%	9 [+]	1.4%	621	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.5%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	77%	John James (R)	541	70.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	217	28.2%	11 [+]	1.4%	769	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.9%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.5%);
2018	S1	56%	John James (R)	390	68.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	173	30.4%	7 [+]	1.2%	570	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (0.5%);
2018	G	57%	Bill Schuette (R)	384	67.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	184	32.2%	4 [+]	0.7%	572	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	43%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	227	50.8%	Gary Peters (D)	198	44.3%	22 [+]	4.9%	447	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 13 (2.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	43%	Rick Snyder* (R)	275	61.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	166	36.8%	10 [+]	2.2%	451	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (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	473
Median Value	$145,700

Occupied	428	90.5%
Vacant	45	9.5%

Owned	392	91.6%
Rented	36	8.4%
Median Rent	$771

Single-Family Units	437	92.4%
Detached	437	92.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	36	7.6%

Bethany township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bethany township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Bethany township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bethany township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bethany township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bethany township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethany township, MI