Emerson township, MI

Gratiot County, MI

2022 population: 798 ( 154 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.1 square miles
Population density: 23.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	727	91.10%	19.8%
Black:	4	0.50%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	17	2.13%	183.3%
Hispanic:	44	5.51%	33.3%

Total non-White:	71	8.90%	54.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-179	-22.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	25	3.2

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
952
906	95.17%
2	0.21%
3	0.32%
2	0.21%
6	0.63%
33	3.47%
46	4.83%

2000
966
934	96.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
32	3.31%
32	3.31%

1990
1,003
970	96.71%
0	0.00%
7	0.70%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	2.59%
33	3.29%

1980
1,092
1,091	99.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.09%

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

-28	-2.9
14	1.4

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

-36	-3.6
-1	-0.1

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

-121	-11.1
32	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Emerson 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
47.8
145	18.2%
653	81.8%
175	21.9%

347
2.30

237	68.3%
205	86.5%
5	2.1%
110	31.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
240	25.2%
712	74.8%
148	15.5%

356
2.67

268	75.3%
231	86.2%
10	3.7%
88	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
259	26.8%
707	73.2%
139	14.4%

355
2.70

282	79.4%
252	89.4%
8	2.8%
73	20.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
276	27.5%
727	72.5%
138	13.8%

373
2.69

295	79.1%
257	87.1%
14	4.7%
78	20.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
353	32.3%
739	67.7%
120	11.0%

369
2.96

294	79.7%
271	92.2%
17	5.8%
75	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Emerson township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	22	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	22	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	47	13.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	24	6.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	41	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	10.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	8.1%
$200,000 or more	27	7.8%

Median Household Income	69,750
Per Capita Income	39,083

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	5.8%
Public Assistance	5	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	343	72.4%
Unemployed	18	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	361	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	113	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	126	79	61.5%
Non-Profit	7	16	30.4%
Self-Employed	57	15	79.2%

Local Government	10	14	41.7%
State Government	14	32	30.4%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	183	94	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31	64	32.6%
Total	214	158	57.5%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	93	24.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	67	17.7%
Professional, Technical	49	12.9%
Service Occupations	49	12.9%
All others	121	31.9%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	61	16.1%
Manufacturing	53	14.0%
Public administration	46	12.1%
Health care and social assistance	39	10.3%
Retail trade	34	9.0%
Educational services	21	5.5%
Finance and insurance	18	4.7%
Other services	16	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	16	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	13	3.4%
Utilities	9	2.4%
Wholesale trade	8	2.1%
Information	5	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	44	5.51%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	769	99.4%
Spanish	5	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	222	27.8%
English	110	13.8%
Irish	104	13.0%
Swedish	52	6.5%
American	36	4.5%
Scottish	30	3.8%
Polish	17	2.1%
Italian	14	1.8%
French	13	1.6%
Czechoslovakian	9	1.1%
British	7	0.9%
Czech	7	0.9%
European	7	0.9%
Danish	6	0.8%
Dutch	6	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	798	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	797	99.9%
Foreign-born	1	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	2.1%	19	3.3%	226	39.5%	228	39.9%	54	9.4%	33	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	2.1%
9-12 Years	19	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	226	39.5%
Some College	228	39.9%
Bach. Degree	54	9.4%
Grad Degree	33	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +39	R +13	D + 2.6%
D +26
2020 vs. 2012	R +84	R +114	R + 21.4%
D -30
2020 vs. 2008	R +94	R +163	R + 32.8%
D -69

2016 vs. 2008	R +55	R +150	R + 35.4%
D -95
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	338	67.3%	Joe Biden (D)	155	30.9%	9	1.8%	502	20	21	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	299	67.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	129	29.1%	15	3.4%	443	20	22	0.01%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	254	57.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	185	41.8%	4	0.9%	443	13	10	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	244	51.2%	Barack Obama (D)	224	47.0%	9	1.9%	477	10	6	0.01%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	306	61.8%	John Kerry (D)	185	37.4%	4	0.8%	495	14	11	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	258	58.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	185	41.7%	1	0.2%	444	12	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Emerson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

155

30.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

338

67.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

502

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Emerson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

129

29.1%

Donald Trump (R)

299

67.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

443

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Emerson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

185

41.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

254

57.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

443

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Emerson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

224

47.0%

John McCain (R)

244

51.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

477

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Emerson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

306

61.8%

John Kerry (D)

185

37.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

495

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Emerson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

258

58.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

185

41.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.2%

TOTAL

444

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Emerson township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Tudor Dixon (R)	239	60.4%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	149	37.6%	8 [+]	2.0%	396	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.0%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 1 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	77%	John James (R)	320	64.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	170	34.4%	4 [+]	0.8%	494	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	215	59.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	143	39.3%	6 [+]	1.6%	364	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.5%);
2018	G	55%	Bill Schuette (R)	210	57.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	147	40.4%	7 [+]	1.9%	364	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 4 (1.1%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	40%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	142	52.4%	Gary Peters (D)	122	45.0%	7 [+]	2.6%	271	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 5 (1.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 1 (0.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.4%);
2014	G	40%	Rick Snyder* (R)	162	59.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	102	37.5%	8 [+]	2.9%	272	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (1.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.7%);

*: 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	373
Median Value	$158,000

Occupied	347	93.0%
Vacant	26	7.0%

Owned	326	93.9%
Rented	21	6.1%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	361	96.8%
Detached	361	96.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	12	3.2%

Emerson township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Emerson township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Emerson township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Emerson township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Emerson township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Emerson township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Emerson township, MI