Ransom township, MI

2022 population: 903 ( 29 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.1 square miles
Population density: 30.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	883	97.79%	2.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	1	0.11%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	13	1.44%	333.3%
Hispanic:	6	0.66%	71.4%

Total non-White:	20	2.21%	23.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-23	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-0.8

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
932
906	97.21%
0	0.00%
1	0.11%
1	0.11%
3	0.32%
21	2.25%
26	2.79%

2000
980
977	99.69%
2	0.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.10%
3	0.31%

1990
911
900	98.79%
5	0.55%
0	0.00%
6	0.66%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	1.21%

1980
949
939	98.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
n/a
8	0.84%
10	1.05%

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

-71	-7.2
23	2.3

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

77	8.5
-8	-0.9

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

-39	-4.1
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Ransom 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
41.1
233	25.8%
670	74.2%
153	16.9%

343
2.63

248	72.3%
210	84.7%
0	0.0%
95	27.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
238	25.5%
694	74.5%
137	14.7%

321
2.90

254	79.1%
214	84.3%
8	3.1%
67	20.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
306	31.2%
674	68.8%
94	9.6%

325
2.95

263	80.9%
227	86.3%
8	3.0%
62	19.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
279	30.6%
632	69.4%
86	9.4%

299
3.05

241	80.6%
215	89.2%
8	3.3%
58	19.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
303	31.9%
646	68.1%
108	11.4%

298
3.18

255	85.6%
226	88.6%
8	3.1%
43	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ransom township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	44	12.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	66	19.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	43	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	7	2.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	5.5%
$200,000 or more	7	2.0%

Median Household Income	67,019
Per Capita Income	29,891

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	5.8%
Public Assistance	6	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	16.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	338	64.6%
Unemployed	51	9.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	389	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	134	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	174	68	71.9%
Non-Profit	14	23	37.8%
Self-Employed	49	15	76.6%

Local Government	11	6	64.7%
State Government	0	5	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	223	83	72.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25	34	42.4%
Total	248	117	67.9%

Pct. Govt.	6.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34	9.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	55	15.1%
Professional, Technical	46	12.6%
Service Occupations	44	12.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	4.7%
All others	186	51.0%

White Collar		37.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	67	18.4%
Retail trade	50	13.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	10.1%
Educational services	35	9.6%
Health care and social assistance	32	8.8%
Transportation and warehousing	30	8.2%
Construction	27	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	6.0%
Other services	18	4.9%
Finance and insurance	16	4.4%
Wholesale trade	14	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.1%
Accommodation and food services	2	0.5%
Information	2	0.5%
Public administration	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.66%
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	805	97.0%
German, other Germanic	23	2.8%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	334	37.0%
English	277	30.7%
Irish	101	11.2%
American	39	4.3%
Polish	21	2.3%
French	18	2.0%
Dutch	11	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	11	1.2%
Danish	8	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.9%
Italian	7	0.8%
French Canadian	3	0.3%
Scottish	3	0.3%
Canadian	2	0.2%
European	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	903	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	900	99.7%
Foreign-born	3	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	3.6%	38	6.2%	258	41.8%	228	37.0%	49	7.9%	22	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	3.6%
9-12 Years	38	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	258	41.8%
Some College	228	37.0%
Bach. Degree	49	7.9%
Grad Degree	22	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +60	R +41	D + 2.2%
D +19
2020 vs. 2012	R +119	R +148	R + 25.8%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +109	R +158	R + 31.2%
D -49

2016 vs. 2008	R +49	R +117	R + 33.5%
D -68
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	362	78.4%	Joe Biden (D)	84	18.2%	16	3.5%	462	31	32	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	302	78.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	65	16.9%	18	4.7%	385	31	33	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	243	66.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	113	30.9%	10	2.7%	366	22	19	0.01%
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	253	64.1%	Barack Obama (D)	133	33.7%	9	2.3%	395	23	18	0.01%
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	270	67.2%	John Kerry (D)	126	31.3%	6	1.5%	402	19	16	0.01%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	218	63.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	112	32.7%	12	3.5%	342	18	16	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ransom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

362

78.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

462

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Ransom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.9%

Donald Trump (R)

302

78.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

385

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Ransom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

113

30.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

243

66.4%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

366

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Ransom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

133

33.7%

John McCain (R)

253

64.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

395

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Ransom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

270

67.2%

John Kerry (D)

126

31.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

402

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Ransom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

218

63.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

112

32.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

342

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ransom township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	53%	Tudor Dixon (R)	283	76.5%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	75	20.3%	12 [+]	3.2%	370	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.8%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.5%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	64%	John James (R)	348	77.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	91	20.2%	12 [+]	2.7%	451	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2018	S1	47%	John James (R)	243	73.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	84	25.2%	6 [+]	1.8%	333	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.6%);
2018	G	47%	Bill Schuette (R)	248	74.5%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	79	23.7%	6 [+]	1.8%	333	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.9%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 2 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	37%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	172	65.9%	Gary Peters (D)	83	31.8%	6 [+]	2.3%	261	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (1.1%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%);
2014	G	38%	Rick Snyder* (R)	174	65.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	84	31.7%	7 [+]	2.6%	265	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (1.1%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);

*: 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	384
Median Value	$146,200

Occupied	343	89.3%
Vacant	41	10.7%

Owned	288	84.0%
Rented	55	16.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	355	92.4%
Detached	355	92.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	29	7.6%

Ransom township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ransom township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ransom township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ransom township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ransom township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ransom township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ransom township, MI