Reading township, MI

Hillsdale County, MI

2022 population: 1,724 ( 41 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.0 square miles
Population density: 50.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,671	96.93%	3.4%
Black:	10	0.58%	900.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.06%	50.0%
2+ races:	9	0.52%	30.8%
Hispanic:	33	1.91%	73.7%

Total non-White:	53	3.07%	47.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-58	-4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	17	1.2

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
1,765
1,729	97.96%
1	0.06%
1	0.06%
2	0.11%
13	0.74%
19	1.08%
36	2.04%

2000
1,753
1,688	96.29%
9	0.51%
0	0.00%
3	0.17%
28	1.60%
25	1.43%
65	3.71%

1990
1,768
1,749	98.93%
0	0.00%
10	0.57%
7	0.40%
n/a
2	0.11%
19	1.07%

1980
1,653
1,646	99.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.30%
7	0.42%

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

41	2.3
-29	-1.7

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

-61	-3.5
46	2.6

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

103	6.2
12	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Reading 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
50.1
326	18.9%
1,398	81.1%
394	22.9%

727
2.36

485	66.7%
381	78.6%
35	7.2%
242	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
48.7
356	20.2%
1,409	79.8%
383	21.7%

727
2.40

517	71.1%
453	87.6%
19	3.7%
210	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.9
399	22.8%
1,354	77.2%
297	16.9%

698
2.48

516	73.9%
474	91.9%
13	2.5%
182	26.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
465	26.3%
1,303	73.7%
244	13.8%

645
2.73

527	81.7%
489	92.8%
16	3.0%
118	18.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
501	30.3%
1,152	69.7%
192	11.6%

560
2.95

467	83.4%
412	88.2%
28	6.0%
93	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Reading township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	46	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	52	7.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	75	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	80	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	58	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	80	11.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	8.8%
$200,000 or more	31	4.3%

Median Household Income	65,313
Per Capita Income	36,030

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	2.1%
Public Assistance	3	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32	4.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	670	66.1%
Unemployed	29	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	699	69.0%
Not in Labor Force	314	31.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	250	199	55.7%
Non-Profit	13	63	17.1%
Self-Employed	78	16	83.0%

Local Government	23	50	31.5%
State Government	9	18	33.3%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	328	215	60.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	48	131	26.8%
Total	376	346	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	87	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	171	23.7%
Professional, Technical	172	23.8%
Service Occupations	59	8.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	1.5%
All others	233	32.3%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	137	19.0%
Health care and social assistance	120	16.6%
Public administration	77	10.7%
Construction	60	8.3%
Educational services	60	8.3%
Retail trade	46	6.4%
Other services	40	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	34	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	3.3%
Wholesale trade	24	3.3%
Finance and insurance	19	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	11	1.5%
Information	10	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	0.8%
Utilities	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	26	1.51%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	3	0.17%

Total Central American	3	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.17%
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	1	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,581	96.9%
German, other Germanic	46	2.8%
Spanish	3	0.2%
Tagalog	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	460	26.7%
English	236	13.7%
Irish	227	13.2%
American	139	8.1%
French	60	3.5%
Polish	57	3.3%
Welsh	44	2.6%
Canadian	42	2.4%
Italian	34	2.0%
Scottish	28	1.6%
Swedish	26	1.5%
Austrian	23	1.3%
Dutch	18	1.0%
European	16	0.9%
Slovak	13	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,714	99.4%
Not a citizen	10	0.6%

Native	1,703	98.8%
Foreign-born	21	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	2.9%	41	3.1%	485	36.2%	431	32.2%	232	17.3%	112	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	2.9%
9-12 Years	41	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	485	36.2%
Some College	431	32.2%
Bach. Degree	232	17.3%
Grad Degree	112	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +90	R +11	D + 6.9%
D +79
2020 vs. 2012	R +190	R +232	R + 21.3%
D -42
2020 vs. 2008	R +232	R +323	R + 32.5%
D -91

2016 vs. 2008	R +142	R +312	R + 39.4%
D -170
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	672	68.8%	Joe Biden (D)	294	30.1%	11	1.1%	977	21	22	0.02%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	582	69.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	215	25.5%	45	5.3%	842	22	23	0.02%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	482	58.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	336	40.7%	8	1.0%	826	14	11	0.02%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	440	52.0%	Barack Obama (D)	385	45.5%	21	2.5%	846	11	6	0.02%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	530	60.6%	John Kerry (D)	327	37.4%	18	2.1%	875	13	10	0.02%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	436	55.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	314	40.3%	30	3.8%	780	10	8	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

294

30.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

672

68.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

977

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

215

25.5%

Donald Trump (R)

582

69.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

842

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

336

40.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

482

58.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

826

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

385

45.5%

John McCain (R)

440

52.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

846

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

530

60.6%

John Kerry (D)

327

37.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

875

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

436

55.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

314

40.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

780

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Reading township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Tudor Dixon (R)	496	63.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	268	34.5%	12 [+]	1.5%	776	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.4%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	72%	John James (R)	632	65.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	317	32.6%	24 [+]	2.5%	973	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	492	66.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	236	31.7%	17 [+]	2.3%	745	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 11 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Bill Schuette (R)	470	63.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	245	32.9%	30 [+]	4.0%	745	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (1.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.3%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 7 (0.9%);
2014	S2	43%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	313	52.9%	Gary Peters (D)	248	41.9%	31 [+]	5.2%	592	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 12 (2.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.4%);
2014	G	43%	Rick Snyder* (R)	341	57.4%	Mark Schauer (D)	237	39.9%	16 [+]	2.7%	594	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (1.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (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	1,112
Median Value	$172,600

Occupied	727	65.4%
Vacant	385	34.6%

Owned	618	85.0%
Rented	109	15.0%
Median Rent	$776

Single-Family Units	1,005	90.4%
Detached	1,005	90.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	104	9.4%

Reading township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Reading township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Reading township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Reading township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Reading township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Reading township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Reading township, MI