Colfax township, MI

Huron County, MI

2022 population: 1,687 ( 197 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 48.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,649	97.75%	8.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	19	1.13%	11.8%
2+ races:	16	0.95%	30.4%
Hispanic:	3	0.18%	90.3%

Total non-White:	38	2.25%	53.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-154	-9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-43	-2.8

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
1,884
1,803	95.70%
5	0.27%
5	0.27%
17	0.90%
23	1.22%
31	1.65%
81	4.30%

2000
1,911
1,849	96.76%
3	0.16%
3	0.16%
3	0.16%
31	1.62%
17	0.89%
62	3.24%

1990
1,936
1,892	97.73%
7	0.36%
2	0.10%
7	0.36%
n/a
28	1.45%
44	2.27%

1980
1,907
1,888	99.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.42%
8	0.42%
n/a
3	0.16%
19	1.00%

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

-46	-2.4
19	1.0

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

-43	-2.2
18	0.9

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

4	0.2
25	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax 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
46.8
332	19.7%
1,355	80.3%
421	25.0%

621
2.55

381	61.4%
297	78.0%
37	9.7%
240	38.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
431	22.9%
1,453	77.1%
391	20.8%

727
2.43

502	69.1%
413	82.3%
29	5.8%
225	30.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
466	24.4%
1,445	75.6%
355	18.6%

676
2.63

502	74.3%
451	89.8%
28	5.6%
174	25.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
555	28.7%
1,381	71.3%
283	14.6%

622
2.85

495	79.6%
436	88.1%
27	5.5%
127	20.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
587	30.8%
1,320	69.2%
301	15.8%

602
2.90

477	79.2%
419	87.8%
29	6.1%
125	20.8%

2022 Housing Data for Colfax township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	56	9.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	7.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	124	20.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	78	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	67	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	23	3.7%
$200,000 or more	24	3.9%

Median Household Income	63,424
Per Capita Income	32,443

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	5.0%
Public Assistance	26	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	60	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	740	76.4%
Unemployed	15	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	755	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	213	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	296	316	48.4%
Non-Profit	8	50	13.8%
Self-Employed	41	9	82.0%

Local Government	24	19	55.8%
State Government	3	13	18.8%
Federal Government	1	1	50.0%

Total Private + Self	337	325	50.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36	83	30.3%
Total	373	408	47.8%

Pct. Govt.	7.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	77	9.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	186	23.8%
Professional, Technical	69	8.8%
Service Occupations	167	21.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.9%
All others	282	36.1%

White Collar		42.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	159	20.4%
Retail trade	139	17.8%
Health care and social assistance	131	16.8%
Accommodation and food services	75	9.6%
Transportation and warehousing	55	7.0%
Finance and insurance	38	4.9%
Educational services	33	4.2%
Construction	30	3.8%
Other services	25	3.2%
Public administration	25	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.5%
Information	8	1.0%
Wholesale trade	8	1.0%
Utilities	5	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.18%
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	%
Chinese	9	0.53%
Filipino	6	0.36%
Taiwanese	4	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,598	98.3%
Chinese	13	0.8%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.2%
Tagalog	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	575	34.1%
Polish	289	17.1%
English	232	13.8%
Irish	111	6.6%
French	97	5.7%
Italian	59	3.5%
Scottish	49	2.9%
American	41	2.4%
Welsh	17	1.0%
Dutch	12	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.6%
Swedish	7	0.4%
British	6	0.4%
European	6	0.4%
Finnish	6	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,681	99.6%
Not a citizen	6	0.4%

Native	1,653	98.0%
Foreign-born	34	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
55	4.5%	83	6.8%	573	46.9%	309	25.3%	163	13.3%	38	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	55	4.5%
9-12 Years	83	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	573	46.9%
Some College	309	25.3%
Bach. Degree	163	13.3%
Grad Degree	38	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +84	R +40	D + 2.1%
D +44
2020 vs. 2012	R +190	R +267	R + 27.9%
D -77
2020 vs. 2008	R +181	R +367	R + 41.1%
D -186

2016 vs. 2008	R +97	R +327	R + 43.2%
D -230
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)	643	71.8%	Joe Biden (D)	250	27.9%	3	0.3%	896	24	25	0.02%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	559	71.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	206	26.2%	21	2.7%	786	24	25	0.02%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	453	57.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	327	41.6%	7	0.9%	787	13	10	0.02%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	462	50.8%	Barack Obama (D)	436	47.9%	12	1.3%	910	10	5	0.02%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	511	57.2%	John Kerry (D)	378	42.3%	5	0.6%	894	9	6	0.02%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	469	61.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	284	37.3%	8	1.1%	761	15	14	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

250

27.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

643

71.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

TOTAL

896

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

206

26.2%

Donald Trump (R)

559

71.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

786

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

327

41.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

453

57.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

787

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

436

47.9%

John McCain (R)

462

50.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

910

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

511

57.2%

John Kerry (D)

378

42.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

894

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

469

61.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

284

37.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

TOTAL

761

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Tudor Dixon (R)	492	65.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	243	32.5%	13 [+]	1.7%	748	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.4%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2020	S2	66%	John James (R)	621	69.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	259	29.1%	10 [+]	1.1%	890	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	50%	John James (R)	447	65.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	215	31.5%	20 [+]	2.9%	682	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (1.3%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	49%	Bill Schuette (R)	440	64.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	213	31.4%	26 [+]	3.8%	679	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.3%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%);
2014	S2	41%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	315	54.1%	Gary Peters (D)	244	41.9%	23 [+]	4.0%	582	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 10 (1.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.2%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 6 (1.0%);
2014	G	42%	Rick Snyder* (R)	358	60.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	219	37.1%	14 [+]	2.4%	591	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 5 (0.8%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 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	734
Median Value	$130,200

Occupied	621	84.6%
Vacant	113	15.4%

Owned	538	86.6%
Rented	83	13.4%
Median Rent	$821

Single-Family Units	596	81.2%
Detached	594	80.9%
Attached	2	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25	3.4%
Mobile Homes	107	14.6%

Colfax township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Colfax township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Colfax township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Colfax township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Colfax township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax township, MI