Port Austin township, MI

Huron County, MI

2022 population: 1,426 ( 2 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.3 square miles
Population density: 87.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,259	88.29%	8.0%
Black:	31	2.17%	1450.0%
Indian:	4	0.28%	300.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	29	2.03%	141.7%
Hispanic:	103	7.22%	255.2%

Total non-White:	167	11.71%	203.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-110	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	112	9.5

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
1,424
1,369	96.14%
2	0.14%
1	0.07%
11	0.77%
12	0.84%
29	2.04%
55	3.86%

2000
1,560
1,538	98.59%
0	0.00%
5	0.32%
0	0.00%
13	0.83%
4	0.26%
22	1.41%

1990
1,474
1,439	97.63%
2	0.14%
5	0.34%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.07%
35	2.37%

1980
1,547
1,511	97.67%
21	1.36%
5	0.32%
8	0.52%
n/a
2	0.13%
36	2.33%

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

-169	-10.8
33	2.1

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

99	6.7
-13	-0.9

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

-72	-4.7
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Port Austin 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
60.1
106	7.4%
1,320	92.6%
554	38.8%

745
1.86

349	46.8%
285	81.7%
27	7.7%
396	53.2%

2010
Number	Percent
55.5
187	13.1%
1,237	86.9%
438	30.8%

715
1.96

409	57.2%
333	81.4%
32	7.8%
306	42.8%

2000
Number	Percent
52.1
250	16.0%
1,310	84.0%
446	28.6%

753
2.05

458	60.8%
405	88.4%
20	4.4%
295	39.2%

1990
Number	Percent
42.6
312	21.2%
1,162	78.8%
357	24.2%

651
2.23

411	63.1%
335	81.5%
33	8.0%
240	36.9%

1980
Number	Percent
38.5
382	24.7%
1,165	75.3%
314	20.3%

613
2.48

453	73.9%
377	83.2%
37	8.2%
160	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Port Austin township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	42	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	85	11.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	33	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	90	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	68	9.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	3.8%
$200,000 or more	46	6.2%

Median Household Income	51,250
Per Capita Income	44,651

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	50	6.7%
Public Assistance	8	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	71	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	396	57.1%
Unemployed	42	6.1%
In Armed Forces	10	1.4%

Total Labor Force	448	64.6%
Not in Labor Force	245	35.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	197	158	55.5%
Non-Profit	24	29	45.3%
Self-Employed	34	28	54.8%

Local Government	15	41	26.8%
State Government	1	38	2.6%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	231	186	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	108	27.0%
Total	271	294	48.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	94	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	146	25.8%
Professional, Technical	77	13.6%
Service Occupations	102	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	2.5%
All others	146	25.8%

White Collar		56.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	130	23.0%
Retail trade	73	12.9%
Public administration	66	11.7%
Health care and social assistance	58	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	42	7.4%
Educational services	35	6.2%
Other services	34	6.0%
Construction	25	4.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	15	2.7%
Information	11	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.4%
Finance and insurance	6	1.1%
Utilities	6	1.1%
Wholesale trade	5	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15	1.05%
Puerto Rican	82	5.75%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	6	0.42%
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	1,287	91.6%
Spanish	90	6.4%
Other Indo-European	14	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.4%
Other	4	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	356	25.0%
Polish	345	24.2%
Irish	225	15.8%
English	168	11.8%
French	62	4.3%
Italian	50	3.5%
Scottish	46	3.2%
American	41	2.9%
French Canadian	31	2.2%
Jamaican	28	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	27	1.9%
Welsh	27	1.9%
Belgian	12	0.8%
West Indian	11	0.8%
European	10	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,414	99.2%
Not a citizen	12	0.8%

Native	1,396	97.9%
Foreign-born	30	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	2.0%	48	4.0%	369	31.0%	409	34.4%	173	14.6%	166	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	2.0%
9-12 Years	48	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	369	31.0%
Some College	409	34.4%
Bach. Degree	173	14.6%
Grad Degree	166	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +95	R +44	R + 0.8%
D +51
2020 vs. 2012	R +152	R +178	R + 18.1%
D -26
2020 vs. 2008	R +188	R +309	R + 33.8%
D -121

2016 vs. 2008	R +93	R +265	R + 33.0%
D -172
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	586	62.5%	Joe Biden (D)	344	36.7%	8	0.9%	938	15	16	0.02%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	491	60.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	293	35.9%	33	4.0%	817	13	14	0.02%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	434	53.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	370	45.6%	7	0.9%	811	9	6	0.02%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	465	52.8%	John McCain (R)	398	45.2%	18	2.0%	881	4	0	0.02%
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	466	52.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	417	46.7%	9	1.0%	892	-1	-4	0.02%
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	469	55.7%	George W. Bush (R)	356	42.3%	17	2.0%	842	-4	-6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Port Austin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

344

36.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

586

62.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

938

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Port Austin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

293

35.9%

Donald Trump (R)

491

60.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

817

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Port Austin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

370

45.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

434

53.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

811

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Port Austin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

465

52.8%

John McCain (R)

398

45.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

881

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Port Austin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

417

46.7%

John Kerry (D)

466

52.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

892

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Port Austin township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

356

42.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

469

55.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

842

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Port Austin township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Tudor Dixon (R)	472	56.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	348	41.8%	13 [+]	1.6%	833	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hogan (Green) 5 (0.6%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	81%	John James (R)	537	57.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	379	40.8%	12 [+]	1.3%	928	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	63%	John James (R)	400	54.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	325	44.0%	13 [+]	1.8%	738	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	63%	Bill Schuette (R)	398	53.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	318	43.0%	23 [+]	3.1%	739	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 9 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.7%);
2014	S2	55%	Gary Peters (D)	318	48.5%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	309	47.2%	28 [+]	4.3%	655	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (2.7%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 10 (1.5%);
2014	G	56%	Rick Snyder* (R)	389	58.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	261	39.1%	18 [+]	2.7%	668	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.8%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,694
Median Value	$160,100

Occupied	745	44.0%
Vacant	949	56.0%

Owned	570	76.5%
Rented	175	23.5%
Median Rent	$642

Single-Family Units	1,367	80.7%
Detached	1,311	77.4%
Attached	56	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	161	9.5%
Mobile Homes	139	8.2%

Port Austin township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Port Austin township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Port Austin township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Port Austin township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Port Austin township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Port Austin township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Port Austin township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Port Austin township, MI