Boston township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,021 ( 312 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 171.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,593	92.89%	2.7%
Black:	19	0.32%	24.0%
Indian:	17	0.28%	19.0%
Asian:	4	0.07%	84.6%
2+ races:	154	2.56%	214.3%
Hispanic:	234	3.89%	64.8%

Total non-White:	428	7.11%	62.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	147	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	165	3.5

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
5,709
5,446	95.39%
25	0.44%
21	0.37%
26	0.46%
49	0.86%
142	2.49%
263	4.61%

2000
4,938
4,829	97.79%
14	0.28%
5	0.10%
10	0.20%
26	0.53%
54	1.09%
109	2.21%

1990
4,313
4,214	97.70%
6	0.14%
34	0.79%
2	0.05%
n/a
57	1.32%
99	2.30%

1980
3,609
3,572	98.97%
0	0.00%
19	0.53%
6	0.17%
n/a
12	0.33%
37	1.03%

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

617	12.5
154	3.1

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

615	14.3
10	0.2

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

642	17.8
62	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Boston 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
39.7
1,235	20.5%
4,786	79.5%
1,032	17.1%

2,240
2.68

1,459	65.1%
1,278	87.6%
108	7.4%
781	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
1,498	26.2%
4,211	73.8%
661	11.6%

2,176
2.62

1,583	72.7%
1,316	83.1%
109	6.9%
593	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
1,372	27.8%
3,566	72.2%
599	12.1%

1,881
2.60

1,372	72.9%
1,145	83.5%
94	6.9%
509	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
1,369	31.7%
2,944	68.3%
462	10.7%

1,569
2.73

1,173	74.8%
1,025	87.4%
99	8.4%
396	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
1,208	33.5%
2,401	66.5%
399	11.1%

1,264
2.82

986	78.0%
860	87.2%
78	7.9%
278	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Boston township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	87	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	65	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	48	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	71	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	125	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	77	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	79	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	115	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	255	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	483	21.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	461	20.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	99	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	155	6.9%
$200,000 or more	38	1.7%

Median Household Income	80,625
Per Capita Income	32,911

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	91	4.1%
Public Assistance	24	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	203	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,058	80.2%
Unemployed	103	2.7%
In Armed Forces	11	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,172	83.2%
Not in Labor Force	639	16.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,510	1,054	58.9%
Non-Profit	134	115	53.8%
Self-Employed	137	83	62.3%

Local Government	116	104	52.7%
State Government	10	105	8.7%
Federal Government	12	27	30.8%

Total Private + Self	1,647	1,137	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	272	351	43.7%
Total	1,919	1,488	56.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	468	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	567	16.6%
Professional, Technical	641	18.8%
Service Occupations	567	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	0.7%
All others	1,164	34.2%

White Collar		49.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	552	16.2%
Retail trade	387	11.4%
Educational services	342	10.0%
Construction	337	9.9%
Health care and social assistance	295	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	265	7.8%
Other services	253	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	163	4.8%
Finance and insurance	138	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	3.3%
Public administration	108	3.2%
Wholesale trade	104	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	99	2.9%
Information	75	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	74	2.2%
Utilities	41	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	156	2.59%
Puerto Rican	64	1.06%
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	14	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.05%
Korean	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,552	97.5%
Spanish	88	1.5%
Other Asian	26	0.5%
Other Indo-European	13	0.2%
German, other Germanic	11	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,224	36.9%
English	716	11.9%
Dutch	563	9.4%
French	558	9.3%
Irish	555	9.2%
American	360	6.0%
Polish	259	4.3%
Italian	193	3.2%
Scottish	184	3.1%
European	153	2.5%
Swiss	115	1.9%
Swedish	106	1.8%
British	68	1.1%
Norwegian	56	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	56	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,019	100.0%
Not a citizen	2	0.0%

Native	5,989	99.5%
Foreign-born	32	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	0.4%	260	6.5%	1,623	40.5%	1,091	27.2%	595	14.8%	424	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	0.4%
9-12 Years	260	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,623	40.5%
Some College	1,091	27.2%
Bach. Degree	595	14.8%
Grad Degree	424	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +394	R +88	D + 5.7%
D +306
2020 vs. 2012	R +676	R +548	R + 10.3%
D +128
2020 vs. 2008	R +638	R +638	R + 15.0%
D +0

2016 vs. 2008	R +244	R +550	R + 20.7%
D -306
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,304	65.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,115	31.9%	76	2.2%	3,495	18	19	0.06%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,910	65.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	809	27.6%	213	7.3%	2,932	18	19	0.06%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,628	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	987	37.3%	32	1.2%	2,647	17	14	0.06%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	1,666	58.6%	Barack Obama (D)	1,115	39.2%	60	2.1%	2,841	18	13	0.06%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,782	65.6%	John Kerry (D)	912	33.6%	24	0.9%	2,718	18	15	0.06%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	1,438	63.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	778	34.2%	56	2.5%	2,272	17	15	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Boston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,115

31.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,304

65.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,495

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Boston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

809

27.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,910

65.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

130

4.4%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

2,932

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Boston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

987

37.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,628

61.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,647

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Boston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,115

39.2%

John McCain (R)

1,666

58.6%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,841

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Boston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,782

65.6%

John Kerry (D)

912

33.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,718

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Boston township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,438

63.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

778

34.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,272

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boston township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,909	62.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,077	35.5%	50 [+]	1.6%	3,036	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 33 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 5 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	74%	John James (R)	2,329	67.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,068	30.7%	78 [+]	2.2%	3,475	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 40 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 31 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	1,620	63.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	873	34.1%	65 [+]	2.5%	2,558	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 32 (1.3%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.6%);
2018	G	56%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,524	59.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	961	37.3%	91 [+]	3.5%	2,576	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 47 (1.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 22 (0.9%);
2014	S2	40%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	984	55.2%	Gary Peters (D)	703	39.4%	97 [+]	5.4%	1,784	14	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 53 (3.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 30 (1.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 14 (0.8%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,150	63.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	602	33.4%	53 [+]	2.9%	1,805	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 26 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.9%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 10 (0.6%);

*: 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	2,405
Median Value	$193,800

Occupied	2,240	93.1%
Vacant	165	6.9%

Owned	1,921	85.8%
Rented	319	14.2%
Median Rent	$576

Single-Family Units	1,974	82.1%
Detached	1,912	79.5%
Attached	62	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	183	7.6%
Mobile Homes	217	9.0%

Boston township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Boston township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Boston township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Boston township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Boston township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Boston township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Boston township, MI