Tawas township, MI

Iosco County, MI

2022 population: 1,608 ( 136 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.4 square miles
Population density: 48.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,572	97.76%	7.3%
Black:	6	0.37%	200.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.19%	50.0%
2+ races:	18	1.12%	21.7%
Hispanic:	9	0.56%	10.0%

Total non-White:	36	2.24%	25.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-124	-8.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-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
1,744
1,696	97.25%
2	0.11%
10	0.57%
2	0.11%
23	1.32%
10	0.57%
48	2.75%

2000
1,690
1,622	95.98%
3	0.18%
24	1.42%
18	1.07%
17	1.01%
6	0.36%
68	4.02%

1990
1,520
1,508	99.21%
0	0.00%
7	0.46%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.33%
12	0.79%

1980
1,463
1,459	99.73%
0	0.00%
4	0.27%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.27%

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

74	4.4
-20	-1.2

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

114	7.5
56	3.7

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

49	3.3
8	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Tawas 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
51.6
316	19.7%
1,292	80.3%
386	24.0%

623
2.47

444	71.3%
354	79.7%
37	8.3%
179	28.7%

2010
Number	Percent
48.9
355	20.4%
1,389	79.6%
386	22.1%

702
2.38

507	72.2%
433	85.4%
25	4.9%
195	27.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
414	24.5%
1,276	75.5%
330	19.5%

630
2.58

486	77.1%
428	88.1%
24	4.9%
144	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
397	26.1%
1,123	73.9%
290	19.1%

532
2.74

413	77.6%
374	90.6%
13	3.1%
119	22.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
433	29.6%
1,030	70.4%
200	13.7%

457
3.07

392	85.8%
355	90.6%
13	3.3%
65	14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Tawas township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	55	8.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	33	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	11.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	93	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	63	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	6.9%
$200,000 or more	32	5.1%

Median Household Income	58,813
Per Capita Income	33,608

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	33	5.3%
Public Assistance	13	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	64	10.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	669	70.4%
Unemployed	28	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	697	73.4%
Not in Labor Force	253	26.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	250	188	57.1%
Non-Profit	25	68	26.9%
Self-Employed	44	13	77.2%

Local Government	52	32	61.9%
State Government	7	17	29.2%
Federal Government	3	5	37.5%

Total Private + Self	294	201	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	87	122	41.6%
Total	381	323	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	75	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	141	20.0%
Professional, Technical	159	22.6%
Service Occupations	106	15.1%
All others	223	31.7%

White Collar		53.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	119	16.9%
Retail trade	103	14.6%
Manufacturing	73	10.4%
Construction	70	9.9%
Educational services	69	9.8%
Public administration	44	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	33	4.7%
Other services	28	4.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	25	3.6%
Finance and insurance	20	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	20	2.8%
Information	17	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.1%
Wholesale trade	7	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%
Utilities	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	6	0.37%
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	6	0.37%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,488	99.1%
Other Indo-European	4	0.3%
Tagalog	4	0.3%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	429	26.7%
English	297	18.5%
Irish	149	9.3%
French	107	6.7%
Polish	91	5.7%
Italian	73	4.5%
Scottish	69	4.3%
American	62	3.9%
French Canadian	60	3.7%
Dutch	43	2.7%
European	43	2.7%
Slovak	26	1.6%
Norwegian	16	1.0%
Belgian	12	0.7%
Ukrainian	10	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,606	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	1,599	99.4%
Foreign-born	9	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	1.0%	86	7.0%	533	43.4%	369	30.1%	135	11.0%	92	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	1.0%
9-12 Years	86	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	533	43.4%
Some College	369	30.1%
Bach. Degree	135	11.0%
Grad Degree	92	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +90	R +44	D + 2.0%
D +46
2020 vs. 2012	R +240	R +333	R + 28.9%
D -93
2020 vs. 2008	R +303	R +484	R + 45.3%
D -181

2016 vs. 2008	R +213	R +440	R + 47.3%
D -227
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	779	72.6%	Joe Biden (D)	287	26.7%	7	0.7%	1,073	25	26	0.02%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	689	71.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	241	24.8%	41	4.2%	971	24	25	0.02%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	539	57.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	380	40.8%	13	1.4%	932	13	11	0.02%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	476	49.8%	Barack Obama (D)	468	49.0%	12	1.3%	956	9	4	0.02%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	506	55.8%	John Kerry (D)	388	42.8%	13	1.4%	907	8	5	0.02%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	454	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	364	43.8%	13	1.6%	831	8	7	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Tawas township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

287

26.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

779

72.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,073

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Tawas township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

241

24.8%

Donald Trump (R)

689

71.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

971

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Tawas township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

380

40.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

539

57.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

932

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Tawas township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

468

49.0%

John McCain (R)

476

49.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

956

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Tawas township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

506

55.8%

John Kerry (D)

388

42.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

907

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Tawas township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

454

54.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

364

43.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

831

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tawas township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Tudor Dixon (R)	602	66.3%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	289	31.8%	17 [+]	1.9%	908	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 5 (0.6%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.3%);
2020	S2	79%	John James (R)	711	67.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	320	30.4%	20 [+]	1.9%	1,051	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	60%	John James (R)	534	66.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	269	33.3%	6 [+]	0.7%	809	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	60%	Bill Schuette (R)	516	63.4%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	283	34.8%	15 [+]	1.8%	814	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.5%);
2014	S2	49%	Gary Peters (D)	333	49.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	302	45.2%	33 [+]	4.9%	668	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 16 (2.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.2%);
2014	G	50%	Rick Snyder* (R)	399	58.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	274	39.8%	15 [+]	2.2%	688	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 4 (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	772
Median Value	$148,000

Occupied	623	80.7%
Vacant	149	19.3%

Owned	590	94.7%
Rented	33	5.3%
Median Rent	$963

Single-Family Units	743	96.2%
Detached	740	95.9%
Attached	3	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	29	3.8%

Tawas township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tawas township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Tawas township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tawas township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tawas township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Tawas township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tawas township, MI