Oshtemo charter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 23,697 ( 1,992 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 664.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,477	69.53%	2.8%
Black:	3,482	14.69%	35.8%
Indian:	39	0.16%	32.8%
Asian:	825	3.48%	35.9%
2+ races:	1,785	7.53%	191.7%
Hispanic:	1,080	4.56%	23.1%

Total non-White:	7,220	30.47%	51.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-467	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,459	13.7

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
21,705
16,944	78.06%
2,564	11.81%
58	0.27%
607	2.80%
612	2.82%
877	4.04%
4,761	21.94%

2000
17,005
14,258	83.85%
1,309	7.70%
38	0.22%
430	2.53%
374	2.20%
541	3.18%
2,747	16.15%

1990
13,401
12,009	89.61%
957	7.14%
34	0.25%
257	1.92%
n/a
144	1.07%
1,392	10.39%

1980
10,958
10,030	91.53%
702	6.41%
0	0.00%
110	1.00%
n/a
101	0.92%
928	8.47%

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

2,686	15.8
2,014	11.8

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

2,249	16.8
1,355	10.1

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

1,979	18.1
464	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Oshtemo charter 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
34.0
5,239	22.1%
18,458	77.9%
4,447	18.8%

10,344
2.26

5,606	54.2%
3,774	67.3%
1,017	18.1%
4,738	45.8%

2010
Number	Percent
32.0
4,000	18.4%
17,705	81.6%
3,295	15.2%

9,708
2.21

4,787	49.3%
3,586	74.9%
572	11.9%
4,921	50.7%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
3,581	21.1%
13,424	78.9%
2,238	13.2%

7,535
2.20

4,051	53.8%
3,246	80.1%
395	9.8%
3,484	46.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
2,593	19.3%
10,808	80.7%
1,638	12.2%

5,876
2.20

3,250	55.3%
2,617	80.5%
273	8.4%
2,626	44.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
2,415	22.0%
8,543	78.0%
832	7.6%

4,730
2.25

2,599	54.9%
2,184	84.0%
243	9.3%
2,131	45.1%

2022 Housing Data for Oshtemo charter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	560	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	318	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	504	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	388	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	820	7.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	478	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	436	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	464	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	497	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	554	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,163	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,002	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	860	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	562	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	848	8.2%
$200,000 or more	890	8.6%

Median Household Income	63,212
Per Capita Income	39,252

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	565	5.5%
Public Assistance	401	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,739	16.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,430	76.3%
Unemployed	769	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	11,199	82.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,465	18.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,985	3,762	51.4%
Non-Profit	522	1,157	31.1%
Self-Employed	436	449	49.3%

Local Government	168	474	26.2%
State Government	241	136	63.9%
Federal Government	22	119	15.6%

Total Private + Self	4,421	4,211	51.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	953	1,886	33.6%
Total	5,374	6,097	46.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,900	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,767	24.1%
Professional, Technical	2,776	24.2%
Service Occupations	2,177	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	0.2%
All others	1,851	16.1%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,150	18.7%
Health care and social assistance	1,834	16.0%
Retail trade	1,708	14.9%
Educational services	982	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	843	7.3%
Finance and insurance	730	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	528	4.6%
Other services	457	4.0%
Construction	436	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	417	3.6%
Wholesale trade	302	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	291	2.5%
Public administration	290	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	161	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	120	1.0%
Information	120	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	0.5%
Utilities	38	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	883	3.73%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	14	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	81	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	81	0.34%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	20	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.08%
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	82	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	273	1.15%
Filipino	187	0.79%
Indonesian	65	0.27%
Taiwanese	50	0.21%
Vietnamese	47	0.20%
Japanese	34	0.14%
Thai	17	0.07%
Korean	13	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,633	89.0%
Spanish	533	2.4%
Arabic	528	2.4%
Other Indo-European	320	1.5%
Other Asian	249	1.1%
Other	209	0.9%
Tagalog	187	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	126	0.6%
German, other Germanic	107	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,883	20.6%
English	2,299	9.7%
Dutch	2,061	8.7%
Irish	2,021	8.5%
Polish	1,098	4.6%
Italian	857	3.6%
French	603	2.5%
American	588	2.5%
Norwegian	508	2.1%
Scottish	418	1.8%
Swedish	344	1.5%
European	332	1.4%
Iraqi	281	1.2%
Finnish	252	1.1%
Russian	219	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,641	95.5%
Not a citizen	1,056	4.5%

Native	21,728	91.7%
Foreign-born	1,969	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
171	1.2%	739	5.0%	2,716	18.4%	4,406	29.9%	3,698	25.1%	3,010	20.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	171	1.2%
9-12 Years	739	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,716	18.4%
Some College	4,406	29.9%
Bach. Degree	3,698	25.1%
Grad Degree	3,010	20.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +516	D +1,005	D + 4.8%
D +1,521
2020 vs. 2012	R +109	D +1,454	D + 9.6%
D +1,563
2020 vs. 2008	R +295	D +955	D + 5.2%
D +1,250

2016 vs. 2008	R -221	R +50	D + 0.4%
D -271
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	7,815	61.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,709	36.9%	243	1.9%	12,767	-11	-10	0.23%
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,294	56.3%	Donald Trump (R)	4,193	37.5%	692	6.2%	11,179	-10	-8	0.23%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,252	57.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,600	42.0%	107	1.0%	10,959	-3	-5	0.23%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	6,565	58.8%	John McCain (R)	4,414	39.5%	194	1.7%	11,173	-1	-6	0.22%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	4,850	50.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,703	48.7%	103	1.1%	9,656	1	-2	0.20%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	3,830	49.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,598	46.9%	245	3.2%	7,673	4	2	0.18%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oshtemo charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,815

61.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,709

36.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

160

1.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

12,767

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Oshtemo charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

6,294

56.3%

Donald Trump (R)

4,193

37.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

476

4.3%

Other

216

1.9%

TOTAL

11,179

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -8

2012 President, Oshtemo charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,252

57.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,600

42.0%

Other

107

1.0%

TOTAL

10,959

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Oshtemo charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

6,565

58.8%

John McCain (R)

4,414

39.5%

Other

194

1.7%

TOTAL

11,173

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Oshtemo charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,703

48.7%

John Kerry (D)

4,850

50.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

9,656

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Oshtemo charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,830

49.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,598

46.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

201

2.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,673

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oshtemo charter township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	6,672	64.0%	Tudor Dixon (R)	3,591	34.5%	158 [+]	1.5%	10,421	-9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 95 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 30 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 21 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 8 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2020	S2	68%	Gary Peters* (D)	7,342	58.0%	John James (R)	5,046	39.9%	261 [+]	2.1%	12,649	-8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 121 (1.0%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 103 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 37 (0.3%);
2018	S1	55%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	6,109	60.2%	John James (R)	3,845	37.9%	199 [+]	2.0%	10,153	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 115 (1.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 48 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 36 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	6,101	60.0%	Bill Schuette (R)	3,761	37.0%	301 [+]	3.0%	10,163	-7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 165 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 84 (0.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 52 (0.5%);
2014	S2	39%	Gary Peters (D)	3,896	55.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	2,851	40.3%	330 [+]	4.7%	7,077	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 197 (2.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 88 (1.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 45 (0.6%);
2014	G	40%	Rick Snyder* (R)	3,689	51.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	3,289	46.0%	178 [+]	2.5%	7,156	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 114 (1.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 35 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (0.4%);

*: 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	11,421
Median Value	$271,200

Occupied	10,344	90.6%
Vacant	1,077	9.4%

Owned	5,100	49.3%
Rented	5,244	50.7%
Median Rent	$984

Single-Family Units	5,056	44.3%
Detached	4,237	37.1%
Attached	819	7.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,194	45.5%
Mobile Homes	691	6.1%

Oshtemo charter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oshtemo charter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Oshtemo charter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oshtemo charter township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oshtemo charter township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oshtemo charter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oshtemo charter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oshtemo charter township, MI