Rapid River township, MI

Kalkaska County, MI

2022 population: 1,402 ( 257 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 39.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,249	89.09%	15.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	8	0.57%	69.2%
Asian:	11	0.78%	266.7%
2+ races:	50	3.57%	233.3%
Hispanic:	84	5.99%	281.8%

Total non-White:	153	10.91%	128.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	171	18.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	86	9.1

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
1,145
1,078	94.15%
1	0.09%
26	2.27%
3	0.26%
15	1.31%
22	1.92%
67	5.85%

2000
973
943	96.92%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
0	0.00%
8	0.82%
20	2.06%
30	3.08%

1990
746
727	97.45%
3	0.40%
8	1.07%
3	0.40%
n/a
2	0.27%
19	2.55%

1980
579
568	98.10%
0	0.00%
2	0.35%
3	0.52%
n/a
6	1.04%
11	1.90%

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

135	13.9
37	3.8

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

216	29.0
11	1.5

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

159	27.5
8	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapid River 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
37.2
370	26.4%
1,032	73.6%
133	9.5%

495
2.83

349	70.5%
279	79.9%
17	4.9%
146	29.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
290	25.3%
855	74.7%
113	9.9%

442
2.56

299	67.6%
230	76.9%
25	8.4%
143	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
276	28.4%
697	71.6%
72	7.4%

340
2.82

263	77.4%
226	85.9%
16	6.1%
77	22.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
226	30.3%
520	69.7%
60	8.0%

245
3.00

205	83.7%
176	85.9%
15	7.3%
40	16.3%

1980
Number	Percent
25.5
204	35.2%
375	64.8%
37	6.4%

182
3.18

153	84.1%
136	88.9%
4	2.6%
29	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Rapid River township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	85	17.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	89	18.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	47	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	66	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	2.0%
$200,000 or more	6	1.2%

Median Household Income	60,074
Per Capita Income	24,527

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	4.8%
Public Assistance	26	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	141	28.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	664	71.8%
Unemployed	31	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	695	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	230	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	244	339	41.9%
Non-Profit	10	11	47.6%
Self-Employed	37	8	82.2%

Local Government	9	11	45.0%
State Government	4	9	30.8%
Federal Government	0	12	0.0%

Total Private + Self	281	347	44.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23	43	34.8%
Total	304	390	43.8%

Pct. Govt.	6.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	62	8.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	194	28.0%
Professional, Technical	72	10.4%
Service Occupations	190	27.4%
All others	176	25.4%

White Collar		47.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	131	18.9%
Manufacturing	128	18.4%
Accommodation and food services	82	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	76	11.0%
Construction	40	5.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	5.8%
Finance and insurance	34	4.9%
Other services	32	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	30	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	2.9%
Educational services	13	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	1.9%
Public administration	12	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.2%
Wholesale trade	7	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	1.78%
Puerto Rican	59	4.21%
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	%
Filipino	8	0.57%
Chinese	3	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,297	99.4%
Tagalog	5	0.4%
Chinese	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	524	37.4%
Polish	216	15.4%
English	206	14.7%
French	193	13.8%
Irish	131	9.3%
French Canadian	44	3.1%
American	38	2.7%
Dutch	34	2.4%
Italian	34	2.4%
Russian	30	2.1%
Northern European	26	1.9%
Swiss	24	1.7%
Scottish	22	1.6%
Ukrainian	21	1.5%
Finnish	10	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,395	99.5%
Not a citizen	7	0.5%

Native	1,377	98.2%
Foreign-born	25	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	1.8%	61	6.6%	349	37.8%	308	33.4%	116	12.6%	72	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	1.8%
9-12 Years	61	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	349	37.8%
Some College	308	33.4%
Bach. Degree	116	12.6%
Grad Degree	72	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +126	R +65	D + 4.5%
D +61
2020 vs. 2012	R +239	R +233	R + 24.4%
D +6
2020 vs. 2008	R +246	R +306	R + 40.6%
D -60

2016 vs. 2008	R +120	R +241	R + 45.1%
D -121
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)	533	72.7%	Joe Biden (D)	189	25.8%	11	1.5%	733	25	26	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	407	73.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	128	23.2%	17	3.1%	552	26	28	0.01%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	294	60.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	183	37.6%	10	2.1%	487	16	13	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	287	52.4%	Barack Obama (D)	249	45.4%	12	2.2%	548	11	7	0.01%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	311	61.7%	John Kerry (D)	184	36.5%	9	1.8%	504	14	11	0.01%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	197	56.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	139	39.9%	12	3.4%	348	10	9	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rapid River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

189

25.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

533

72.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

733

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Rapid River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

128

23.2%

Donald Trump (R)

407

73.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

552

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Rapid River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

183

37.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

294

60.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

487

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Rapid River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

249

45.4%

John McCain (R)

287

52.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

548

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Rapid River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

311

61.7%

John Kerry (D)

184

36.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

504

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Rapid River township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

197

56.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

139

39.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

348

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rapid River township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Tudor Dixon (R)	365	63.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	192	33.6%	15 [+]	2.6%	572	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hogan (Green) 7 (1.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.7%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	65%	John James (R)	517	71.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	193	26.7%	12 [+]	1.7%	722	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	49%	John James (R)	346	66.8%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	153	29.5%	19 [+]	3.7%	518	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 14 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	49%	Bill Schuette (R)	327	62.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	167	32.1%	27 [+]	5.2%	521	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.7%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 6 (1.2%);
2014	S2	33%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	155	49.1%	Gary Peters (D)	129	40.8%	32 [+]	10.1%	316	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 14 (4.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (3.2%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (2.5%);
2014	G	33%	Rick Snyder* (R)	162	50.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	129	40.6%	27 [+]	8.5%	318	0	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 13 (4.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (3.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (0.9%);

*: 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	680
Median Value	$133,500

Occupied	495	72.8%
Vacant	185	27.2%

Owned	422	85.3%
Rented	73	14.7%
Median Rent	$858

Single-Family Units	534	78.5%
Detached	534	78.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	143	21.0%

Rapid River township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapid River township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Rapid River township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rapid River township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rapid River township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rapid River township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rapid River township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rapid River township, MI