Alpine township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 14,044 ( 708 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 389.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,593	68.31%	6.9%
Black:	1,179	8.40%	48.5%
Indian:	8	0.06%	82.6%
Asian:	132	0.94%	4.3%
2+ races:	773	5.50%	151.0%
Hispanic:	2,086	14.85%	20.2%

Total non-White:	4,451	31.69%	47.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-715	-6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,423	12.9

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
13,336
10,308	77.29%
794	5.95%
46	0.34%
138	1.03%
308	2.31%
1,735	13.01%
3,028	22.71%

2000
14,088
12,266	87.07%
478	3.39%
137	0.97%
226	1.60%
74	0.53%
901	6.40%
1,822	12.93%

1990
9,863
9,548	96.81%
43	0.44%
70	0.71%
58	0.59%
n/a
126	1.28%
315	3.19%

1980
8,937
8,835	98.86%
25	0.28%
11	0.12%
23	0.26%
n/a
43	0.48%
102	1.14%

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

-1,958	-13.9
1,206	8.6

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

2,718	27.6
1,507	15.3

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

713	8.0
213	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Alpine 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
36.4
3,022	21.5%
11,022	78.5%
2,036	14.5%

5,863
2.38

3,553	60.6%
2,509	70.6%
488	13.7%
2,310	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
32.6
3,445	25.8%
9,891	74.2%
1,430	10.7%

5,268
2.52

3,567	67.7%
2,385	66.9%
558	15.6%
1,701	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
29.6
3,477	24.7%
10,611	75.3%
1,251	8.9%

5,661
2.48

3,589	63.4%
2,584	72.0%
461	12.8%
2,072	36.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
2,566	26.0%
7,297	74.0%
866	8.8%

3,688
2.67

2,690	72.9%
2,254	83.8%
155	5.8%
998	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
2,779	31.1%
6,158	68.9%
503	5.6%

2,955
3.02

2,402	81.3%
2,129	88.6%
146	6.1%
553	18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Alpine township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	108	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	156	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	398	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	515	8.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	96	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	192	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	371	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	302	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	345	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	447	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	631	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	785	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	569	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	319	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	294	5.0%
$200,000 or more	335	5.7%

Median Household Income	60,107
Per Capita Income	33,960

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	462	7.9%
Public Assistance	51	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	913	15.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,095	75.1%
Unemployed	254	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,349	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,770	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,335	2,325	58.9%
Non-Profit	129	587	18.0%
Self-Employed	217	148	59.5%

Local Government	113	268	29.7%
State Government	48	81	37.2%
Federal Government	60	6	90.9%

Total Private + Self	3,552	2,473	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	350	942	27.1%
Total	3,902	3,415	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,073	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,552	21.2%
Professional, Technical	1,427	19.5%
Service Occupations	602	8.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.4%
All others	2,663	36.4%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,977	27.0%
Health care and social assistance	1,058	14.5%
Retail trade	982	13.4%
Educational services	522	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	447	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	432	5.9%
Construction	400	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	322	4.4%
Wholesale trade	260	3.6%
Finance and insurance	199	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	152	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	126	1.7%
Public administration	123	1.7%
Other services	93	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	69	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	0.9%
Information	65	0.9%
Utilities	22	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,581	11.26%
Puerto Rican	407	2.90%
Cuban	58	0.41%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	26	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	26	0.19%
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	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	55	0.39%
Indian	17	0.12%
Chinese	14	0.10%
Filipino	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,400	92.9%
Spanish	631	4.7%
Other	94	0.7%
Korean	55	0.4%
Other Indo-European	48	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	38	0.3%
Vietnamese	25	0.2%
German, other Germanic	25	0.2%
Arabic	15	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,924	20.8%
Dutch	1,771	12.6%
Irish	1,544	11.0%
Polish	1,533	10.9%
English	1,240	8.8%
American	540	3.8%
Italian	426	3.0%
European	420	3.0%
Swedish	386	2.7%
Scottish	335	2.4%
French	222	1.6%
French Canadian	215	1.5%
British	146	1.0%
Hungarian	114	0.8%
Other Subsaharan African	107	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,626	97.0%
Not a citizen	418	3.0%

Native	13,363	95.2%
Foreign-born	681	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
249	2.6%	483	5.0%	2,896	30.2%	3,420	35.6%	1,756	18.3%	800	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	249	2.6%
9-12 Years	483	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,896	30.2%
Some College	3,420	35.6%
Bach. Degree	1,756	18.3%
Grad Degree	800	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +332	D +493	D + 9.1%
D +825
2020 vs. 2012	R +525	D +4	D + 0.8%
D +529
2020 vs. 2008	R +573	R +413	R + 6.0%
D +160

2016 vs. 2008	R +241	R +906	R + 15.2%
D -665
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,683	51.1%	Joe Biden (D)	3,389	47.0%	136	1.9%	7,208	3	4	0.13%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	3,351	52.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,564	40.0%	498	7.8%	6,413	5	6	0.13%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,158	51.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,860	46.9%	86	1.4%	6,104	7	5	0.13%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	3,229	50.0%	John McCain (R)	3,110	48.1%	123	1.9%	6,462	7	3	0.13%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,722	57.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,658	41.2%	66	1.0%	6,446	10	7	0.13%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	3,321	57.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,252	39.2%	174	3.0%	5,747	12	10	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alpine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,389

47.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,683

51.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,208

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Alpine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,564

40.0%

Donald Trump (R)

3,351

52.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

297

4.6%

Other

201

3.1%

TOTAL

6,413

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Alpine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,860

46.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,158

51.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,104

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Alpine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,229

50.0%

John McCain (R)

3,110

48.1%

Other

123

1.9%

TOTAL

6,462

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Alpine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,722

57.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,658

41.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,446

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Alpine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,321

57.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,252

39.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

138

2.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,747

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alpine township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	54%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	2,843	49.9%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,776	48.7%	84 [+]	1.5%	5,703	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 41 (0.7%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 15 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 9 (0.2%);
2020	S2	67%	John James (R)	3,728	52.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	3,205	45.1%	178 [+]	2.5%	7,111	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 81 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 70 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 27 (0.4%);
2018	S1	52%	John James (R)	2,729	50.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	2,572	47.1%	157 [+]	2.9%	5,458	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 94 (1.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 43 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 20 (0.4%);
2018	G	52%	Bill Schuette (R)	2,660	48.5%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	2,607	47.6%	212 [+]	3.9%	5,479	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 94 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 76 (1.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 42 (0.8%);
2014	S2	36%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,807	49.0%	Gary Peters (D)	1,672	45.3%	211 [+]	5.7%	3,690	8	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 112 (3.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 59 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 40 (1.1%);
2014	G	36%	Rick Snyder* (R)	2,230	59.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,393	37.4%	97 [+]	2.6%	3,720	9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 50 (1.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (0.9%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 12 (0.3%);

*: 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	6,280
Median Value	$211,900

Occupied	5,863	93.4%
Vacant	417	6.6%

Owned	3,683	62.8%
Rented	2,180	37.2%
Median Rent	$998

Single-Family Units	3,351	53.4%
Detached	3,000	47.8%
Attached	351	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,971	31.4%
Mobile Homes	815	13.0%

Alpine township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alpine township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Alpine township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alpine township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alpine township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alpine township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alpine township, MI