Nelson township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,909 ( 145 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 138.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,478	91.22%	1.5%
Black:	3	0.06%	91.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.02%	93.8%
2+ races:	316	6.44%	731.6%
Hispanic:	111	2.26%	2.6%

Total non-White:	431	8.78%	99.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-70	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	215	5.5

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
4,764
4,548	95.47%
34	0.71%
13	0.27%
16	0.34%
38	0.80%
114	2.39%
216	4.53%

2000
4,098
3,937	96.07%
8	0.20%
0	0.00%
39	0.95%
39	0.95%
75	1.83%
161	3.93%

1990
3,406
3,340	98.06%
0	0.00%
4	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
66	1.94%

1980
2,641
2,594	98.22%
0	0.00%
15	0.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.61%
47	1.78%

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

611	14.9
55	1.3

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

597	17.5
95	2.8

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

746	28.2
19	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson 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
42.6
913	18.6%
3,996	81.4%
757	15.4%

1,953
2.50

1,191	61.0%
1,035	86.9%
45	3.8%
762	39.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
1,320	27.7%
3,444	72.3%
414	8.7%

1,672
2.83

1,303	77.9%
1,043	80.0%
72	5.5%
369	22.1%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
1,325	32.3%
2,773	67.7%
337	8.2%

1,393
2.91

1,071	76.9%
928	86.6%
75	7.0%
322	23.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
1,103	32.4%
2,303	67.6%
278	8.2%

1,106
3.03

913	82.5%
819	89.7%
43	4.7%
193	17.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.3
963	36.5%
1,678	63.5%
188	7.1%

804
3.22

692	86.1%
624	90.2%
41	5.9%
112	13.9%

2022 Housing Data for Nelson township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	127	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	93	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	107	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	92	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	64	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	131	6.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	166	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	241	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	212	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	204	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	118	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	192	9.8%
$200,000 or more	105	5.4%

Median Household Income	68,884
Per Capita Income	37,836

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	71	3.6%
Public Assistance	7	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	221	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,342	70.4%
Unemployed	69	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,411	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	918	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,102	733	60.1%
Non-Profit	104	245	29.8%
Self-Employed	45	53	45.9%

Local Government	82	73	52.9%
State Government	74	17	81.3%
Federal Government	51	16	76.1%

Total Private + Self	1,147	786	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	311	351	47.0%
Total	1,458	1,137	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	380	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	492	19.0%
Professional, Technical	407	15.7%
Service Occupations	464	17.9%
All others	852	32.8%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	499	19.2%
Retail trade	325	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	253	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	201	7.7%
Other services	178	6.9%
Public administration	168	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	139	5.4%
Construction	138	5.3%
Finance and insurance	122	4.7%
Educational services	122	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	109	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	91	3.5%
Wholesale trade	80	3.1%
Utilities	54	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	53	2.0%
Information	43	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	0.7%
Management	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	0.61%
Puerto Rican	15	0.31%
Cuban	2	0.04%
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	4	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	2	0.04%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	2	0.04%
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	60	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,696	99.2%
Spanish	35	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.1%
Korean	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	955	19.5%
English	823	16.8%
Irish	616	12.5%
Dutch	567	11.6%
Polish	319	6.5%
Scottish	305	6.2%
American	230	4.7%
French	146	3.0%
Swedish	110	2.2%
British	55	1.1%
Italian	53	1.1%
European	36	0.7%
Finnish	35	0.7%
Norwegian	26	0.5%
Russian	25	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,869	99.2%
Not a citizen	40	0.8%

Native	4,803	97.8%
Foreign-born	106	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	0.8%	132	3.9%	1,452	42.5%	1,138	33.3%	412	12.1%	259	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	0.8%
9-12 Years	132	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,452	42.5%
Some College	1,138	33.3%
Bach. Degree	412	12.1%
Grad Degree	259	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +316	R +103	D + 4.6%
D +213
2020 vs. 2012	R +601	R +556	R + 14.5%
D +45
2020 vs. 2008	R +687	R +820	R + 27.7%
D -133

2016 vs. 2008	R +371	R +717	R + 32.3%
D -346
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,903	67.9%	Joe Biden (D)	837	29.9%	64	2.3%	2,804	20	21	0.05%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,587	66.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	624	26.3%	165	6.9%	2,376	20	21	0.05%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,302	61.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	792	37.3%	30	1.4%	2,124	17	14	0.04%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	1,216	54.2%	Barack Obama (D)	970	43.2%	58	2.6%	2,244	13	9	0.04%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,370	62.4%	John Kerry (D)	797	36.3%	29	1.3%	2,196	15	12	0.05%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	1,054	61.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	605	35.3%	53	3.1%	1,712	15	14	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

837

29.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,903

67.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,804

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

624

26.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,587

66.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

105

4.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,376

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

792

37.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,302

61.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,124

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

2008 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

970

43.2%

John McCain (R)

1,216

54.2%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

2,244

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,370

62.4%

John Kerry (D)

797

36.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,196

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Nelson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,054

61.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

605

35.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,712

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,510	63.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	810	34.2%	46 [+]	1.9%	2,366	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 32 (1.4%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	74%	John James (R)	1,877	67.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	836	30.2%	55 [+]	2.0%	2,768	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 31 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 21 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	John James (R)	1,311	64.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	686	33.6%	46 [+]	2.3%	2,043	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 18 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (0.7%);
2018	G	56%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,248	60.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	726	35.4%	77 [+]	3.8%	2,051	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 37 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 23 (1.1%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.8%);
2014	S2	40%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	780	55.0%	Gary Peters (D)	554	39.1%	84 [+]	5.9%	1,418	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 41 (2.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (2.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 14 (1.0%);
2014	G	40%	Rick Snyder* (R)	899	62.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	475	33.1%	61 [+]	4.3%	1,435	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 26 (1.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 26 (1.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 9 (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	1,956
Median Value	$200,100

Occupied	1,953	99.8%
Vacant	3	0.2%

Owned	1,770	90.6%
Rented	183	9.4%
Median Rent	$582

Single-Family Units	1,624	83.0%
Detached	1,624	83.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	87	4.4%
Mobile Homes	236	12.1%

Nelson township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Nelson township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nelson township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nelson township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Nelson township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nelson township, MI