Sparta township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,421 ( 311 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 258.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,688	92.22%	3.7%
Black:	69	0.73%	15.0%
Indian:	5	0.05%	80.0%
Asian:	70	0.74%	100.0%
2+ races:	274	2.91%	122.8%
Hispanic:	315	3.34%	34.6%

Total non-White:	733	7.78%	0.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	308	4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	0.0

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
9,110
8,380	91.99%
60	0.66%
25	0.27%
35	0.38%
123	1.35%
482	5.29%
730	8.01%

2000
8,938
8,488	94.97%
50	0.56%
39	0.44%
25	0.28%
52	0.58%
284	3.18%
450	5.03%

1990
8,447
8,309	98.37%
0	0.00%
42	0.50%
20	0.24%
n/a
76	0.90%
138	1.63%

1980
6,934
6,887	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.09%
n/a
41	0.59%
47	0.68%

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

-108	-1.2
280	3.1

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

179	2.1
312	3.7

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

1,422	20.5
91	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Sparta 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
37.1
2,298	24.4%
7,123	75.6%
1,257	13.3%

3,311
2.81

2,421	73.1%
1,855	76.6%
209	8.6%
890	26.9%

2010
Number	Percent
35.6
2,551	28.0%
6,559	72.0%
1,126	12.4%

3,424
2.65

2,417	70.6%
1,751	72.4%
319	13.2%
1,007	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
2,640	29.5%
6,298	70.5%
1,071	12.0%

3,311
2.67

2,414	72.9%
1,930	80.0%
237	9.8%
897	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
2,578	30.5%
5,869	69.5%
849	10.1%

2,977
2.84

2,283	76.7%
1,945	85.2%
137	6.0%
694	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
2,286	33.0%
4,648	67.0%
678	9.8%

2,336
2.97

1,890	80.9%
1,641	86.8%
174	9.2%
446	19.1%

2022 Housing Data for Sparta township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	120	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	87	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	80	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	161	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	178	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	150	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	67	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	95	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	378	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	279	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	556	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	294	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	386	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	170	5.1%
$200,000 or more	206	6.2%

Median Household Income	73,188
Per Capita Income	33,677

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	234	7.1%
Public Assistance	83	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	388	11.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,153	70.9%
Unemployed	336	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,489	76.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,367	23.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,849	1,533	54.7%
Non-Profit	160	276	36.7%
Self-Employed	242	78	75.6%

Local Government	54	118	31.4%
State Government	11	105	9.5%
Federal Government	9	26	25.7%

Total Private + Self	2,091	1,611	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	234	525	30.8%
Total	2,325	2,136	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	7.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	637	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	904	20.3%
Professional, Technical	795	17.8%
Service Occupations	440	9.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	38	0.9%
All others	1,685	37.8%

White Collar		52.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,076	24.1%
Health care and social assistance	565	12.7%
Retail trade	492	11.0%
Construction	280	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	268	6.0%
Finance and insurance	257	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	241	5.4%
Educational services	232	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	204	4.6%
Utilities	152	3.4%
Other services	143	3.2%
Wholesale trade	117	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	109	2.4%
Information	99	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	91	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	57	1.3%
Public administration	57	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.2%
Management	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	232	2.46%
Puerto Rican	4	0.04%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	44	0.47%

Total Central American	14	0.15%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	14	0.15%
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	21	0.22%
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	21	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	50	0.53%
Korean	12	0.13%
Filipino	8	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,636	97.9%
Spanish	76	0.9%
Vietnamese	50	0.6%
Other Indo-European	26	0.3%
Other	12	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	12	0.1%
Tagalog	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,910	20.3%
Dutch	1,449	15.4%
Irish	1,074	11.4%
English	1,034	11.0%
Polish	795	8.4%
European	367	3.9%
Scottish	289	3.1%
French	213	2.3%
American	192	2.0%
Italian	189	2.0%
French Canadian	115	1.2%
Norwegian	70	0.7%
Czech	66	0.7%
Scandinavian	63	0.7%
Swedish	62	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,271	98.4%
Not a citizen	150	1.6%

Native	9,195	97.6%
Foreign-born	226	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
97	1.5%	384	6.1%	2,072	33.0%	2,347	37.3%	917	14.6%	471	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	97	1.5%
9-12 Years	384	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,072	33.0%
Some College	2,347	37.3%
Bach. Degree	917	14.6%
Grad Degree	471	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +601	R +123	D + 4.7%
D +478
2020 vs. 2012	R +790	R +581	R + 7.6%
D +209
2020 vs. 2008	R +887	R +931	R + 16.9%
D -44

2016 vs. 2008	R +286	R +808	R + 21.7%
D -522
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,164	62.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,770	35.0%	120	2.4%	5,054	15	16	0.09%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	2,563	61.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,292	30.8%	346	8.2%	4,201	14	15	0.09%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,374	59.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,561	39.2%	48	1.2%	3,983	15	12	0.08%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	2,277	54.4%	Barack Obama (D)	1,814	43.4%	91	2.2%	4,182	14	9	0.08%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,686	63.4%	John Kerry (D)	1,488	35.1%	61	1.4%	4,235	16	13	0.09%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	2,352	63.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,264	34.1%	96	2.6%	3,712	17	15	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sparta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,770

35.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,164

62.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,054

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Sparta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,292

30.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,563

61.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

231

5.5%

Other

115

2.7%

TOTAL

4,201

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Sparta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,561

39.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,374

59.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,983

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Sparta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,814

43.4%

John McCain (R)

2,277

54.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

4,182

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Sparta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,686

63.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,488

35.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,235

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Sparta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,352

63.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,264

34.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,712

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sparta township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,362	57.4%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,673	40.6%	83 [+]	2.0%	4,118	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 33 (0.8%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 31 (0.8%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 13 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 6 (0.1%);
2020	S2	70%	John James (R)	3,176	63.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,689	33.8%	126 [+]	2.5%	4,991	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 63 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 42 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 21 (0.4%);
2018	S1	52%	John James (R)	2,132	58.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,384	38.1%	113 [+]	3.1%	3,629	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 43 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 43 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 27 (0.7%);
2018	G	52%	Bill Schuette (R)	2,068	56.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,401	38.4%	176 [+]	4.8%	3,645	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 87 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 47 (1.3%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 42 (1.2%);
2014	S2	36%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,337	55.0%	Gary Peters (D)	942	38.7%	152 [+]	6.3%	2,431	14	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 65 (2.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 54 (2.2%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 33 (1.4%);
2014	G	36%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,611	65.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	751	30.7%	81 [+]	3.3%	2,443	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 38 (1.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (0.9%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 21 (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	3,476
Median Value	$196,600

Occupied	3,311	95.3%
Vacant	165	4.7%

Owned	2,694	81.4%
Rented	617	18.6%
Median Rent	$864

Single-Family Units	2,806	80.7%
Detached	2,661	76.6%
Attached	145	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	274	7.9%
Mobile Homes	231	6.6%

Sparta township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sparta township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sparta township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sparta township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sparta township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sparta township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sparta township, MI