Walker city, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 25,175 ( 1,638 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.6 square miles
Population density: 1024.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	21,380	84.93%	2.0%
Black:	708	2.81%	10.6%
Indian:	46	0.18%	52.1%
Asian:	808	3.21%	76.8%
2+ races:	627	2.49%	65.0%
Hispanic:	1,316	5.23%	35.3%

Total non-White:	3,795	15.07%	47.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	416	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,222	6.3

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
23,537
20,964	89.07%
640	2.72%
96	0.41%
457	1.94%
380	1.61%
973	4.13%
2,573	10.93%

2000
21,795
20,273	93.02%
277	1.27%
58	0.27%
325	1.49%
231	1.06%
589	2.70%
1,522	6.98%

1990
17,279
16,765	97.03%
154	0.89%
85	0.49%
124	0.72%
n/a
151	0.87%
514	2.97%

1980
15,088
14,733	97.65%
85	0.56%
44	0.29%
111	0.74%
n/a
115	0.76%
355	2.35%

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

691	3.2
1,051	4.8

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

3,508	20.3
1,008	5.8

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

2,032	13.5
159	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Walker city, 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
38.0
5,228	20.8%
19,947	79.2%
4,417	17.5%

10,455
2.38

6,385	61.1%
5,030	78.8%
518	8.1%
4,070	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
5,393	22.9%
18,144	77.1%
2,852	12.1%

9,684
2.40

5,923	61.2%
4,625	78.1%
520	8.8%
3,761	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
5,607	25.7%
16,188	74.3%
2,259	10.4%

8,816
2.44

5,470	62.0%
4,506	82.4%
443	8.1%
3,346	38.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
4,382	25.4%
12,897	74.6%
1,913	11.1%

6,658
2.55

4,451	66.9%
3,746	84.2%
259	5.8%
2,207	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
4,308	28.6%
10,780	71.4%
1,368	9.1%

5,500
2.68

3,993	72.6%
3,536	88.6%
189	4.7%
1,507	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Walker city, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	271	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	197	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	226	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	283	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	326	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	306	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	379	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	619	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	558	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	873	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,461	14.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,729	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,295	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	718	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	641	6.1%
$200,000 or more	573	5.5%

Median Household Income	72,020
Per Capita Income	36,613

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	294	2.8%
Public Assistance	198	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	517	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,239	80.6%
Unemployed	435	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	12,674	83.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,512	16.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,844	4,342	57.4%
Non-Profit	705	1,348	34.3%
Self-Employed	442	242	64.6%

Local Government	268	423	38.8%
State Government	89	187	32.2%
Federal Government	68	45	60.2%

Total Private + Self	6,286	4,584	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,130	2,003	36.1%
Total	7,416	6,587	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,965	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,415	24.4%
Professional, Technical	3,443	24.6%
Service Occupations	1,832	13.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	89	0.6%
All others	3,348	23.9%

White Collar		63.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,844	20.3%
Retail trade	2,157	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,982	14.2%
Educational services	1,349	9.6%
Other services	738	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	734	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	711	5.1%
Construction	627	4.5%
Finance and insurance	544	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	541	3.9%
Wholesale trade	455	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	264	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	253	1.8%
Public administration	210	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	186	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	166	1.2%
Information	125	0.9%
Utilities	65	0.5%
Management	52	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,087	4.32%
Puerto Rican	40	0.16%
Cuban	17	0.07%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	114	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	103	0.41%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	11	0.04%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	32	0.13%
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	19	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	13	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	26	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	272	1.08%
Filipino	241	0.96%
Bangladeshi	99	0.39%
Indian	88	0.35%
Chinese	64	0.25%
Japanese	18	0.07%
Korean	16	0.06%
Indonesian	10	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	22,138	93.4%
Spanish	483	2.0%
Other Indo-European	270	1.1%
Arabic	221	0.9%
Tagalog	159	0.7%
Vietnamese	124	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	117	0.5%
German, other Germanic	82	0.3%
Other Asian	74	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,882	19.4%
Dutch	4,499	17.9%
Polish	2,888	11.5%
English	2,557	10.2%
Irish	2,344	9.3%
Italian	936	3.7%
American	673	2.7%
French	604	2.4%
European	576	2.3%
Finnish	357	1.4%
Lebanese	349	1.4%
Lithuanian	338	1.3%
British	256	1.0%
Swedish	252	1.0%
Scottish	219	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,195	96.1%
Not a citizen	980	3.9%

Native	23,681	94.1%
Foreign-born	1,494	5.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
282	1.6%	476	2.7%	5,150	29.0%	5,874	33.1%	3,930	22.1%	2,047	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	282	1.6%
9-12 Years	476	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,150	29.0%
Some College	5,874	33.1%
Bach. Degree	3,930	22.1%
Grad Degree	2,047	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +701	D +1,160	D + 11.6%
D +1,861
2020 vs. 2012	R +731	D +1,072	D + 10.8%
D +1,803
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,143	R +202	R + 0.4%
D +941

2016 vs. 2008	R +442	R +1,362	R + 12.0%
D -920
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,642	52.5%	Joe Biden (D)	6,589	45.2%	338	2.3%	14,569	5	6	0.26%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	6,941	54.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,728	37.4%	975	7.7%	12,644	8	9	0.26%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,911	58.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,786	40.5%	131	1.1%	11,828	14	11	0.25%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	6,499	52.5%	Barack Obama (D)	5,648	45.6%	241	1.9%	12,388	12	7	0.25%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,528	62.1%	John Kerry (D)	4,472	36.9%	129	1.1%	12,129	14	11	0.25%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	6,249	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,623	35.8%	237	2.3%	10,109	16	14	0.24%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Walker city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,589

45.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

7,642

52.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

227

1.6%

Other

111

0.8%

TOTAL

14,569

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Walker city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,728

37.4%

Donald Trump (R)

6,941

54.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

616

4.9%

Other

359

2.8%

TOTAL

12,644

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Walker city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,786

40.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,911

58.4%

Other

131

1.1%

TOTAL

11,828

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Walker city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,648

45.6%

John McCain (R)

6,499

52.5%

Other

241

1.9%

TOTAL

12,388

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Walker city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

7,528

62.1%

John Kerry (D)

4,472

36.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

12,129

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Walker city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

6,249

61.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,623

35.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

193

1.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,109

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Walker city, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Tudor Dixon (R)	6,124	49.6%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	5,984	48.5%	228 [+]	1.8%	12,336	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 140 (1.1%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 39 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 37 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 12 (0.1%);
2020	S2	76%	John James (R)	7,933	54.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	6,238	43.2%	280 [+]	1.9%	14,451	7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 121 (0.8%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 120 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 39 (0.3%);
2018	S1	60%	John James (R)	6,072	53.8%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	4,943	43.8%	277 [+]	2.5%	11,292	8	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 153 (1.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 75 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 49 (0.4%);
2018	G	60%	Bill Schuette (R)	5,802	51.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	5,164	45.5%	381 [+]	3.4%	11,347	7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 214 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 112 (1.0%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 55 (0.5%);
2014	S2	41%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	4,118	54.7%	Gary Peters (D)	3,052	40.5%	360 [+]	4.8%	7,530	13	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 202 (2.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 85 (1.1%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 73 (1.0%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	4,869	64.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	2,535	33.4%	180 [+]	2.4%	7,584	13	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 105 (1.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 40 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (0.5%);

*: 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	10,702
Median Value	$246,000

Occupied	10,455	97.7%
Vacant	247	2.3%

Owned	6,505	62.2%
Rented	3,950	37.8%
Median Rent	$1,066

Single-Family Units	6,653	62.2%
Detached	5,909	55.2%
Attached	744	7.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,154	29.5%
Mobile Homes	441	4.1%

Walker city, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Walker city, MI

2022 Housing Data for Walker city, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walker city, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Walker city, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walker city, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Walker city, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Walker city, MI