Elk township, MI

2022 population: 905 ( 80 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 25.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	860	95.03%	8.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	3	0.33%	25.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	37	4.09%	164.3%
Hispanic:	5	0.55%	77.3%

Total non-White:	45	4.97%	4.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-78	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.2

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
985
938	95.23%
6	0.61%
4	0.41%
1	0.10%
14	1.42%
22	2.23%
47	4.77%

2000
904
889	98.34%
0	0.00%
9	1.00%
4	0.44%
2	0.22%
0	0.00%
15	1.66%

1990
597
593	99.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.67%
4	0.67%

1980
542
542	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

49	5.4
32	3.5

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

296	49.6
11	1.8

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

51	9.4
4	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk 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
62.3
28	3.1%
877	96.9%
392	43.3%

412
2.20

305	74.0%
277	90.8%
3	1.0%
107	26.0%

2010
Number	Percent
57.2
121	12.3%
864	87.7%
337	34.2%

492
1.99

307	62.4%
269	87.6%
13	4.2%
185	37.6%

2000
Number	Percent
51.6
154	17.0%
750	83.0%
216	23.9%

421
2.15

283	67.2%
256	90.5%
10	3.5%
138	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
49.3
112	18.8%
485	81.2%
161	27.0%

282
2.12

190	67.4%
152	80.0%
15	7.9%
92	32.6%

1980
Number	Percent
46.5
129	23.8%
413	76.2%
111	20.5%

217
2.50

164	75.6%
155	94.5%
0	0.0%
53	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	8.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	8.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	47	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	54	13.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	62	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	31	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	2.7%
$200,000 or more	21	5.1%

Median Household Income	60,750
Per Capita Income	40,316

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	6.3%
Public Assistance	8	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	37	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	298	60.8%
Unemployed	1	0.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	299	61.0%
Not in Labor Force	191	39.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	142	77	64.8%
Non-Profit	5	20	20.0%
Self-Employed	42	10	80.8%

Local Government	0	17	0.0%
State Government	9	4	69.2%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	184	87	67.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18	41	30.5%
Total	202	128	61.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	77	23.3%
Professional, Technical	32	9.7%
Service Occupations	65	19.7%
All others	96	29.1%

White Collar		51.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	63	19.1%
Manufacturing	40	12.1%
Construction	37	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	26	7.9%
Educational services	21	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	21	6.4%
Public administration	21	6.4%
Health care and social assistance	19	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	4.2%
Wholesale trade	12	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	2.7%
Finance and insurance	8	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	1.5%
Other services	4	1.2%
Information	3	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	5	0.55%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	890	99.4%
German, other Germanic	3	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	245	27.1%
English	192	21.2%
Irish	97	10.7%
Polish	71	7.8%
Dutch	63	7.0%
American	62	6.9%
French Canadian	27	3.0%
Ukrainian	26	2.9%
Scotch-Irish	23	2.5%
Lithuanian	19	2.1%
French	17	1.9%
Norwegian	17	1.9%
Czech	15	1.7%
Swiss	15	1.7%
Italian	14	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	905	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	894	98.8%
Foreign-born	11	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.4%	59	7.0%	331	39.4%	303	36.0%	88	10.5%	57	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.4%
9-12 Years	59	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	331	39.4%
Some College	303	36.0%
Bach. Degree	88	10.5%
Grad Degree	57	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +75	R +29	D + 0.2%
D +46
2020 vs. 2012	R +141	R +142	R + 19.8%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +163	R +186	R + 27.9%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +88	R +157	R + 28.0%
D -69
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	426	61.6%	Joe Biden (D)	257	37.1%	9	1.3%	692	14	15	0.01%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	351	60.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	211	36.1%	23	3.9%	585	13	14	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	285	51.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	258	47.0%	6	1.1%	549	7	5	0.01%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	280	50.9%	John McCain (R)	263	47.8%	7	1.3%	550	7	2	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	284	49.7%	John Kerry (D)	280	49.0%	8	1.4%	572	2	-1	0.01%
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	260	51.6%	George W. Bush (R)	233	46.2%	11	2.2%	504	0	-2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

257

37.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

426

61.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

692

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

211

36.1%

Donald Trump (R)

351

60.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

585

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

258

47.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

285

51.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

549

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

280

50.9%

John McCain (R)

263

47.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

550

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

284

49.7%

John Kerry (D)

280

49.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

572

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

233

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

260

51.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

504

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	83%	Tudor Dixon (R)	328	53.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	276	44.8%	12 [+]	1.9%	616	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	93%	John James (R)	431	62.3%	Gary Peters* (D)	249	36.0%	12 [+]	1.7%	692	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	71%	John James (R)	301	54.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	234	42.7%	13 [+]	2.4%	548	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	72%	Bill Schuette (R)	310	56.5%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	222	40.4%	17 [+]	3.1%	549	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 9 (1.6%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%);
2014	S2	51%	Gary Peters (D)	201	48.8%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	195	47.3%	16 [+]	3.9%	412	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 7 (1.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.7%);
2014	G	51%	Rick Snyder* (R)	228	55.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	177	42.8%	9 [+]	2.2%	414	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (1.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (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	1,416
Median Value	$170,400

Occupied	412	29.1%
Vacant	1,004	70.9%

Owned	409	99.3%
Rented	3	0.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,157	81.7%
Detached	1,157	81.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	257	18.1%

Elk township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elk township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, MI