Sweetwater township, MI

2022 population: 197 ( 48 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 5.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	164	83.25%	24.4%
Black:	25	12.69%	38.9%
Indian:	1	0.51%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	7	3.55%	40.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	33	16.75%	17.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-53	-26.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	2.5

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
245
217	88.57%
18	7.35%
1	0.41%
0	0.00%
5	2.04%
4	1.63%
28	11.43%

2000
257
216	84.05%
29	11.28%
2	0.78%
0	0.00%
1	0.39%
9	3.50%
41	15.95%

1990
223
150	67.26%
45	20.18%
8	3.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
73	32.74%

1980
210
143	68.10%
65	30.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.95%
67	31.90%

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	0.4
-13	-5.1

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

66	29.6
-32	-14.3

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

7	3.3
6	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweetwater 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
61.1
23	11.7%
174	88.3%
75	38.1%

87
2.16

55	63.2%
51	92.7%
0	0.0%
32	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
53.5
31	12.7%
214	87.3%
72	29.4%

116
2.03

76	65.5%
61	80.3%
6	7.9%
40	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
46.2
53	20.6%
204	79.4%
49	19.1%

111
2.32

78	70.3%
69	88.5%
0	0.0%
33	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
28.6
70	31.4%
153	68.6%
26	11.7%

71
3.14

49	69.0%
43	87.8%
2	4.1%
22	31.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
78	37.1%
132	62.9%
24	11.4%

69
3.04

61	88.4%
39	63.9%
2	3.3%
8	11.6%

2022 Housing Data for Sweetwater township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	10.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	10.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	14.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	1.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	12.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	7	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	9	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	2.3%
$200,000 or more	1	1.1%

Median Household Income	39,271
Per Capita Income	24,300

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	3.4%
Public Assistance	5	5.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	16.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	35	33.3%
Unemployed	13	12.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	48	45.7%
Not in Labor Force	57	54.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		66.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17	7	70.8%
Non-Profit	2	1	66.7%
Self-Employed	6	0	100.0%

Local Government	8	2	80.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	23	7	76.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10	4	71.4%
Total	33	11	75.0%

Pct. Govt.	25.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1	2.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	20.5%
Professional, Technical	6	13.6%
Service Occupations	13	29.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	11.4%
All others	15	34.1%

White Collar		36.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	12	27.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7	15.9%
Public administration	7	15.9%
Retail trade	4	9.1%
Wholesale trade	3	6.8%
Educational services	3	6.8%
Health care and social assistance	2	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1	2.3%
Construction	1	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	1	2.3%
Other services	1	2.3%

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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	194	98.5%
German, other Germanic	3	1.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	52	26.4%
English	27	13.7%
Irish	18	9.1%
Swedish	17	8.6%
Dutch	13	6.6%
Polish	9	4.6%
Hungarian	7	3.6%
Scandinavian	6	3.0%
French	4	2.0%
American	3	1.5%
Italian	2	1.0%
Scottish	2	1.0%
European	1	0.5%
French Canadian	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	197	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	197	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.6%	31	17.8%	62	35.6%	56	32.2%	18	10.3%	6	3.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.6%
9-12 Years	31	17.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	62	35.6%
Some College	56	32.2%
Bach. Degree	18	10.3%
Grad Degree	6	3.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +0	D +15	D + 15.7%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +13	R +24	R + 18.0%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +14	R +19	R + 13.6%
D -5

2016 vs. 2008	R +14	R +34	R + 29.3%
D -20
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	82	61.2%	Joe Biden (D)	51	38.1%	1	0.7%	134	13	14	0.00%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	82	65.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	36	28.8%	7	5.6%	125	18	20	0.00%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	69	52.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	62	47.3%	0	0.0%	131	8	5	0.00%
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	68	53.1%	Barack Obama (D)	56	43.8%	4	3.1%	128	12	8	0.00%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	77	61.1%	John Kerry (D)	48	38.1%	1	0.8%	126	13	10	0.00%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	59	51.3%	George W. Bush (R)	51	44.3%	5	4.3%	115	-2	-4	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sweetwater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

38.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

61.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

134

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Sweetwater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.8%

Donald Trump (R)

65.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

125

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Sweetwater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

47.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

52.7%

TOTAL

131

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Sweetwater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

43.8%

John McCain (R)

53.1%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Sweetwater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

61.1%

John Kerry (D)

38.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

126

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Sweetwater township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

44.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

51.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sweetwater township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	56	47.5%	Tudor Dixon (R)	53	44.9%	9 [+]	7.6%	118	1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (3.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (2.5%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%);
2020	S2	82%	John James (R)	66	50.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	66	50.0%	0	0.0%	132	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	S1	59%	John James (R)	55	53.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	46	45.1%	1 [+]	1.0%	102	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (1.0%);
2018	G	60%	Bill Schuette (R)	55	52.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	43	41.3%	6 [+]	5.8%	104	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (1.0%);
2014	S2	45%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	42	48.8%	Gary Peters (D)	41	47.7%	3 [+]	3.5%	86	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (3.5%);
2014	G	45%	Rick Snyder* (R)	52	59.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	32	36.8%	3 [+]	3.4%	87	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (3.4%);

*: 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	356
Median Value	$145,800

Occupied	87	24.4%
Vacant	269	75.6%

Owned	79	90.8%
Rented	8	9.2%
Median Rent	$675

Single-Family Units	228	64.0%
Detached	223	62.6%
Attached	5	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	128	36.0%

Sweetwater township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweetwater township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sweetwater township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sweetwater township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sweetwater township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sweetwater township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sweetwater township, MI