Solon township, MI

Leelanau County, MI

2022 population: 1,629 ( 120 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.4 square miles
Population density: 61.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,514	92.94%	4.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	7	0.43%	61.1%
Asian:	4	0.25%	50.0%
2+ races:	51	3.13%	200.0%
Hispanic:	53	3.25%	562.5%

Total non-White:	115	7.06%	105.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	61	4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	59	4.7

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
1,509
1,453	96.29%
5	0.33%
18	1.19%
8	0.53%
17	1.13%
8	0.53%
56	3.71%

2000
1,505
1,459	96.94%
4	0.27%
11	0.73%
5	0.33%
18	1.20%
8	0.53%
46	3.06%

1990
1,268
1,247	98.34%
0	0.00%
12	0.95%
4	0.32%
n/a
5	0.39%
21	1.66%

1980
987
977	98.99%
0	0.00%
10	1.01%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	1.01%

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

-6	-0.4
10	0.7

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

212	16.7
25	2.0

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

270	27.4
11	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Solon 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
51.1
250	15.3%
1,379	84.7%
410	25.2%

647
2.52

482	74.5%
387	80.3%
33	6.8%
165	25.5%

2010
Number	Percent
46.8
321	21.3%
1,188	78.7%
220	14.6%

623
2.42

444	71.3%
385	86.7%
24	5.4%
179	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
393	26.1%
1,112	73.9%
177	11.8%

583
2.58

462	79.2%
412	89.2%
25	5.4%
121	20.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
385	30.4%
883	69.6%
133	10.5%

431
2.94

346	80.3%
308	89.0%
10	2.9%
85	19.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
305	30.9%
682	69.1%
100	10.1%

314
3.14

249	79.3%
230	92.4%
6	2.4%
65	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Solon township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	41	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	54	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	67	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	112	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	59	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	78	12.1%
$200,000 or more	28	4.3%

Median Household Income	79,338
Per Capita Income	38,338

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	2.8%
Public Assistance	3	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	3.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	731	76.9%
Unemployed	14	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	745	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	206	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	220	259	45.9%
Non-Profit	44	117	27.3%
Self-Employed	78	73	51.7%

Local Government	25	31	44.6%
State Government	0	9	0.0%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	298	332	47.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	73	157	31.7%
Total	371	489	43.1%

Pct. Govt.	8.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	138	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	182	21.0%
Professional, Technical	197	22.8%
Service Occupations	201	23.2%
All others	147	17.0%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	169	19.5%
Retail trade	99	11.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	79	9.1%
Construction	72	8.3%
Other services	70	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	59	6.8%
Manufacturing	55	6.4%
Finance and insurance	52	6.0%
Educational services	43	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	36	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	31	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	2.4%
Public administration	19	2.2%
Information	12	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	1.2%
Utilities	6	0.7%
Wholesale trade	6	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	24	1.47%
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	29	1.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,564	98.5%
German, other Germanic	10	0.6%
Spanish	6	0.4%
Other Indo-European	5	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	390	23.9%
English	238	14.6%
Irish	233	14.3%
Polish	225	13.8%
American	104	6.4%
French	89	5.5%
Scottish	76	4.7%
Swedish	66	4.1%
Italian	51	3.1%
European	43	2.6%
Norwegian	41	2.5%
Czech	38	2.3%
French Canadian	30	1.8%
African	28	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	23	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,629	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,621	99.5%
Foreign-born	8	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.2%	66	5.2%	243	19.2%	468	36.9%	294	23.2%	195	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.2%
9-12 Years	66	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	243	19.2%
Some College	468	36.9%
Bach. Degree	294	23.2%
Grad Degree	195	15.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41	D +63	D + 8.7%
D +104
2020 vs. 2012	R +60	D +23	D + 4.5%
D +83
2020 vs. 2008	R +100	R +32	R + 1.0%
D +68

2016 vs. 2008	R +59	R +95	R + 9.7%
D -36
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)	624	55.6%	Joe Biden (D)	474	42.2%	24	2.1%	1,122	8	9	0.02%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	583	57.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	370	36.7%	54	5.4%	1,007	11	12	0.02%
2012	79%	Mitt Romney (R)	564	58.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	391	40.5%	11	1.1%	966	14	11	0.02%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	524	55.1%	Barack Obama (D)	406	42.7%	21	2.2%	951	14	9	0.02%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	554	58.3%	John Kerry (D)	390	41.1%	6	0.6%	950	11	8	0.02%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	470	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	318	38.5%	37	4.5%	825	11	9	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

474

42.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

624

55.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,122

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

370

36.7%

Donald Trump (R)

583

57.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,007

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

391

40.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

564

58.4%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

966

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

406

42.7%

John McCain (R)

524

55.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

951

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

554

58.3%

John Kerry (D)

390

41.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

950

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Solon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

470

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

318

38.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

825

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solon township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Tudor Dixon (R)	522	52.0%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	467	46.5%	15 [+]	1.5%	1,004	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	82%	John James (R)	635	56.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	472	42.2%	12 [+]	1.1%	1,119	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.7%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.4%);
2018	S1	68%	John James (R)	500	55.6%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	381	42.4%	18 [+]	2.0%	899	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 12 (1.3%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	68%	Bill Schuette (R)	483	53.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	396	44.1%	18 [+]	2.0%	897	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	58%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	369	51.0%	Gary Peters (D)	322	44.5%	33 [+]	4.6%	724	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 20 (2.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 7 (1.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.8%);
2014	G	58%	Rick Snyder* (R)	415	57.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	292	40.1%	21 [+]	2.9%	728	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 4 (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	817
Median Value	$295,100

Occupied	647	79.2%
Vacant	170	20.8%

Owned	592	91.5%
Rented	55	8.5%
Median Rent	$1,156

Single-Family Units	786	96.2%
Detached	761	93.1%
Attached	25	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	20	2.4%

Solon township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Solon township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Solon township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Solon township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Solon township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Solon township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solon township, MI