Fairfield township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,736 ( 28 from 2010 )
Land area: 42.1 square miles
Population density: 41.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,615	93.03%	3.2%
Black:	7	0.40%	30.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	35	2.02%	40.0%
Hispanic:	79	4.55%	51.9%

Total non-White:	121	6.97%	26.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-53	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	25	1.7

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
1,764
1,668	94.56%
10	0.57%
6	0.34%
3	0.17%
25	1.42%
52	2.95%
96	5.44%

2000
1,733
1,631	94.11%
6	0.35%
7	0.40%
0	0.00%
23	1.33%
66	3.81%
102	5.89%

1990
1,883
1,808	96.02%
8	0.42%
5	0.27%
5	0.27%
n/a
57	3.03%
75	3.98%

1980
1,986
1,938	97.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.15%
n/a
45	2.27%
48	2.42%

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

37	2.1
-6	-0.3

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

-177	-9.4
27	1.4

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

-130	-6.5
27	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield 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
39.7
387	22.3%
1,349	77.7%
324	18.7%

668
2.59

456	68.3%
338	74.1%
31	6.8%
212	31.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
413	23.4%
1,351	76.6%
237	13.4%

663
2.66

505	76.2%
415	82.2%
33	6.5%
158	23.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
521	30.1%
1,212	69.9%
189	10.9%

612
2.82

485	79.2%
426	87.8%
28	5.8%
127	20.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
594	31.5%
1,289	68.5%
242	12.9%

646
2.91

527	81.6%
473	89.8%
30	5.7%
119	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
623	31.4%
1,363	68.6%
197	9.9%

652
3.04

545	83.6%
498	91.4%
24	4.4%
107	16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	46	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	41	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	81	12.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	108	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	122	18.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	24	3.6%
$200,000 or more	12	1.8%

Median Household Income	68,889
Per Capita Income	29,153

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	55	8.2%
Public Assistance	11	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	76	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	750	73.5%
Unemployed	30	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	780	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	240	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	319	231	58.0%
Non-Profit	8	57	12.3%
Self-Employed	105	27	79.5%

Local Government	18	32	36.0%
State Government	15	17	46.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	424	258	62.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	106	27.9%
Total	465	364	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	166	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	110	13.3%
Professional, Technical	111	13.4%
Service Occupations	163	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.1%
All others	279	33.7%

White Collar		46.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	167	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	109	13.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	96	11.6%
Construction	92	11.1%
Retail trade	69	8.3%
Other services	46	5.5%
Educational services	45	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	40	4.8%
Public administration	33	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	3.3%
Accommodation and food services	25	3.0%
Finance and insurance	20	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	20	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	2.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	1.4%
Wholesale trade	5	0.6%
Management	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	45	2.59%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	31	1.79%
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	3	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,560	96.9%
Spanish	46	2.9%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	467	26.9%
Irish	187	10.8%
English	145	8.4%
American	142	8.2%
French	77	4.4%
Polish	60	3.5%
British	45	2.6%
Scottish	33	1.9%
European	31	1.8%
Swiss	27	1.6%
Dutch	26	1.5%
Italian	26	1.5%
French Canadian	17	1.0%
Hungarian	14	0.8%
Lebanese	10	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,724	99.3%
Not a citizen	12	0.7%

Native	1,718	99.0%
Foreign-born	18	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27	2.3%	84	7.1%	497	42.2%	415	35.2%	131	11.1%	24	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27	2.3%
9-12 Years	84	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	497	42.2%
Some College	415	35.2%
Bach. Degree	131	11.1%
Grad Degree	24	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +88	R +40	D + 2.2%
D +48
2020 vs. 2012	R +176	R +286	R + 32.1%
D -110
2020 vs. 2008	R +208	R +380	R + 43.7%
D -172

2016 vs. 2008	R +120	R +340	R + 45.8%
D -220
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	615	69.3%	Joe Biden (D)	257	28.9%	16	1.8%	888	21	22	0.02%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	527	66.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	209	26.5%	54	6.8%	790	19	21	0.02%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	439	54.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	367	45.1%	7	0.9%	813	9	7	0.02%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	429	50.1%	John McCain (R)	407	47.5%	21	2.5%	857	7	2	0.02%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	456	55.4%	John Kerry (D)	355	43.1%	12	1.5%	823	8	5	0.02%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	400	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	288	41.0%	14	2.0%	702	11	9	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

257

28.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

615

69.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

888

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

209

26.5%

Donald Trump (R)

527

66.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

790

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

367

45.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

439

54.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

813

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

429

50.1%

John McCain (R)

407

47.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

857

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

2004 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

456

55.4%

John Kerry (D)

355

43.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

823

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Fairfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

400

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

288

41.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

702

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Tudor Dixon (R)	469	66.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	222	31.4%	17 [+]	2.4%	708	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.7%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	63%	John James (R)	606	69.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	242	27.9%	19 [+]	2.2%	867	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	47%	John James (R)	410	63.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	224	34.8%	10 [+]	1.6%	644	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.8%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	47%	Bill Schuette (R)	401	62.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	226	35.0%	19 [+]	2.9%	646	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 15 (2.3%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	S2	36%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	311	63.1%	Gary Peters (D)	158	32.0%	24 [+]	4.9%	493	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 17 (3.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.2%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	36%	Rick Snyder* (R)	280	56.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	192	39.0%	20 [+]	4.1%	492	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 8 (1.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 4 (0.8%);

*: 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	747
Median Value	$131,000

Occupied	668	89.4%
Vacant	79	10.6%

Owned	597	89.4%
Rented	71	10.6%
Median Rent	$1,120

Single-Family Units	678	90.8%
Detached	678	90.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	69	9.2%

Fairfield township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairfield township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Fairfield township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairfield township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairfield township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fairfield township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fairfield township, MI