Lakefield township, MI

Luce County, MI

2022 population: 956 ( 105 from 2010 )
Land area: 63.2 square miles
Population density: 15.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	916	95.82%	9.8%
Black:	4	0.42%	0.0%
Indian:	4	0.42%	76.5%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	28	2.93%	86.7%
Hispanic:	4	0.42%	33.3%

Total non-White:	40	4.18%	13.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-99	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-0.7

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
1,061
1,015	95.66%
4	0.38%
17	1.60%
4	0.38%
15	1.41%
6	0.57%
46	4.34%

2000
1,076
992	92.19%
1	0.09%
44	4.09%
3	0.28%
34	3.16%
2	0.19%
84	7.81%

1990
883
846	95.81%
0	0.00%
37	4.19%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
37	4.19%

1980
822
813	98.91%
0	0.00%
7	0.85%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.24%
9	1.09%

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

23	2.1
-38	-3.5

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

146	16.5
47	5.3

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

33	4.0
28	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lakefield 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
63.1
122	12.8%
834	87.2%
420	43.9%

486
1.97

350	72.0%
317	90.6%
9	2.6%
136	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
52.5
186	17.5%
875	82.5%
273	25.7%

467
2.23

338	72.4%
293	86.7%
10	3.0%
129	27.6%

2000
Number	Percent
47.5
218	20.3%
858	79.7%
209	19.4%

438
2.43

359	82.0%
340	94.7%
11	3.1%
79	18.0%

1990
Number	Percent
39.0
251	28.4%
632	71.6%
150	17.0%

306
2.77

246	80.4%
206	83.7%
22	8.9%
60	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.8
211	25.7%
611	74.3%
122	14.8%

278
2.77

230	82.7%
209	90.9%
15	6.5%
48	17.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lakefield township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	42	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	38	7.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	15.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	118	24.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	2.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	3.7%
$200,000 or more	9	1.9%

Median Household Income	61,750
Per Capita Income	32,304

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	1.9%
Public Assistance	11	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	16.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	218	51.5%
Unemployed	4	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	222	52.5%
Not in Labor Force	201	47.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44	127	25.7%
Non-Profit	3	19	13.6%
Self-Employed	25	5	83.3%

Local Government	14	9	60.9%
State Government	17	6	73.9%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	69	132	34.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36	34	51.4%
Total	105	166	38.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60	22.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	54	19.9%
Professional, Technical	67	24.7%
Service Occupations	32	11.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	8.9%
All others	58	21.4%

White Collar		66.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	54	19.9%
Retail trade	38	14.0%
Public administration	35	12.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	29	10.7%
Finance and insurance	22	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	17	6.3%
Construction	14	5.2%
Manufacturing	13	4.8%
Educational services	12	4.4%
Information	5	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.1%
Other services	2	0.7%
Wholesale trade	2	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.4%
Utilities	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.42%
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	902	98.7%
German, other Germanic	10	1.1%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	185	19.4%
English	111	11.6%
Polish	95	9.9%
Irish	93	9.7%
Dutch	61	6.4%
American	54	5.6%
French Canadian	51	5.3%
French	48	5.0%
Finnish	40	4.2%
Italian	26	2.7%
Scottish	24	2.5%
Norwegian	13	1.4%
Russian	13	1.4%
Welsh	10	1.0%
Swedish	9	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	956	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	956	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.1%	27	3.4%	278	35.3%	306	38.8%	128	16.2%	48	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.1%
9-12 Years	27	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	278	35.3%
Some College	306	38.8%
Bach. Degree	128	16.2%
Grad Degree	48	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +87	R +53	D + 1.3%
D +34
2020 vs. 2012	R +101	R +120	R + 12.0%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +145	R +189	R + 21.6%
D -44

2016 vs. 2008	R +58	R +136	R + 23.0%
D -78
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	96%	Donald Trump* (R)	556	73.3%	Joe Biden (D)	182	24.0%	21	2.8%	759	25	26	0.01%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	469	71.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	148	22.7%	36	5.5%	653	25	26	0.01%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	455	68.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	201	30.4%	6	0.9%	662	24	22	0.01%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	411	63.2%	Barack Obama (D)	226	34.8%	13	2.0%	650	22	18	0.01%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	469	68.2%	John Kerry (D)	211	30.7%	8	1.2%	688	20	17	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	380	66.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	172	29.9%	24	4.2%	576	20	18	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

182

24.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

556

73.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

759

Turnout: 96%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Lakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

148

22.7%

Donald Trump (R)

469

71.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

653

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Lakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

201

30.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

455

68.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Lakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

226

34.8%

John McCain (R)

411

63.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

650

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Lakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

469

68.2%

John Kerry (D)

211

30.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

688

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Lakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

380

66.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

172

29.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

576

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lakefield township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	77%	Tudor Dixon (R)	413	67.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	182	29.8%	15 [+]	2.5%	610	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.0%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	95%	John James (R)	547	72.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	188	25.1%	15 [+]	2.0%	750	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2018	S1	74%	John James (R)	404	67.7%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	181	30.3%	12 [+]	2.0%	597	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%);
2018	G	75%	Bill Schuette (R)	398	66.0%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	185	30.7%	20 [+]	3.3%	603	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 12 (2.0%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%);
2014	S2	58%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	315	64.3%	Gary Peters (D)	166	33.9%	9 [+]	1.8%	490	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2014	G	58%	Rick Snyder* (R)	305	62.4%	Mark Schauer (D)	175	35.8%	9 [+]	1.8%	489	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.2%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	964
Median Value	$203,300

Occupied	486	50.4%
Vacant	478	49.6%

Owned	456	93.8%
Rented	30	6.2%
Median Rent	$586

Single-Family Units	880	91.3%
Detached	875	90.8%
Attached	5	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	84	8.7%

Lakefield township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lakefield township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Lakefield township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lakefield township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lakefield township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lakefield township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lakefield township, MI