Portage township, MI

Mackinac County, MI

2022 population: 816 ( 165 from 2010 )
Land area: 55.4 square miles
Population density: 14.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	735	90.07%	21.1%
Black:	3	0.37%	50.0%
Indian:	12	1.47%	55.6%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	55	6.74%	223.5%
Hispanic:	11	1.35%	1000.0%

Total non-White:	81	9.93%	65.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-197	-24.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	32	4.0

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
981
932	95.01%
2	0.20%
27	2.75%
2	0.20%
17	1.73%
1	0.10%
49	4.99%

2000
1,037
986	95.08%
0	0.00%
47	4.53%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
2	0.19%
51	4.92%

1990
890
825	92.70%
0	0.00%
45	5.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
65	7.30%

1980
754
736	97.61%
0	0.00%
10	1.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	1.06%
18	2.39%

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

-54	-5.2
-2	-0.2

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

161	18.1
-14	-1.6

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

89	11.8
47	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage 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
65.7
47	5.8%
769	94.2%
417	51.1%

432
1.87

265	61.3%
233	87.9%
0	0.0%
167	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
54.5
143	14.6%
838	85.4%
282	28.7%

471
2.06

302	64.1%
260	86.1%
16	5.3%
169	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
49.3
186	17.9%
851	82.1%
223	21.5%

452
2.17

313	69.2%
285	91.1%
12	3.8%
139	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
46.0
196	22.0%
694	78.0%
210	23.6%

375
2.35

266	70.9%
242	91.0%
15	5.6%
109	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
231	30.6%
523	69.4%
127	16.8%

260
2.85

218	83.8%
197	90.4%
7	3.2%
42	16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	60	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	21.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	7.9%
$200,000 or more	6	1.4%

Median Household Income	73,077
Per Capita Income	41,705

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	4.4%
Public Assistance	23	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	242	68.8%
Unemployed	12	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	254	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	98	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	55	69	44.4%
Non-Profit	2	35	5.4%
Self-Employed	22	1	95.7%

Local Government	14	93	13.1%
State Government	30	10	75.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	77	70	52.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	138	25.0%
Total	123	208	37.2%

Pct. Govt.	44.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	95	28.4%
Professional, Technical	76	22.7%
Service Occupations	28	8.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.2%
All others	86	25.7%

White Collar		66.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	108	32.2%
Health care and social assistance	80	23.9%
Educational services	35	10.4%
Retail trade	26	7.8%
Manufacturing	20	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	19	5.7%
Construction	18	5.4%
Finance and insurance	15	4.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.37%
Puerto Rican	5	0.61%
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	3	0.37%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	1	0.12%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	2	0.25%
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	781	97.7%
Other	13	1.6%
Spanish	5	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	264	32.4%
Irish	87	10.7%
Polish	86	10.5%
Scottish	77	9.4%
Welsh	65	8.0%
English	57	7.0%
Dutch	36	4.4%
American	30	3.7%
Finnish	23	2.8%
Italian	22	2.7%
French	20	2.5%
French Canadian	19	2.3%
Swedish	17	2.1%
European	15	1.8%
Norwegian	9	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	812	99.5%
Not a citizen	4	0.5%

Native	812	99.5%
Foreign-born	4	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.1%	38	5.0%	210	27.7%	295	38.9%	173	22.8%	34	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.1%
9-12 Years	38	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	210	27.7%
Some College	295	38.9%
Bach. Degree	173	22.8%
Grad Degree	34	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +70	R +37	D + 0.8%
D +33
2020 vs. 2012	R +110	R +142	R + 19.0%
D -32
2020 vs. 2008	R +136	R +200	R + 29.0%
D -64

2016 vs. 2008	R +66	R +163	R + 29.8%
D -97
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	96%	Donald Trump* (R)	464	70.1%	Joe Biden (D)	197	29.8%	1	0.2%	662	22	23	0.01%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	394	68.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	164	28.5%	18	3.1%	576	21	23	0.01%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	354	60.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	229	39.1%	3	0.5%	586	16	13	0.01%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	328	54.8%	Barack Obama (D)	261	43.6%	10	1.7%	599	14	9	0.01%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	341	56.1%	John Kerry (D)	255	41.9%	12	2.0%	608	8	5	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	315	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	205	38.2%	16	3.0%	536	13	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

197

29.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

464

70.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.2%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 96%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

164

28.5%

Donald Trump (R)

394

68.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

576

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

229

39.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

354

60.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

586

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

261

43.6%

John McCain (R)

328

54.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

599

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

341

56.1%

John Kerry (D)

255

41.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

608

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

315

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

205

38.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

536

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	87%	Tudor Dixon (R)	392	65.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	199	33.1%	11 [+]	1.8%	602	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 1 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	96%	John James (R)	451	68.3%	Gary Peters* (D)	205	31.1%	4 [+]	0.6%	660	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	78%	John James (R)	351	62.8%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	198	35.4%	10 [+]	1.8%	559	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	78%	Bill Schuette (R)	345	61.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	197	35.2%	17 [+]	3.0%	559	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 9 (1.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.9%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);
2014	S2	56%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	236	53.8%	Gary Peters (D)	192	43.7%	11 [+]	2.5%	439	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.6%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (0.5%);
2014	G	57%	Rick Snyder* (R)	238	53.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	196	44.2%	9 [+]	2.0%	443	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (0.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (0.7%);

*: 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	1,131
Median Value	$177,200

Occupied	432	38.2%
Vacant	699	61.8%

Owned	389	90.0%
Rented	43	10.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,062	93.9%
Detached	1,051	92.9%
Attached	11	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	50	4.4%

Portage township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portage township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portage township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portage township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, MI