Ray township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,780 ( 41 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.5 square miles
Population density: 103.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,601	95.26%	0.1%
Black:	2	0.05%	86.7%
Indian:	15	0.40%	50.0%
Asian:	17	0.45%	34.6%
2+ races:	126	3.33%	563.2%
Hispanic:	19	0.50%	69.8%

Total non-White:	179	4.74%	33.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-4	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	45	1.5

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
3,739
3,605	96.42%
15	0.40%
10	0.27%
26	0.70%
19	0.51%
63	1.68%
134	3.58%

2000
3,740
3,611	96.55%
23	0.61%
48	1.28%
0	0.00%
20	0.53%
38	1.02%
129	3.45%

1990
3,230
3,197	98.98%
0	0.00%
9	0.28%
7	0.22%
n/a
17	0.53%
33	1.02%

1980
3,121
3,041	97.44%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.51%
n/a
64	2.05%
80	2.56%

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	-0.2
5	0.1

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

414	12.8
96	3.0

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

156	5.0
-47	-1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Ray 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
48.1
645	17.1%
3,135	82.9%
561	14.8%

1,577
2.38

1,064	67.5%
947	89.0%
18	1.7%
513	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.2
809	21.6%
2,930	78.4%
558	14.9%

1,404
2.66

1,112	79.2%
958	86.2%
43	3.9%
292	20.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
962	25.7%
2,778	74.3%
354	9.5%

1,310
2.83

1,077	82.2%
994	92.3%
5	0.5%
233	17.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
799	24.7%
2,431	75.3%
328	10.2%

1,038
3.08

904	87.1%
823	91.0%
6	0.7%
134	12.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
1,098	35.2%
2,023	64.8%
225	7.2%

929
3.33

806	86.8%
725	90.0%
46	5.7%
123	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ray township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	73	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	65	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	0.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	24	1.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	76	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	103	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	154	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	111	7.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	121	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	314	19.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	329	20.9%
$200,000 or more	116	7.4%

Median Household Income	115,507
Per Capita Income	47,846

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	97	6.2%
Public Assistance	63	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	92	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,750	67.3%
Unemployed	27	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,777	68.4%
Not in Labor Force	822	31.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	847	516	62.1%
Non-Profit	2	63	3.1%
Self-Employed	132	36	78.6%

Local Government	66	85	43.7%
State Government	0	51	0.0%
Federal Government	12	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	979	552	63.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	80	199	28.7%
Total	1,059	751	58.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	446	24.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	179	9.9%
Professional, Technical	379	20.9%
Service Occupations	330	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.6%
All others	480	26.5%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	570	31.4%
Health care and social assistance	195	10.7%
Construction	181	10.0%
Other services	145	8.0%
Educational services	129	7.1%
Retail trade	121	6.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	105	5.8%
Public administration	90	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	70	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	59	3.3%
Finance and insurance	38	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	1.7%
Information	30	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12	0.7%
Utilities	11	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	0.6%
Wholesale trade	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	0.50%
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	%
Thai	8	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,378	94.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	110	3.1%
Other Indo-European	48	1.3%
German, other Germanic	17	0.5%
Spanish	15	0.4%
Other Asian	8	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	905	23.9%
Italian	716	18.9%
Polish	707	18.7%
French	400	10.6%
Irish	339	9.0%
English	329	8.7%
French Canadian	214	5.7%
Greek	203	5.4%
Belgian	169	4.5%
American	152	4.0%
Czech	91	2.4%
Scottish	83	2.2%
European	82	2.2%
Serbian	46	1.2%
British	42	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,738	98.9%
Not a citizen	42	1.1%

Native	3,693	97.7%
Foreign-born	87	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
40	1.4%	179	6.3%	817	29.0%	1,112	39.4%	485	17.2%	189	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	40	1.4%
9-12 Years	179	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	817	29.0%
Some College	1,112	39.4%
Bach. Degree	485	17.2%
Grad Degree	189	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +330	R +154	D + 4.5%
D +176
2020 vs. 2012	R +586	R +611	R + 16.8%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +617	R +738	R + 23.9%
D -121

2016 vs. 2008	R +287	R +584	R + 28.4%
D -297
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,913	73.4%	Joe Biden (D)	659	25.3%	36	1.4%	2,608	26	27	0.05%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	1,583	74.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	483	22.6%	73	3.4%	2,139	27	28	0.04%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,327	65.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	684	33.5%	30	1.5%	2,041	20	18	0.04%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	1,296	60.9%	Barack Obama (D)	780	36.7%	52	2.4%	2,128	20	15	0.04%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,315	64.6%	John Kerry (D)	707	34.7%	15	0.7%	2,037	17	14	0.04%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	1,144	60.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	711	37.6%	36	1.9%	1,891	14	13	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ray township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

659

25.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,913

73.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,608

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Ray township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

483

22.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,583

74.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,139

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Ray township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

684

33.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,327

65.0%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,041

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Ray township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

780

36.7%

John McCain (R)

1,296

60.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

2,128

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Ray township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,315

64.6%

John Kerry (D)

707

34.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,037

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Ray township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,144

60.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

711

37.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,891

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ray township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	76%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,547	67.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	688	30.2%	45 [+]	2.0%	2,280	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 21 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (0.8%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.1%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	86%	John James (R)	1,827	71.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	685	26.8%	46 [+]	1.8%	2,558	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.2%);
2018	S1	65%	John James (R)	1,272	66.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	621	32.3%	30 [+]	1.6%	1,923	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 12 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.4%);
2018	G	65%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,271	66.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	599	31.1%	54 [+]	2.8%	1,924	22	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 25 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 19 (1.0%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.5%);
2014	S2	49%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	846	59.1%	Gary Peters (D)	519	36.2%	67 [+]	4.7%	1,432	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 34 (2.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 26 (1.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 7 (0.5%);
2014	G	49%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,012	69.5%	Mark Schauer (D)	421	28.9%	24 [+]	1.6%	1,457	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (0.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,646
Median Value	$374,700

Occupied	1,577	95.8%
Vacant	69	4.2%

Owned	1,266	80.3%
Rented	311	19.7%
Median Rent	$969

Single-Family Units	1,575	95.7%
Detached	1,567	95.2%
Attached	8	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	6	0.4%

Ray township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ray township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ray township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ray township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ray township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ray township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ray township, MI