Chocolay charter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,942 ( 39 from 2010 )
Land area: 59.0 square miles
Population density: 100.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,302	89.23%	4.3%
Black:	119	2.00%	693.3%
Indian:	95	1.60%	46.0%
Asian:	61	1.03%	190.5%
2+ races:	348	5.86%	210.7%
Hispanic:	17	0.29%	55.3%

Total non-White:	640	10.77%	76.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-239	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	278	5.7

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
5,903
5,541	93.87%
15	0.25%
176	2.98%
21	0.36%
112	1.90%
38	0.64%
362	6.13%

2000
7,148
6,198	86.71%
534	7.47%
72	1.01%
71	0.99%
158	2.21%
115	1.61%
950	13.29%

1990
6,025
5,778	95.90%
50	0.83%
90	1.49%
68	1.13%
n/a
39	0.65%
247	4.10%

1980
5,685
5,633	99.09%
0	0.00%
27	0.47%
25	0.44%
n/a
0	0.00%
52	0.91%

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

-657	-9.2
-588	-8.2

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

420	7.0
703	11.7

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

145	2.6
195	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Chocolay charter 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
44.3
988	16.6%
4,954	83.4%
1,195	20.1%

2,541
2.33

1,777	69.9%
1,549	87.2%
44	2.5%
764	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
1,230	20.8%
4,673	79.2%
839	14.2%

2,453
2.40

1,741	71.0%
1,477	84.8%
89	5.1%
712	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
1,622	22.7%
5,526	77.3%
560	7.8%

2,288
2.64

1,737	75.9%
1,446	83.2%
134	7.7%
551	24.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
1,828	30.3%
4,197	69.7%
373	6.2%

2,054
2.90

1,673	81.5%
1,455	87.0%
112	6.7%
381	18.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
1,928	33.9%
3,757	66.1%
249	4.4%

1,835
3.09

1,504	82.0%
1,384	92.0%
50	3.3%
331	18.0%

2022 Housing Data for Chocolay charter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	137	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	24	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	102	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	57	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	77	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	39	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	100	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	282	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	195	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	496	19.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	446	17.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	133	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	150	5.9%
$200,000 or more	211	8.3%

Median Household Income	85,223
Per Capita Income	40,063

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	33	1.3%
Public Assistance	17	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	167	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,694	71.0%
Unemployed	185	4.9%
In Armed Forces	12	0.3%

Total Labor Force	2,891	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	902	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,141	803	58.7%
Non-Profit	69	125	35.6%
Self-Employed	137	206	39.9%

Local Government	59	69	46.1%
State Government	119	77	60.7%
Federal Government	11	101	9.8%

Total Private + Self	1,278	1,009	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	258	372	41.0%
Total	1,536	1,381	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	477	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	702	23.9%
Professional, Technical	678	23.1%
Service Occupations	597	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.3%
All others	479	16.3%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	460	15.7%
Accommodation and food services	322	11.0%
Retail trade	250	8.5%
Educational services	229	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	216	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	205	7.0%
Other services	172	5.9%
Manufacturing	169	5.8%
Public administration	161	5.5%
Construction	145	4.9%
Finance and insurance	136	4.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	108	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	85	2.9%
Wholesale trade	78	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	68	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	50	1.7%
Utilities	16	0.5%
Information	9	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.15%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	5	0.08%
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	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.05%
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	%
Filipino	32	0.54%
Thai	14	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,541	98.0%
Spanish	34	0.6%
Tagalog	25	0.4%
Other	19	0.3%
Other Asian	14	0.2%
Arabic	14	0.2%
Chinese	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,065	17.9%
English	706	11.9%
Finnish	597	10.0%
Irish	537	9.0%
French	491	8.3%
Italian	426	7.2%
Polish	394	6.6%
Swedish	380	6.4%
Dutch	282	4.7%
American	281	4.7%
French Canadian	201	3.4%
Scottish	191	3.2%
Norwegian	190	3.2%
European	126	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	73	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,892	99.2%
Not a citizen	50	0.8%

Native	5,778	97.2%
Foreign-born	164	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	0.3%	154	3.4%	932	20.6%	1,457	32.3%	1,306	28.9%	653	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	0.3%
9-12 Years	154	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	932	20.6%
Some College	1,457	32.3%
Bach. Degree	1,306	28.9%
Grad Degree	653	14.5%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +170	D +282	D + 7.9%
D +452
2020 vs. 2012	R +108	D +172	D + 4.5%
D +280
2020 vs. 2008	R +177	R +2	R + 0.6%
D +175

2016 vs. 2008	R +7	R +284	R + 8.5%
D -277
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Joe Biden (D)	1,982	51.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,785	46.5%	69	1.8%	3,836	-1	0	0.07%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	1,615	47.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,530	44.7%	275	8.0%	3,420	0	1	0.07%
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,702	49.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,677	49.2%	30	0.9%	3,409	5	2	0.07%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	1,807	52.0%	John McCain (R)	1,608	46.3%	61	1.8%	3,476	5	1	0.07%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,831	53.2%	John Kerry (D)	1,576	45.8%	35	1.0%	3,442	5	2	0.07%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	1,503	50.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,361	45.4%	135	4.5%	2,999	4	2	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chocolay charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,982

51.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,785

46.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,836

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Chocolay charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,530

44.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,615

47.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

152

4.4%

Other

123

3.6%

TOTAL

3,420

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Chocolay charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,702

49.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,677

49.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,409

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Chocolay charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,807

52.0%

John McCain (R)

1,608

46.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,476

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Chocolay charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,831

53.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,576

45.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,442

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Chocolay charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,503

50.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,361

45.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

117

3.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,999

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chocolay charter township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	67%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,864	57.4%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,333	41.1%	50 [+]	1.5%	3,247	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 32 (1.0%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 9 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	78%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,961	51.7%	John James (R)	1,787	47.1%	46 [+]	1.2%	3,794	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 32 (0.8%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	S1	65%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,669	53.4%	John James (R)	1,400	44.8%	59 [+]	1.9%	3,128	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 28 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.3%);
2018	G	65%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,667	53.5%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,370	43.9%	81 [+]	2.6%	3,118	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 42 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 30 (1.0%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.3%);
2014	S2	50%	Gary Peters (D)	1,223	52.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,079	45.9%	50 [+]	2.1%	2,352	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 24 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 14 (0.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.5%);
2014	G	50%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,205	50.8%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,127	47.5%	42 [+]	1.8%	2,374	-3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 25 (1.1%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 12 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (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	2,893
Median Value	$215,700

Occupied	2,541	87.8%
Vacant	352	12.2%

Owned	2,230	87.8%
Rented	311	12.2%
Median Rent	$801

Single-Family Units	2,430	84.0%
Detached	2,430	84.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	101	3.5%
Mobile Homes	305	10.5%

Chocolay charter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chocolay charter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Chocolay charter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chocolay charter township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chocolay charter township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chocolay charter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chocolay charter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chocolay charter township, MI