Sands township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,281 ( 4 from 2010 )
Land area: 66.4 square miles
Population density: 34.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,131	93.42%	0.5%
Black:	5	0.22%	58.3%
Indian:	7	0.31%	88.7%
Asian:	19	0.83%	137.5%
2+ races:	40	1.75%	37.9%
Hispanic:	79	3.46%	146.9%

Total non-White:	150	6.58%	4.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-11	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	0.4

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
2,285
2,142	93.74%
12	0.53%
62	2.71%
8	0.35%
29	1.27%
32	1.40%
143	6.26%

2000
2,138
2,031	95.00%
11	0.51%
33	1.54%
25	1.17%
27	1.26%
11	0.51%
107	5.00%

1990
2,696
2,469	91.58%
104	3.86%
28	1.04%
18	0.67%
n/a
54	2.00%
227	8.42%

1980
2,466
2,234	90.59%
113	4.58%
76	3.08%
9	0.36%
n/a
34	1.38%
232	9.41%

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

111	5.2
36	1.7

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

-438	-16.2
-120	-4.5

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

235	9.5
-5	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Sands 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
40.6
644	28.2%
1,637	71.8%
490	21.5%

835
2.71

621	74.4%
527	84.9%
62	10.0%
214	25.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
537	23.5%
1,748	76.5%
176	7.7%

871
2.59

684	78.5%
588	86.0%
26	3.8%
187	21.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
563	26.3%
1,575	73.7%
82	3.8%

789
2.71

644	81.6%
531	82.5%
36	5.6%
145	18.4%

1990
Number	Percent
23.4
659	24.4%
2,037	75.6%
57	2.1%

628
3.09

528	84.1%
453	85.8%
45	8.5%
100	15.9%

1980
Number	Percent
22.6
583	23.6%
1,883	76.4%
38	1.5%

529
3.07

439	83.0%
407	92.7%
20	4.6%
90	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Sands township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	48	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	52	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	66	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	95	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	145	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	67	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	123	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	51	6.1%
$200,000 or more	57	6.8%

Median Household Income	80,375
Per Capita Income	33,477

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	53	6.3%
Public Assistance	14	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	69	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	848	75.4%
Unemployed	42	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	890	79.1%
Not in Labor Force	235	20.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	379	311	54.9%
Non-Profit	21	21	50.0%
Self-Employed	53	33	61.6%

Local Government	22	40	35.5%
State Government	44	19	69.8%
Federal Government	5	9	35.7%

Total Private + Self	432	344	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	92	89	50.8%
Total	524	433	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	174	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	177	18.5%
Professional, Technical	254	26.5%
Service Occupations	206	21.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.5%
All others	146	15.3%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	265	27.7%
Retail trade	113	11.8%
Construction	88	9.2%
Educational services	86	9.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	62	6.5%
Manufacturing	50	5.2%
Public administration	39	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	3.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	34	3.6%
Wholesale trade	21	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	15	1.6%
Information	13	1.4%
Other services	13	1.4%
Finance and insurance	12	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	66	2.89%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	4	0.18%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.18%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.18%
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	5	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	12	0.53%
Chinese	4	0.18%
Korean	3	0.13%
Filipino	2	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,040	97.7%
German, other Germanic	26	1.2%
Vietnamese	12	0.6%
Chinese	4	0.2%
Korean	3	0.1%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	448	19.6%
French	272	11.9%
Finnish	253	11.1%
Swedish	219	9.6%
English	211	9.3%
Irish	196	8.6%
Italian	154	6.8%
Polish	109	4.8%
French Canadian	102	4.5%
American	70	3.1%
Scottish	64	2.8%
European	61	2.7%
Norwegian	28	1.2%
Austrian	26	1.1%
Belgian	23	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,257	98.9%
Not a citizen	24	1.1%

Native	2,224	97.5%
Foreign-born	57	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.4%	42	2.7%	437	28.6%	499	32.7%	377	24.7%	167	10.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.4%
9-12 Years	42	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	437	28.6%
Some College	499	32.7%
Bach. Degree	377	24.7%
Grad Degree	167	10.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +64	D +69	D + 6.8%
D +133
2020 vs. 2012	R +108	R +68	R + 4.5%
D +40
2020 vs. 2008	R +134	R +87	R + 6.0%
D +47

2016 vs. 2008	R +70	R +156	R + 12.7%
D -86
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	762	52.3%	Joe Biden (D)	661	45.4%	33	2.3%	1,456	5	6	0.03%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	698	53.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	528	40.4%	81	6.2%	1,307	6	8	0.03%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	654	50.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	621	48.3%	12	0.9%	1,287	6	4	0.03%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	628	49.5%	Barack Obama (D)	614	48.4%	27	2.1%	1,269	9	4	0.03%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	695	57.2%	John Kerry (D)	507	41.7%	14	1.2%	1,216	9	6	0.03%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	529	55.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	403	41.9%	29	3.0%	961	9	7	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sands township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

661

45.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

762

52.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,456

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Sands township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

528

40.4%

Donald Trump (R)

698

53.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,307

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Sands township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

621

48.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

654

50.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,287

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Sands township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

614

48.4%

John McCain (R)

628

49.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,269

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Sands township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

695

57.2%

John Kerry (D)

507

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,216

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Sands township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

529

55.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

403

41.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

961

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sands township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	602	49.8%	Tudor Dixon (R)	582	48.2%	24 [+]	2.0%	1,208	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 16 (1.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	78%	John James (R)	770	53.1%	Gary Peters* (D)	662	45.6%	19 [+]	1.3%	1,451	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 9 (0.6%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	606	51.6%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	553	47.1%	16 [+]	1.4%	1,175	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.3%);
2018	G	64%	Bill Schuette (R)	584	49.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	561	47.9%	27 [+]	2.3%	1,172	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 14 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.5%);
2014	S2	47%	Gary Peters (D)	423	50.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	405	47.9%	18 [+]	2.1%	846	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 9 (1.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2014	G	47%	Rick Snyder* (R)	414	48.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	414	48.7%	22 [+]	2.6%	850	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 18 (2.1%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (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	896
Median Value	$234,100

Occupied	835	93.2%
Vacant	61	6.8%

Owned	785	94.0%
Rented	50	6.0%
Median Rent	$683

Single-Family Units	802	89.5%
Detached	802	89.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	94	10.5%

Sands township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sands township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sands township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sands township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sands township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sands township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sands township, MI