Branch township, MI

Mason County, MI

2022 population: 1,275 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.4 square miles
Population density: 36.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,142	89.57%	9.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.31%	42.9%
Asian:	7	0.55%	600.0%
2+ races:	66	5.18%	500.0%
Hispanic:	40	3.14%	11.1%

Total non-White:	133	10.43%	114.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-124	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	71	6.5

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
1,328
1,266	95.33%
7	0.53%
7	0.53%
1	0.08%
11	0.83%
36	2.71%
62	4.67%

2000
1,146
1,106	96.51%
7	0.61%
4	0.35%
0	0.00%
7	0.61%
22	1.92%
40	3.49%

1990
973
944	97.02%
0	0.00%
10	1.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
19	1.95%
29	2.98%

1980
1,027
1,012	98.54%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
3	0.29%
n/a
7	0.68%
15	1.46%

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

160	14.0
22	1.9

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

162	16.6
11	1.1

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

-68	-6.6
14	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Branch 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
51.1
277	21.7%
998	78.3%
248	19.5%

545
2.34

366	67.2%
301	82.2%
40	10.9%
179	32.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
311	23.4%
1,017	76.6%
245	18.4%

565
2.35

350	61.9%
261	74.6%
39	11.1%
215	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
233	20.3%
913	79.7%
191	16.7%

504
2.27

324	64.3%
265	81.8%
28	8.6%
180	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
242	24.9%
731	75.1%
157	16.1%

408
2.38

293	71.8%
229	78.2%
31	10.6%
115	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
313	30.5%
714	69.5%
138	13.4%

379
2.70

308	81.3%
270	87.7%
20	6.5%
71	18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Branch township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	60	11.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	14	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	11.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	65	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	66	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	52	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	2.4%
$200,000 or more	28	5.1%

Median Household Income	56,976
Per Capita Income	29,898

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	4.4%
Public Assistance	24	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	60	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	486	60.5%
Unemployed	14	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	500	62.3%
Not in Labor Force	303	37.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	222	132	62.7%
Non-Profit	3	43	6.5%
Self-Employed	21	31	40.4%

Local Government	23	19	54.8%
State Government	17	0	100.0%
Federal Government	1	4	20.0%

Total Private + Self	243	163	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	44	66	40.0%
Total	287	229	55.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	90	17.4%
Professional, Technical	77	14.9%
Service Occupations	116	22.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.6%
All others	177	34.3%

White Collar		43.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	90	17.4%
Retail trade	81	15.7%
Accommodation and food services	65	12.6%
Construction	54	10.5%
Health care and social assistance	47	9.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	5.8%
Educational services	28	5.4%
Other services	27	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	17	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	2.1%
Finance and insurance	8	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.0%
Information	4	0.8%
Wholesale trade	3	0.6%
Public administration	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	1.80%
Puerto Rican	13	1.02%
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	4	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	7	0.55%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,182	96.7%
Spanish	11	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.6%
Tagalog	7	0.6%
Other	6	0.5%
German, other Germanic	6	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	329	25.8%
Irish	170	13.3%
Dutch	132	10.4%
English	122	9.6%
Polish	110	8.6%
American	93	7.3%
Italian	50	3.9%
French	43	3.4%
Scottish	25	2.0%
Norwegian	18	1.4%
Finnish	15	1.2%
European	14	1.1%
Lithuanian	14	1.1%
Swedish	14	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	7	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,264	99.1%
Not a citizen	11	0.9%

Native	1,264	99.1%
Foreign-born	11	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.0%	69	7.4%	343	36.8%	337	36.2%	100	10.7%	74	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.0%
9-12 Years	69	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	343	36.8%
Some College	337	36.2%
Bach. Degree	100	10.7%
Grad Degree	74	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +121	R +60	R + 1.0%
D +61
2020 vs. 2012	R +194	R +233	R + 33.9%
D -39
2020 vs. 2008	R +191	R +260	R + 38.4%
D -69

2016 vs. 2008	R +70	R +200	R + 37.4%
D -130
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	458	64.1%	Joe Biden (D)	246	34.4%	11	1.5%	715	16	17	0.01%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	337	59.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	185	32.7%	44	7.8%	566	12	14	0.01%
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	285	51.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	264	47.6%	6	1.1%	555	3	0	0.01%
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	315	53.0%	John McCain (R)	267	44.9%	12	2.0%	594	4	-1	0.01%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	297	53.7%	John Kerry (D)	250	45.2%	6	1.1%	553	6	3	0.01%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	257	50.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	239	47.3%	9	1.8%	505	5	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

246

34.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

458

64.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

715

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

185

32.7%

Donald Trump (R)

337

59.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.8%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

566

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

285

51.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

264

47.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

555

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

315

53.0%

John McCain (R)

267

44.9%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

594

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

297

53.7%

John Kerry (D)

250

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

553

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Branch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

257

50.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

239

47.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

505

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Branch township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Tudor Dixon (R)	355	57.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	247	39.7%	20 [+]	3.2%	622	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (1.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.6%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.5%);
2020	S2	70%	John James (R)	444	62.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	250	35.3%	14 [+]	2.0%	708	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	50%	John James (R)	293	57.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	207	40.4%	13 [+]	2.5%	513	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	51%	Bill Schuette (R)	281	54.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	209	40.3%	28 [+]	5.4%	518	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 14 (2.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.2%);
2014	S2	33%	Gary Peters (D)	167	49.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	150	44.8%	18 [+]	5.4%	335	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 12 (3.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.2%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (0.6%);
2014	G	34%	Rick Snyder* (R)	171	50.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	159	46.5%	12 [+]	3.5%	342	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (1.5%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (1.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (0.9%);

*: 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	1,080
Median Value	$128,600

Occupied	545	50.5%
Vacant	535	49.5%

Owned	499	91.6%
Rented	46	8.4%
Median Rent	$1,138

Single-Family Units	934	86.5%
Detached	934	86.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	136	12.6%

Branch township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Branch township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Branch township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Branch township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Branch township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Branch township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Branch township, MI