Free Soil township, MI

2022 population: 912 ( 90 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.6 square miles
Population density: 23.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	888	97.37%	13.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.22%	84.6%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	17	1.86%	466.7%
Hispanic:	2	0.22%	88.2%

Total non-White:	24	2.63%	41.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	107	15.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-17	-2.5

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
822
781	95.01%
7	0.85%
13	1.58%
1	0.12%
3	0.36%
17	2.07%
41	4.99%

2000
826
759	91.89%
7	0.85%
8	0.97%
6	0.73%
35	4.24%
11	1.33%
67	8.11%

1990
860
748	86.98%
70	8.14%
11	1.28%
6	0.70%
n/a
0	0.00%
112	13.02%

1980
938
831	88.59%
98	10.45%
6	0.64%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.32%
107	11.41%

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

22	2.7
-26	-3.1

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

11	1.3
-45	-5.2

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

-83	-8.8
5	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Free Soil 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
52.4
137	15.0%
775	85.0%
235	25.8%

402
2.26

263	65.4%
241	91.6%
1	0.4%
139	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
47.5
155	18.9%
667	81.1%
151	18.4%

345
2.35

242	70.1%
196	81.0%
12	5.0%
103	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
210	25.4%
616	74.6%
155	18.8%

336
2.46

249	74.1%
219	88.0%
8	3.2%
87	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
208	24.2%
652	75.8%
100	11.6%

262
2.86

199	76.0%
172	86.4%
7	3.5%
63	24.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
210	22.4%
728	77.6%
107	11.4%

299
2.67

233	77.9%
207	88.8%
12	5.2%
66	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Free Soil township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	27	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	10.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	17	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	41	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	24.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	28	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	4.7%
$200,000 or more	10	2.5%

Median Household Income	65,588
Per Capita Income	33,236

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	5.7%
Public Assistance	17	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	57	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	330	61.0%
Unemployed	8	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	338	62.5%
Not in Labor Force	203	37.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	167	73	69.6%
Non-Profit	4	16	20.0%
Self-Employed	21	12	63.6%

Local Government	12	19	38.7%
State Government	4	7	36.4%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	188	85	68.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	44	33.3%
Total	210	129	61.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	41	12.0%
Professional, Technical	70	20.5%
Service Occupations	52	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.3%
All others	138	40.4%

White Collar		44.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	79	23.1%
Health care and social assistance	55	16.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	53	15.5%
Retail trade	25	7.3%
Public administration	21	6.1%
Construction	19	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	17	5.0%
Educational services	15	4.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	4.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	2.3%
Utilities	7	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	7	2.0%
Other services	6	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.5%
Finance and insurance	3	0.9%
Wholesale trade	3	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.22%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	880	98.8%
Other Indo-European	9	1.0%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	225	24.7%
German	157	17.2%
English	75	8.2%
Irish	72	7.9%
Dutch	58	6.4%
American	36	3.9%
Italian	25	2.7%
French	24	2.6%
Austrian	21	2.3%
Albanian	18	2.0%
Norwegian	18	2.0%
Lithuanian	14	1.5%
Czech	13	1.4%
Slovak	13	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	9	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	907	99.5%
Not a citizen	5	0.5%

Native	903	99.0%
Foreign-born	9	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.4%	47	6.5%	264	36.6%	277	38.4%	104	14.4%	27	3.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.4%
9-12 Years	47	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	264	36.6%
Some College	277	38.4%
Bach. Degree	104	14.4%
Grad Degree	27	3.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +85	R +63	R + 5.3%
D +22
2020 vs. 2012	R +179	R +258	R + 53.3%
D -79
2020 vs. 2008	R +187	R +318	R + 65.1%
D -131

2016 vs. 2008	R +102	R +255	R + 59.8%
D -153
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	355	68.8%	Joe Biden (D)	156	30.2%	5	1.0%	516	21	22	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	270	62.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	134	30.9%	29	6.7%	433	15	16	0.01%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	235	56.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	176	42.4%	4	1.0%	415	-2	-5	0.01%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	287	61.6%	John McCain (R)	168	36.1%	11	2.4%	466	-5	-10	0.01%
2004	77%	John Kerry (D)	274	55.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	210	42.8%	7	1.4%	491	-5	-8	0.01%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	242	57.9%	George W. Bush (R)	166	39.7%	10	2.4%	418	-6	-8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Free Soil township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

156

30.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

355

68.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

516

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Free Soil township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

134

30.9%

Donald Trump (R)

270

62.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

433

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Free Soil township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

235

56.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

176

42.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

415

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Free Soil township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

287

61.6%

John McCain (R)

168

36.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

466

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Free Soil township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

210

42.8%

John Kerry (D)

274

55.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

491

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Free Soil township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

166

39.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

242

57.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

418

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Free Soil township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	61%	Tudor Dixon (R)	286	64.6%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	153	34.5%	4 [+]	0.9%	443	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.5%);
2020	S2	71%	John James (R)	343	66.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	160	31.1%	11 [+]	2.1%	514	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	57%	John James (R)	231	56.8%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	166	40.8%	10 [+]	2.5%	407	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 5 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.5%);
2018	G	56%	Bill Schuette (R)	230	56.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	158	39.1%	16 [+]	4.0%	404	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 7 (1.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.7%);
2014	S2	45%	Gary Peters (D)	173	55.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	127	40.4%	14 [+]	4.5%	314	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (1.6%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 4 (1.3%);
2014	G	46%	Mark Schauer (D)	175	55.4%	Rick Snyder* (R)	130	41.1%	11 [+]	3.5%	316	-10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 7 (2.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.3%);

*: 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	600
Median Value	$183,700

Occupied	402	67.0%
Vacant	198	33.0%

Owned	391	97.3%
Rented	11	2.7%
Median Rent	$725

Single-Family Units	504	84.0%
Detached	504	84.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	96	16.0%

Free Soil township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Free Soil township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Free Soil township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Free Soil township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Free Soil township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Free Soil township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Free Soil township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Free Soil township, MI