Ludington city, MI

Mason County, MI

2022 population: 7,691 ( 385 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population density: 2288.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,815	88.61%	5.3%
Black:	202	2.63%	155.7%
Indian:	55	0.72%	38.9%
Asian:	72	0.94%	41.2%
2+ races:	176	2.29%	22.2%
Hispanic:	371	4.82%	27.5%

Total non-White:	876	11.39%	0.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-379	-5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-0.1

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
8,076
7,194	89.08%
79	0.98%
90	1.11%
51	0.63%
144	1.78%
512	6.34%
882	10.92%

2000
8,411
7,760	92.26%
100	1.19%
81	0.96%
0	0.00%
150	1.78%
314	3.73%
651	7.74%

1990
8,507
8,231	96.76%
49	0.58%
92	1.08%
6	0.07%
n/a
129	1.52%
276	3.24%

1980
8,937
8,621	96.46%
64	0.72%
45	0.50%
45	0.50%
n/a
162	1.81%
316	3.54%

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

-566	-6.7
231	2.7

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

-471	-5.5
375	4.4

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

-390	-4.4
-40	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Ludington city, 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
42.3
1,710	22.2%
5,981	77.8%
2,186	28.4%

3,469
2.16

1,852	53.4%
1,452	78.4%
191	10.3%
1,617	46.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
1,764	21.8%
6,312	78.2%
1,703	21.1%

3,549
2.19

2,004	56.5%
1,378	68.8%
308	15.4%
1,545	43.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
2,003	23.8%
6,408	76.2%
1,648	19.6%

3,719
2.21

2,242	60.3%
1,610	71.8%
360	16.1%
1,477	39.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
2,184	25.7%
6,323	74.3%
1,782	20.9%

3,570
2.32

2,220	62.2%
1,774	79.9%
278	12.5%
1,350	37.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.7
2,250	25.2%
6,687	74.8%
1,743	19.5%

3,684
2.34

2,520	68.4%
2,139	84.9%
216	8.6%
1,164	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Ludington city, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	168	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	219	6.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	178	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	197	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	216	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	277	8.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	220	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	167	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	109	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	249	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	330	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	488	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	217	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	175	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	160	4.6%
$200,000 or more	99	2.9%

Median Household Income	49,503
Per Capita Income	30,385

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	207	6.0%
Public Assistance	106	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	424	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,563	69.4%
Unemployed	103	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,666	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,025	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,024	1,145	47.2%
Non-Profit	100	118	45.9%
Self-Employed	122	110	52.6%

Local Government	137	132	50.9%
State Government	17	85	16.7%
Federal Government	0	16	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,146	1,255	47.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	254	351	42.0%
Total	1,400	1,606	46.6%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	484	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	628	20.9%
Professional, Technical	487	16.2%
Service Occupations	508	16.9%
All others	899	29.9%

White Collar		53.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	522	17.4%
Manufacturing	376	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	373	12.4%
Accommodation and food services	352	11.7%
Construction	169	5.6%
Educational services	167	5.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	138	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	134	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	116	3.9%
Finance and insurance	113	3.8%
Information	106	3.5%
Other services	100	3.3%
Public administration	97	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	86	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	79	2.6%
Utilities	46	1.5%
Management	22	0.7%
Wholesale trade	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	312	4.06%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.17%
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	46	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	35	0.46%
Indian	34	0.44%
Cambodian	3	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,229	98.8%
Tagalog	35	0.5%
Other Indo-European	34	0.5%
Other Asian	20	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,503	32.5%
Irish	957	12.4%
English	893	11.6%
Polish	669	8.7%
Danish	292	3.8%
Dutch	289	3.8%
Swedish	229	3.0%
American	199	2.6%
Scottish	178	2.3%
French	174	2.3%
Norwegian	165	2.1%
European	154	2.0%
Lithuanian	94	1.2%
Czech	69	0.9%
French Canadian	51	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,628	99.2%
Not a citizen	63	0.8%

Native	7,566	98.4%
Foreign-born	125	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
136	2.5%	211	3.8%	1,984	36.1%	1,671	30.4%	948	17.2%	551	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	136	2.5%
9-12 Years	211	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,984	36.1%
Some College	1,671	30.4%
Bach. Degree	948	17.2%
Grad Degree	551	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +300	D +193	D + 5.9%
D +493
2020 vs. 2012	R +379	R +176	R + 4.4%
D +203
2020 vs. 2008	R +456	R +527	R + 13.2%
D -71

2016 vs. 2008	R +156	R +720	R + 19.1%
D -564
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,211	50.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,117	47.9%	93	2.1%	4,421	2	3	0.08%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	1,911	49.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,624	42.2%	313	8.1%	3,848	2	4	0.08%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,914	50.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,832	48.4%	38	1.0%	3,784	4	1	0.08%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	2,188	54.7%	John McCain (R)	1,755	43.9%	59	1.5%	4,002	3	-2	0.08%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,056	52.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,786	46.0%	41	1.1%	3,883	5	2	0.08%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	1,871	50.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,692	45.8%	132	3.6%	3,695	4	3	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ludington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,117

47.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,211

50.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,421

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Ludington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,624

42.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,911

49.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

192

5.0%

Other

121

3.1%

TOTAL

3,848

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Ludington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,914

50.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,832

48.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,784

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

2008 President, Ludington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,188

54.7%

John McCain (R)

1,755

43.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,002

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Ludington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,056

52.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,786

46.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,883

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

2000 President, Ludington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,871

50.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,692

45.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

107

2.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,695

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ludington city, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,936	52.7%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,654	45.0%	83 [+]	2.3%	3,673	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 47 (1.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 10 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 7 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	71%	John James (R)	2,274	51.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	2,023	46.2%	84 [+]	1.9%	4,381	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 37 (0.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 32 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.3%);
2018	S1	57%	John James (R)	1,717	48.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,701	48.0%	127 [+]	3.6%	3,545	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 59 (1.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 43 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 25 (0.7%);
2018	G	58%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,758	49.5%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,663	46.8%	130 [+]	3.7%	3,551	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 52 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 49 (1.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (0.8%);
2014	S2	41%	Gary Peters (D)	1,298	50.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,139	44.7%	113 [+]	4.4%	2,550	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 45 (1.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 40 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 28 (1.1%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,329	51.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,173	45.7%	64 [+]	2.5%	2,566	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 33 (1.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 15 (0.6%);

*: 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	4,404
Median Value	$173,000

Occupied	3,469	78.8%
Vacant	935	21.2%

Owned	2,023	58.3%
Rented	1,446	41.7%
Median Rent	$838

Single-Family Units	2,839	64.5%
Detached	2,682	60.9%
Attached	157	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	966	21.9%
Mobile Homes	116	2.6%

Ludington city, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ludington city, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ludington city, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ludington city, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ludington city, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ludington city, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ludington city, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ludington city, MI