Sherman township, MI

Mason County, MI

2022 population: 900 ( 286 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 24.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	775	86.11%	29.6%
Black:	5	0.56%	66.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	54	6.00%	68.8%
Hispanic:	66	7.33%	94.1%

Total non-White:	125	13.89%	47.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-326	-33.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	40	4.1

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
1,186
1,101	92.83%
3	0.25%
9	0.76%
7	0.59%
32	2.70%
34	2.87%
85	7.17%

2000
1,110
1,054	94.95%
7	0.63%
21	1.89%
1	0.09%
17	1.53%
7	0.63%
56	5.05%

1990
977
947	96.93%
4	0.41%
16	1.64%
4	0.41%
n/a
6	0.61%
30	3.07%

1980
1,819
1,788	98.30%
11	0.60%
3	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
17	0.93%
31	1.70%

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

47	4.2
29	2.6

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

107	11.0
26	2.7

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

-841	-46.2
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman 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
50.3
195	21.7%
705	78.3%
181	20.1%

373
2.41

259	69.4%
198	76.4%
19	7.3%
114	30.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
279	23.5%
907	76.5%
172	14.5%

457
2.60

341	74.6%
283	83.0%
19	5.6%
116	25.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
287	25.9%
823	74.1%
126	11.4%

437
2.54

320	73.2%
278	86.9%
15	4.7%
117	26.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
271	27.7%
706	72.3%
146	14.9%

356
2.74

279	78.4%
239	85.7%
18	6.5%
77	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
521	28.6%
1,298	71.4%
306	16.8%

670
2.71

539	80.4%
484	89.8%
22	4.1%
131	19.6%

2022 Housing Data for Sherman township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	10.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	7.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	33	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	61	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	48	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	1.1%
$200,000 or more	9	2.4%

Median Household Income	62,750
Per Capita Income	27,562

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	38	10.2%
Public Assistance	18	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	344	68.4%
Unemployed	10	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	354	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	149	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	139	115	54.7%
Non-Profit	5	43	10.4%
Self-Employed	16	12	57.1%

Local Government	6	32	15.8%
State Government	7	7	50.0%
Federal Government	1	12	7.7%

Total Private + Self	155	127	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	94	16.8%
Total	174	221	44.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	63	15.9%
Professional, Technical	87	21.9%
Service Occupations	81	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	37	9.3%
All others	131	33.0%

White Collar		46.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	75	18.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	11.3%
Manufacturing	44	11.1%
Other services	33	8.3%
Educational services	33	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	27	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	6.8%
Public administration	24	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	21	5.3%
Retail trade	14	3.5%
Construction	14	3.5%
Finance and insurance	12	3.0%
Information	7	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	1.3%
Wholesale trade	5	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.0%
Utilities	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	62	6.89%
Puerto Rican	4	0.44%
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	776	91.8%
Spanish	50	5.9%
Other Indo-European	15	1.8%
German, other Germanic	4	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	201	22.3%
Irish	90	10.0%
Polish	70	7.8%
English	69	7.7%
American	52	5.8%
Swedish	48	5.3%
Dutch	44	4.9%
French	23	2.6%
Eastern European	20	2.2%
Danish	18	2.0%
Italian	17	1.9%
African	15	1.7%
Scottish	14	1.6%
Hungarian	12	1.3%
Norwegian	11	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	883	98.1%
Not a citizen	17	1.9%

Native	876	97.3%
Foreign-born	24	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	2.8%	37	5.8%	196	30.7%	251	39.3%	95	14.9%	41	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	2.8%
9-12 Years	37	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	196	30.7%
Some College	251	39.3%
Bach. Degree	95	14.9%
Grad Degree	41	6.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +121	R +116	R + 11.6%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R +158	R +254	R + 38.7%
D -96
2020 vs. 2008	R +191	R +307	R + 47.8%
D -116

2016 vs. 2008	R +70	R +191	R + 36.2%
D -121
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	91%	Donald Trump* (R)	467	71.5%	Joe Biden (D)	181	27.7%	5	0.8%	653	24	25	0.01%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	346	61.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	176	31.4%	39	7.0%	561	14	16	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	309	51.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	277	46.2%	14	2.3%	600	7	4	0.01%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	297	50.8%	John McCain (R)	276	47.2%	12	2.1%	585	6	2	0.01%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	324	56.6%	John Kerry (D)	240	42.0%	8	1.4%	572	9	6	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	269	56.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	198	41.4%	11	2.3%	478	10	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

181

27.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

467

71.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

653

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

176

31.4%

Donald Trump (R)

346

61.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

561

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

277

46.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

309

51.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

600

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

297

50.8%

John McCain (R)

276

47.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

585

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

324

56.6%

John Kerry (D)

240

42.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

572

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

269

56.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

198

41.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

478

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sherman township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	79%	Tudor Dixon (R)	356	63.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	198	35.1%	10 [+]	1.8%	564	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.7%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2020	S2	90%	John James (R)	438	67.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	200	30.9%	9 [+]	1.4%	647	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	291	60.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	173	35.8%	19 [+]	3.9%	483	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.2%);
2018	G	64%	Bill Schuette (R)	294	60.5%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	173	35.6%	19 [+]	3.9%	486	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.4%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 6 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.2%);
2014	S2	47%	Gary Peters (D)	195	50.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	185	47.4%	10 [+]	2.6%	390	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (1.3%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2014	G	47%	Rick Snyder* (R)	204	52.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	178	45.5%	9 [+]	2.3%	391	1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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	519
Median Value	$123,300

Occupied	373	71.9%
Vacant	146	28.1%

Owned	320	85.8%
Rented	53	14.2%
Median Rent	$1,176

Single-Family Units	436	84.0%
Detached	432	83.2%
Attached	4	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	83	16.0%

Sherman township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sherman township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sherman township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sherman township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sherman township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sherman township, MI