Chippewa township, MI

Mecosta County, MI

2022 population: 1,106 ( 106 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.0 square miles
Population density: 33.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,030	93.13%	12.3%
Black:	17	1.54%	325.0%
Indian:	5	0.45%	25.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	49	4.43%	444.4%
Hispanic:	5	0.45%	70.6%

Total non-White:	76	6.87%	105.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-145	-14.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	39	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,212
1,175	96.95%
4	0.33%
4	0.33%
3	0.25%
9	0.74%
17	1.40%
37	3.05%

2000
1,229
1,217	99.02%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.65%
4	0.33%
12	0.98%

1990
1,035
1,033	99.81%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.19%

1980
1,009
1,003	99.41%
2	0.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.40%
6	0.59%

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

-42	-3.4
25	2.0

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

184	17.8
10	1.0

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

30	3.0
-4	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Chippewa township, MI

[Display all years]

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
52.7
177	16.0%
929	84.0%
278	25.1%

474
2.32

310	65.4%
260	83.9%
15	4.8%
164	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
49.3
227	18.7%
985	81.3%
292	24.1%

538
2.24

361	67.1%
295	81.7%
21	5.8%
177	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
43.8
242	19.7%
987	80.3%
237	19.3%

507
2.41

357	70.4%
281	78.7%
26	7.3%
150	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
43.7
206	19.9%
829	80.1%
212	20.5%

442
2.34

304	68.8%
258	84.9%
13	4.3%
138	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
35.4
253	25.1%
756	74.9%
166	16.5%

368
2.72

285	77.4%
265	93.0%
8	2.8%
83	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Chippewa township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	24	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	58	12.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	7.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	29	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	40	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	69	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	66	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	7.0%
$200,000 or more	5	1.1%

Median Household Income	61,136
Per Capita Income	30,388

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	1.9%
Public Assistance	7	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	458	69.2%
Unemployed	30	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	488	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	174	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	205	181	53.1%
Non-Profit	6	16	27.3%
Self-Employed	31	12	72.1%

Local Government	15	14	51.7%
State Government	6	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	236	193	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27	30	47.4%
Total	263	223	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	7.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4	0.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	55	11.1%
Professional, Technical	106	21.4%
Service Occupations	101	20.4%
All others	229	46.3%

White Collar		33.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	115	23.2%
Health care and social assistance	104	21.0%
Other services	55	11.1%
Construction	35	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	34	6.9%
Retail trade	30	6.1%
Educational services	29	5.9%
Finance and insurance	19	3.8%
Public administration	18	3.6%
Utilities	11	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	9	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	1.2%
Transportation and warehousing	5	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	5	0.45%
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	1,005	94.4%
German, other Germanic	52	4.9%
Spanish	8	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	229	20.7%
English	194	17.5%
Irish	166	15.0%
American	81	7.3%
European	46	4.2%
Polish	46	4.2%
Pennsylvania German	34	3.1%
Swiss	34	3.1%
French	28	2.5%
Scottish	24	2.2%
Danish	20	1.8%
Welsh	19	1.7%
Canadian	9	0.8%
Dutch	9	0.8%
Swedish	6	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,106	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,102	99.6%
Foreign-born	4	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.6%	89	10.8%	372	45.2%	239	29.0%	75	9.1%	35	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.6%
9-12 Years	89	10.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	372	45.2%
Some College	239	29.0%
Bach. Degree	75	9.1%
Grad Degree	35	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	R +45	R + 0.7%
D +31
2020 vs. 2012	R +149	R +221	R + 30.8%
D -72
2020 vs. 2008	R +173	R +262	R + 37.4%
D -89

2016 vs. 2008	R +97	R +217	R + 36.8%
D -120
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	483	67.5%	Joe Biden (D)	215	30.0%	18	2.5%	716	20	21	0.01%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	407	65.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	184	29.8%	27	4.4%	618	19	20	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	334	53.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	287	45.8%	6	1.0%	627	9	6	0.01%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	310	49.1%	Barack Obama (D)	304	48.2%	17	2.7%	631	8	4	0.01%
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	299	50.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	292	49.3%	1	0.2%	592	2	-1	0.01%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	267	53.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	224	44.5%	12	2.4%	503	7	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chippewa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

215

30.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

483

67.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

716

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Chippewa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

184

29.8%

Donald Trump (R)

407

65.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

618

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Chippewa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

287

45.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

334

53.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

627

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Chippewa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

304

48.2%

John McCain (R)

310

49.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

631

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Chippewa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

292

49.3%

John Kerry (D)

299

50.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

592

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Chippewa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

267

53.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

224

44.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

503

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chippewa township, MI

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Tudor Dixon (R)	378	62.3%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	217	35.7%	12 [+]	2.0%	607	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.8%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	80%	John James (R)	471	66.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	228	32.2%	8 [+]	1.1%	707	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	60%	John James (R)	319	58.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	211	38.6%	17 [+]	3.1%	547	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	61%	Bill Schuette (R)	330	60.0%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	198	36.0%	22 [+]	4.0%	550	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.8%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.9%);
2014	S2	43%	Gary Peters (D)	188	46.8%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	185	46.0%	29 [+]	7.2%	402	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 15 (3.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (2.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 4 (1.0%);
2014	G	43%	Rick Snyder* (R)	212	52.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	172	42.7%	19 [+]	4.7%	403	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (2.5%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 8 (2.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (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	1,141
Median Value	$110,100

Occupied	474	41.5%
Vacant	667	58.5%

Owned	408	86.1%
Rented	66	13.9%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	874	76.6%
Detached	869	76.2%
Attached	5	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	248	21.7%

Chippewa township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chippewa township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Chippewa township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chippewa township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chippewa township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chippewa township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chippewa township, MI