Deerfield township, MI

Mecosta County, MI

2022 population: 2,024 ( 208 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 56.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,791	88.49%	3.4%
Black:	37	1.83%	236.4%
Indian:	3	0.15%	87.0%
Asian:	20	0.99%	0.0%
2+ races:	33	1.63%	57.1%
Hispanic:	140	6.92%	382.8%

Total non-White:	233	11.51%	177.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	59	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	149	9.9

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
1,816
1,732	95.37%
11	0.61%
23	1.27%
0	0.00%
21	1.16%
29	1.60%
84	4.63%

2000
1,653
1,540	93.16%
15	0.91%
16	0.97%
4	0.24%
23	1.39%
45	2.72%
113	6.84%

1990
1,253
1,217	97.13%
12	0.96%
6	0.48%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	1.44%
36	2.87%

1980
1,029
1,001	97.28%
22	2.14%
6	0.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
28	2.72%

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

192	11.6
-29	-1.8

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

323	25.8
77	6.1

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

216	21.0
8	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Deerfield 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
42.7
588	29.1%
1,436	70.9%
404	20.0%

637
3.18

494	77.6%
407	82.4%
34	6.9%
143	22.4%

2010
Number	Percent
34.2
576	31.7%
1,240	68.3%
188	10.4%

589
3.08

451	76.6%
361	80.0%
31	6.9%
138	23.4%

2000
Number	Percent
29.9
549	33.2%
1,104	66.8%
166	10.0%

526
3.14

427	81.2%
363	85.0%
27	6.3%
99	18.8%

1990
Number	Percent
28.8
451	36.0%
802	64.0%
143	11.4%

401
3.12

331	82.5%
264	79.8%
21	6.3%
70	17.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
334	32.5%
695	67.5%
119	11.6%

343
3.00

284	82.8%
257	90.5%
13	4.6%
59	17.2%

2022 Housing Data for Deerfield township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	7.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	86	13.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	65	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	81	12.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	53	8.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	81	12.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	1.9%
$200,000 or more	23	3.6%

Median Household Income	51,653
Per Capita Income	22,262

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	4.9%
Public Assistance	37	5.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	103	16.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	609	60.3%
Unemployed	39	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	648	64.2%
Not in Labor Force	362	35.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	281	180	61.0%
Non-Profit	18	38	32.1%
Self-Employed	108	19	85.0%

Local Government	2	43	4.4%
State Government	0	6	0.0%
Federal Government	4	5	44.4%

Total Private + Self	389	199	66.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	92	20.7%
Total	413	291	58.7%

Pct. Govt.	8.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	114	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	108	15.1%
Professional, Technical	71	9.9%
Service Occupations	119	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	57	8.0%
All others	302	42.3%

White Collar		41.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	153	21.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	112	15.7%
Construction	83	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	66	9.2%
Retail trade	54	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	47	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	42	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	40	5.6%
Educational services	36	5.0%
Other services	24	3.4%
Wholesale trade	12	1.7%
Finance and insurance	11	1.5%
Public administration	10	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.1%
Utilities	7	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	100	4.94%
Puerto Rican	19	0.94%
Cuban	21	1.04%
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	%
Chinese	20	0.99%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,451	76.0%
German, other Germanic	364	19.1%
Spanish	90	4.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	357	17.6%
Irish	322	15.9%
French	228	11.3%
Dutch	222	11.0%
English	124	6.1%
American	82	4.1%
Polish	40	2.0%
Italian	23	1.1%
Eastern European	20	1.0%
Scottish	17	0.8%
Danish	15	0.7%
Norwegian	13	0.6%
Swedish	13	0.6%
European	11	0.5%
Czech	6	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,968	97.2%
Not a citizen	56	2.8%

Native	1,921	94.9%
Foreign-born	103	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
134	10.0%	76	5.7%	560	41.9%	414	30.9%	124	9.3%	30	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	134	10.0%
9-12 Years	76	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	560	41.9%
Some College	414	30.9%
Bach. Degree	124	9.3%
Grad Degree	30	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +131	R +63	D + 5.2%
D +68
2020 vs. 2012	R +217	R +244	R + 26.8%
D -27
2020 vs. 2008	R +196	R +249	R + 29.1%
D -53

2016 vs. 2008	R +65	R +186	R + 34.4%
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	48%	Donald Trump* (R)	564	72.2%	Joe Biden (D)	205	26.2%	12	1.5%	781	24	25	0.01%
2016	42%	Donald Trump (R)	433	70.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	137	22.3%	44	7.2%	614	23	25	0.01%
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	347	58.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	232	39.3%	12	2.0%	591	14	12	0.01%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	368	58.0%	Barack Obama (D)	258	40.7%	8	1.3%	634	17	12	0.01%
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	366	63.7%	John Kerry (D)	206	35.8%	3	0.5%	575	16	13	0.01%
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	321	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	165	33.4%	8	1.6%	494	19	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Deerfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

205

26.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

564

72.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

781

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Deerfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

137

22.3%

Donald Trump (R)

433

70.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

614

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Deerfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

232

39.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

347

58.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

591

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Deerfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

258

40.7%

John McCain (R)

368

58.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

634

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Deerfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

366

63.7%

John Kerry (D)

206

35.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

575

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Deerfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

321

65.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

165

33.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

494

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Deerfield township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	41%	Tudor Dixon (R)	457	69.5%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	180	27.4%	21 [+]	3.2%	658	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 14 (2.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	47%	John James (R)	557	72.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	194	25.3%	17 [+]	2.2%	768	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	34%	John James (R)	331	63.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	172	33.0%	19 [+]	3.6%	522	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 11 (2.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%);
2018	G	34%	Bill Schuette (R)	340	64.5%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	172	32.6%	15 [+]	2.8%	527	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 9 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.1%);
2014	S2	28%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	203	51.8%	Gary Peters (D)	161	41.1%	28 [+]	7.1%	392	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 13 (3.3%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (2.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 6 (1.5%);
2014	G	29%	Rick Snyder* (R)	247	61.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	134	33.5%	19 [+]	4.8%	400	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (2.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.5%);

*: 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	689
Median Value	$123,400

Occupied	637	92.5%
Vacant	52	7.5%

Owned	503	79.0%
Rented	134	21.0%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	506	73.4%
Detached	489	71.0%
Attached	17	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	183	26.6%

Deerfield township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Deerfield township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Deerfield township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Deerfield township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Deerfield township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Deerfield township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Deerfield township, MI