Ash township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,881 ( 98 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.6 square miles
Population density: 227.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,231	91.75%	2.5%
Black:	44	0.56%	20.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	19	0.24%	38.7%
2+ races:	322	4.09%	222.0%
Hispanic:	265	3.36%	67.7%

Total non-White:	650	8.25%	77.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-185	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	283	4.4

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
7,783
7,416	95.28%
55	0.71%
19	0.24%
31	0.40%
100	1.28%
158	2.03%
367	4.72%

2000
7,610
7,288	95.77%
12	0.16%
25	0.33%
5	0.07%
168	2.21%
112	1.47%
322	4.23%

1990
7,480
7,257	97.02%
39	0.52%
80	1.07%
34	0.45%
n/a
70	0.94%
223	2.98%

1980
7,688
7,527	97.91%
0	0.00%
46	0.60%
11	0.14%
n/a
104	1.35%
161	2.09%

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

128	1.7
45	0.6

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

31	0.4
99	1.3

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

-270	-3.5
62	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ash 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
48.0
1,703	21.6%
6,178	78.4%
1,829	23.2%

3,154
2.50

2,088	66.2%
1,733	83.0%
195	9.3%
1,066	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
1,753	22.5%
6,030	77.5%
1,015	13.0%

3,003
2.59

2,224	74.1%
1,742	78.3%
154	6.9%
779	25.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
2,098	27.6%
5,512	72.4%
760	10.0%

2,802
2.71

2,140	76.4%
1,738	81.2%
174	8.1%
662	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
2,146	28.7%
5,334	71.3%
584	7.8%

2,553
2.93

2,056	80.5%
1,752	85.2%
110	5.4%
497	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
2,564	33.4%
5,124	66.6%
423	5.5%

2,462
3.12

2,034	82.6%
1,808	88.9%
117	5.8%
428	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ash township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	109	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	80	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	117	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	239	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	146	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	231	7.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	44	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	258	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	326	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	368	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	199	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	190	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	343	10.9%
$200,000 or more	345	10.9%

Median Household Income	66,857
Per Capita Income	37,120

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	195	6.2%
Public Assistance	110	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	351	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,738	63.2%
Unemployed	196	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,934	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,395	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,321	908	59.3%
Non-Profit	86	201	30.0%
Self-Employed	146	78	65.2%

Local Government	103	66	60.9%
State Government	5	63	7.4%
Federal Government	0	29	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,467	986	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	194	359	35.1%
Total	1,661	1,345	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	359	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	539	17.9%
Professional, Technical	646	21.5%
Service Occupations	423	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.4%
All others	1,039	34.6%

White Collar		51.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	739	24.6%
Health care and social assistance	363	12.1%
Retail trade	362	12.0%
Other services	266	8.8%
Transportation and warehousing	227	7.6%
Educational services	192	6.4%
Construction	176	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	174	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	88	2.9%
Public administration	78	2.6%
Finance and insurance	60	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	42	1.4%
Utilities	34	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	0.9%
Information	18	0.6%
Wholesale trade	13	0.4%
Management	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	219	2.78%
Puerto Rican	41	0.52%
Cuban	5	0.06%
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	%
Filipino	19	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,257	96.6%
Spanish	105	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	38	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	34	0.5%
Other Indo-European	33	0.4%
German, other Germanic	20	0.3%
Other	16	0.2%
Tagalog	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,709	21.7%
Irish	1,130	14.3%
American	975	12.4%
English	916	11.6%
Polish	914	11.6%
French	525	6.7%
Hungarian	294	3.7%
Italian	264	3.3%
European	192	2.4%
Finnish	148	1.9%
French Canadian	112	1.4%
Scottish	108	1.4%
Norwegian	88	1.1%
Arab	72	0.9%
Swedish	65	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,798	98.9%
Not a citizen	83	1.1%

Native	7,688	97.6%
Foreign-born	193	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
84	1.4%	438	7.6%	2,389	41.2%	2,003	34.6%	590	10.2%	291	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	84	1.4%
9-12 Years	438	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,389	41.2%
Some College	2,003	34.6%
Bach. Degree	590	10.2%
Grad Degree	291	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +726	R +336	D + 1.8%
D +390
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,370	R +1,506	R + 30.1%
D -136
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,317	R +1,731	R + 36.4%
D -414

2016 vs. 2008	R +591	R +1,395	R + 38.2%
D -804
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,238	66.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,527	31.6%	74	1.5%	4,839	19	20	0.09%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,512	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,137	29.2%	244	6.3%	3,893	17	19	0.08%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,868	52.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,663	46.5%	47	1.3%	3,578	8	5	0.08%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	1,941	49.0%	John McCain (R)	1,921	48.5%	96	2.4%	3,958	8	3	0.08%
2004	62%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,798	50.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,742	48.8%	32	0.9%	3,572	3	0	0.07%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,642	52.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,410	45.3%	62	2.0%	3,114	-1	-3	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ash township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,527

31.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,238

66.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,839

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Ash township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,137

29.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,512

64.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

176

4.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,893

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Ash township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,663

46.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,868

52.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,578

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Ash township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,941

49.0%

John McCain (R)

1,921

48.5%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

3,958

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Ash township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,798

50.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,742

48.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,572

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Ash township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,410

45.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,642

52.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,114

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ash township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,346	59.2%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,533	38.7%	83 [+]	2.1%	3,962	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 41 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 12 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 6 (0.2%);
2020	S2	77%	John James (R)	3,071	64.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,583	33.2%	115 [+]	2.4%	4,769	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 56 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 39 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 20 (0.4%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	1,970	58.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,352	40.0%	57 [+]	1.7%	3,379	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 20 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,924	56.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,349	39.9%	107 [+]	3.2%	3,380	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 54 (1.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 28 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 25 (0.7%);
2014	S2	40%	Gary Peters (D)	1,204	48.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,090	44.3%	167 [+]	6.8%	2,461	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 83 (3.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 61 (2.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 23 (0.9%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,326	53.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,098	43.9%	78 [+]	3.1%	2,502	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (1.4%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 34 (1.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 9 (0.4%);

*: 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	3,358
Median Value	$224,000

Occupied	3,154	93.9%
Vacant	204	6.1%

Owned	2,711	86.0%
Rented	443	14.0%
Median Rent	$1,030

Single-Family Units	2,567	76.4%
Detached	2,550	75.9%
Attached	17	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	83	2.5%
Mobile Homes	691	20.6%

Ash township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ash township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ash township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ash township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ash township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ash township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ash township, MI