Bedford township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 31,841 ( 756 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.2 square miles
Population density: 812.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	28,497	89.50%	3.4%
Black:	311	0.98%	100.6%
Indian:	6	0.02%	89.3%
Asian:	112	0.35%	57.1%
2+ races:	1,265	3.97%	325.9%
Hispanic:	1,650	5.18%	109.7%

Total non-White:	3,344	10.50%	111.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,010	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,766	6.9

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
31,085
29,507	94.92%
155	0.50%
56	0.18%
261	0.84%
297	0.96%
787	2.53%
1,578	5.08%

2000
28,606
27,499	96.13%
110	0.38%
49	0.17%
203	0.71%
303	1.06%
442	1.55%
1,107	3.87%

1990
23,748
23,490	98.91%
0	0.00%
38	0.16%
53	0.22%
n/a
167	0.70%
258	1.09%

1980
22,902
22,500	98.24%
40	0.17%
57	0.25%
80	0.35%
n/a
225	0.98%
402	1.76%

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

2,008	7.0
471	1.6

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

4,009	16.9
849	3.6

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

990	4.3
-144	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford 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
45.3
6,694	21.0%
25,147	79.0%
6,926	21.8%

12,759
2.48

8,745	68.5%
7,156	81.8%
358	4.1%
4,014	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
7,347	23.6%
23,738	76.4%
4,643	14.9%

11,885
2.60

8,789	74.0%
7,299	83.0%
514	5.8%
3,096	26.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
7,935	27.7%
20,671	72.3%
3,092	10.8%

10,339
2.76

8,136	78.7%
6,929	85.2%
406	5.0%
2,203	21.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
6,772	28.5%
16,976	71.5%
2,085	8.8%

8,009
2.96

6,641	82.9%
5,813	87.5%
341	5.1%
1,368	17.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
8,032	35.1%
14,870	64.9%
1,458	6.4%

6,924
3.30

6,060	87.5%
5,346	88.2%
315	5.2%
864	12.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bedford township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	316	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	225	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	374	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	651	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	331	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	293	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	455	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	500	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	367	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,004	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,221	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,778	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,454	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,338	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,313	10.3%
$200,000 or more	1,139	8.9%

Median Household Income	84,663
Per Capita Income	41,579

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	432	3.4%
Public Assistance	211	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,261	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,905	70.5%
Unemployed	689	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	13,594	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	4,715	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,220	4,249	59.4%
Non-Profit	389	1,024	27.5%
Self-Employed	629	448	58.4%

Local Government	523	846	38.2%
State Government	83	143	36.7%
Federal Government	95	30	76.0%

Total Private + Self	6,849	4,697	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,090	2,043	34.8%
Total	7,939	6,740	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,969	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,943	20.0%
Professional, Technical	4,025	27.4%
Service Occupations	1,801	12.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	0.2%
All others	3,947	26.9%

White Collar		60.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,673	18.2%
Health care and social assistance	2,447	16.7%
Retail trade	1,709	11.6%
Educational services	1,478	10.1%
Construction	1,050	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	819	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	784	5.3%
Other services	765	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	596	4.1%
Public administration	509	3.5%
Finance and insurance	386	2.6%
Wholesale trade	358	2.4%
Utilities	245	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	242	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	181	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	168	1.1%
Information	127	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	79	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	46	0.3%
Management	23	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,355	4.26%
Puerto Rican	47	0.15%
Cuban	56	0.18%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	149	0.47%
Costa Rican	35	0.11%
Guatemalan	56	0.18%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	53	0.17%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	34	0.11%
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	34	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	78	0.24%
Chinese	19	0.06%
Korean	15	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	29,165	96.3%
Spanish	491	1.6%
Tagalog	164	0.5%
Arabic	149	0.5%
Other Indo-European	102	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	79	0.3%
German, other Germanic	63	0.2%
Other	39	0.1%
Chinese	19	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,346	29.4%
Polish	4,331	13.6%
Irish	3,963	12.4%
English	3,876	12.2%
French	1,828	5.7%
Italian	1,531	4.8%
American	1,463	4.6%
European	1,017	3.2%
Dutch	648	2.0%
Hungarian	629	2.0%
Scottish	489	1.5%
Swedish	425	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	313	1.0%
French Canadian	297	0.9%
Russian	249	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	31,666	99.5%
Not a citizen	175	0.5%

Native	31,015	97.4%
Foreign-born	826	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
341	1.5%	1,078	4.7%	6,424	27.8%	8,458	36.5%	4,404	19.0%	2,442	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	341	1.5%
9-12 Years	1,078	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,424	27.8%
Some College	8,458	36.5%
Bach. Degree	4,404	19.0%
Grad Degree	2,442	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,706	R +545	D + 0.4%
D +1,161
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,936	R +3,728	R + 19.8%
D -792
2020 vs. 2008	R +3,133	R +4,303	R + 23.3%
D -1,170

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,427	R +3,758	R + 23.7%
D -2,331
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	11,295	59.5%	Joe Biden (D)	7,357	38.8%	320	1.7%	18,972	12	13	0.34%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	9,589	57.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,196	37.0%	979	5.8%	16,764	10	11	0.35%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	8,359	50.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	8,149	48.9%	146	0.9%	16,654	6	3	0.35%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	8,527	50.3%	John McCain (R)	8,162	48.2%	247	1.5%	16,936	7	3	0.34%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	8,761	52.7%	John Kerry (D)	7,776	46.8%	95	0.6%	16,632	5	2	0.34%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	6,900	51.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	6,242	46.6%	258	1.9%	13,400	5	4	0.32%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bedford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,357

38.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

11,295

59.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

224

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

18,972

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Bedford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

6,196

37.0%

Donald Trump (R)

9,589

57.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

660

3.9%

Other

319

1.9%

TOTAL

16,764

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Bedford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

8,149

48.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

8,359

50.2%

Other

146

0.9%

TOTAL

16,654

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Bedford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

8,527

50.3%

John McCain (R)

8,162

48.2%

Other

247

1.5%

TOTAL

16,936

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Bedford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

8,761

52.7%

John Kerry (D)

7,776

46.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

16,632

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Bedford township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

6,900

51.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

6,242

46.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

201

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

13,400

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Tudor Dixon (R)	8,278	55.4%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	6,412	42.9%	265 [+]	1.8%	14,955	11	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 153 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 68 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 26 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 12 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
2020	S2	74%	John James (R)	11,091	60.3%	Gary Peters* (D)	6,979	37.9%	330 [+]	1.8%	18,400	12	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 149 (0.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 114 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 67 (0.4%);
2018	S1	56%	John James (R)	7,877	56.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	5,848	41.9%	219 [+]	1.6%	13,944	11	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 90 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 82 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 47 (0.3%);
2018	G	57%	Bill Schuette (R)	7,610	54.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	6,058	43.2%	349 [+]	2.5%	14,017	11	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 181 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 98 (0.7%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 70 (0.5%);
2014	S2	41%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	5,119	51.0%	Gary Peters (D)	4,521	45.0%	397 [+]	4.0%	10,037	10	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 209 (2.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 129 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 59 (0.6%);
2014	G	43%	Rick Snyder* (R)	5,457	52.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	4,562	44.2%	297 [+]	2.9%	10,316	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 166 (1.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 87 (0.8%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 44 (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	13,154
Median Value	$216,300

Occupied	12,759	97.0%
Vacant	395	3.0%

Owned	10,990	86.1%
Rented	1,769	13.9%
Median Rent	$1,111

Single-Family Units	11,461	87.1%
Detached	11,094	84.3%
Attached	367	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	760	5.8%
Mobile Homes	533	4.1%

Bedford township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bedford township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Bedford township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bedford township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bedford township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bedford township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford township, MI