Laketon township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,638 ( 75 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.4 square miles
Population density: 438.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,660	87.20%	5.2%
Black:	236	3.09%	62.8%
Indian:	71	0.93%	144.8%
Asian:	47	0.62%	0.0%
2+ races:	216	2.83%	68.8%
Hispanic:	408	5.34%	112.5%

Total non-White:	978	12.80%	80.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-362	-5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	437	7.0

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
7,563
7,022	92.85%
145	1.92%
29	0.38%
47	0.62%
128	1.69%
192	2.54%
541	7.15%

2000
7,365
6,986	94.85%
5	0.07%
51	0.69%
20	0.27%
87	1.18%
216	2.93%
379	5.15%

1990
6,538
6,436	98.44%
6	0.09%
28	0.43%
27	0.41%
n/a
41	0.63%
102	1.56%

1980
6,327
6,286	99.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.11%
n/a
34	0.54%
41	0.65%

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

36	0.5
162	2.2

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

550	8.4
277	4.2

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

150	2.4
61	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Laketon 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
46.7
1,636	21.4%
6,002	78.6%
1,471	19.3%

2,964
2.57

2,340	78.9%
2,018	86.2%
84	3.6%
624	21.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.5
1,808	23.9%
5,755	76.1%
1,117	14.8%

2,922
2.59

2,218	75.9%
1,834	82.7%
140	6.3%
704	24.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
2,007	27.3%
5,358	72.7%
886	12.0%

2,692
2.73

2,133	79.2%
1,829	85.7%
80	3.8%
559	20.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
1,849	28.3%
4,689	71.7%
634	9.7%

2,338
2.80

1,936	82.8%
1,739	89.8%
77	4.0%
402	17.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
1,927	30.5%
4,400	69.5%
392	6.2%

2,085
3.03

1,845	88.5%
1,718	93.1%
80	4.3%
240	11.5%

2022 Housing Data for Laketon township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	66	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	67	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	45	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	154	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	71	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	58	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	146	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	34	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	115	3.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	366	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	537	18.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	472	15.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	258	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	363	12.2%
$200,000 or more	212	7.2%

Median Household Income	90,951
Per Capita Income	41,203

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	98	3.3%
Public Assistance	37	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	166	5.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,438	77.7%
Unemployed	64	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,502	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	920	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,614	1,052	60.5%
Non-Profit	97	284	25.5%
Self-Employed	199	130	60.5%

Local Government	180	298	37.7%
State Government	114	24	82.6%
Federal Government	35	4	89.7%

Total Private + Self	1,813	1,182	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	426	610	41.1%
Total	2,239	1,792	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	602	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	736	18.2%
Professional, Technical	999	24.8%
Service Occupations	628	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.3%
All others	1,070	26.5%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	874	21.7%
Health care and social assistance	533	13.2%
Educational services	500	12.4%
Retail trade	320	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	311	7.7%
Other services	259	6.4%
Construction	227	5.6%
Public administration	185	4.6%
Finance and insurance	146	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	126	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	116	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	110	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	100	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	61	1.5%
Information	59	1.5%
Utilities	56	1.4%
Wholesale trade	44	1.1%
Management	8	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	277	3.63%
Puerto Rican	101	1.32%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	30	0.39%

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	%
Vietnamese	22	0.29%
Indian	17	0.22%
Filipino	8	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,158	97.5%
Spanish	121	1.6%
German, other Germanic	20	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	14	0.2%
Vietnamese	14	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%
Other	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,402	18.4%
Irish	949	12.4%
Dutch	715	9.4%
English	619	8.1%
European	459	6.0%
Polish	343	4.5%
American	340	4.5%
Swedish	280	3.7%
Italian	268	3.5%
French Canadian	209	2.7%
Norwegian	174	2.3%
French	171	2.2%
Scottish	116	1.5%
Yugoslavian	108	1.4%
Hungarian	64	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,573	99.1%
Not a citizen	65	0.9%

Native	7,541	98.7%
Foreign-born	97	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
44	0.8%	60	1.1%	1,387	25.6%	2,253	41.6%	956	17.7%	714	13.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	44	0.8%
9-12 Years	60	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,387	25.6%
Some College	2,253	41.6%
Bach. Degree	956	17.7%
Grad Degree	714	13.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +454	R +111	R + 0.6%
D +343
2020 vs. 2012	R +734	R +716	R + 15.2%
D +18
2020 vs. 2008	R +867	R +1,300	R + 27.9%
D -433

2016 vs. 2008	R +413	R +1,189	R + 27.2%
D -776
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,730	54.3%	Joe Biden (D)	2,203	43.8%	93	1.9%	5,026	7	8	0.09%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	2,276	51.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,860	42.0%	292	6.6%	4,428	4	6	0.09%
2012	73%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,185	51.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,996	47.3%	40	0.9%	4,221	3	0	0.09%
2008	81%	Barack Obama (D)	2,636	57.6%	John McCain (R)	1,863	40.7%	75	1.6%	4,574	0	-5	0.09%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,179	49.6%	John Kerry (D)	2,174	49.5%	39	0.9%	4,392	2	-1	0.09%
2000	15%	George W. Bush (R)	450	54.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	363	43.8%	16	1.9%	829	8	6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Laketon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,203

43.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,730

54.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,026

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Laketon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,860

42.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,276

51.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

184

4.2%

Other

108

2.4%

TOTAL

4,428

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Laketon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,185

51.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,996

47.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,221

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Laketon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,636

57.6%

John McCain (R)

1,863

40.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,574

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Laketon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,179

49.6%

John Kerry (D)

2,174

49.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,392

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Laketon township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

450

54.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

363

43.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

829

Turnout: 15%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Laketon township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	2,150	50.7%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,007	47.3%	83 [+]	2.0%	4,240	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 40 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 14 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	84%	John James (R)	2,705	54.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	2,138	43.2%	105 [+]	2.1%	4,948	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 55 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 43 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	S1	67%	John James (R)	1,940	49.6%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,891	48.4%	77 [+]	2.0%	3,908	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 34 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 24 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.5%);
2018	G	67%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,947	49.7%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,872	47.8%	96 [+]	2.5%	3,915	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 61 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.4%);
2014	S2	49%	Gary Peters (D)	1,543	54.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,171	41.1%	136 [+]	4.8%	2,850	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 73 (2.6%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 44 (1.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 19 (0.7%);
2014	G	50%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,507	52.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,316	45.5%	68 [+]	2.4%	2,891	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 37 (1.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 12 (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	3,272
Median Value	$207,900

Occupied	2,964	90.6%
Vacant	308	9.4%

Owned	2,725	91.9%
Rented	239	8.1%
Median Rent	$1,210

Single-Family Units	3,197	97.7%
Detached	3,148	96.2%
Attached	49	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	0.2%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Laketon township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Laketon township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Laketon township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Laketon township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Laketon township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Laketon township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Laketon township, MI