2022 population: 429
( 238 from 2010
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Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 12.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 360 | 83.92% | 28.6% |
Black: | 41 | 9.56% | 64.0% |
Indian: | 3 | 0.70% | 80.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
2+ races: | 12 | 2.80% | 36.8% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 3.03% | 7.1% |
Total non-White: | 69 | 16.08% | 57.7% |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Change in White population: | -144 | -26.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | -94 | -17.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 717 | |
Median Value | $98,600 | |
Occupied | 218 | 30.4% |
Vacant | 499 | 69.6% |
Owned | 184 | 84.4% |
Rented | 34 | 15.6% |
Median Rent | $875 | |
Single-Family Units | 516 | 72.0% |
Detached | 516 | 72.0% |
Attached | 0 | 0.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 0 | 0.0% |
Mobile Homes | 201 | 28.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 23 | 10.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 36 | 16.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 7 | 3.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 18 | 8.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 23 | 10.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 14 | 6.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 13 | 6.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 16 | 7.3% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 8 | 3.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 28 | 12.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 19 | 8.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 11 | 5.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2 | 0.9% |
Median Household Income | 30,625 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,995 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 19 | 8.7% |
Public Assistance | 29 | 13.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 78 | 35.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 115 | 44.9% |
Unemployed | 23 | 9.0% |
In Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 138 | 53.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 118 | 46.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 55.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 47 | 57 | 45.2% |
Non-Profit | 6 | 3 | 66.7% |
Self-Employed | 6 | 8 | 42.9% |
Local Government | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
State Government | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Federal Government | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Private + Self | 53 | 65 | 44.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 10 | 7 | 58.8% |
Total | 63 | 72 | 46.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 5.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 15 | 11.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 24 | 17.8% |
Professional, Technical | 6 | 4.4% |
Service Occupations | 22 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 5 | 3.7% |
All others | 68 | 50.4% |
White Collar | 33.3% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 28 | 20.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 17 | 12.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 16 | 11.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 16 | 11.9% |
Retail trade | 15 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 15 | 11.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 11 | 8.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 5 | 3.7% |
Construction | 5 | 3.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 4 | 3.0% |
Public administration | 2 | 1.5% |
Other services | 1 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 7 | 1.63% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 6 | 1.40% |
Costa Rican | 4 | 0.93% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 2 | 0.47% |
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% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 396 | 98.5% |
Spanish | 6 | 1.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 84 | 19.6% |
Irish | 48 | 11.2% |
English | 37 | 8.6% |
Eastern European | 25 | 5.8% |
American | 22 | 5.1% |
Dutch | 20 | 4.7% |
Polish | 9 | 2.1% |
Czech | 7 | 1.6% |
Finnish | 6 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 4 | 0.9% |
Italian | 3 | 0.7% |
Scandinavian | 3 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 3 | 0.7% |
Syrian | 2 | 0.5% |
European | 2 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 429 | 100.0% |
Not a citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Native | 425 | 99.1% |
Foreign-born | 4 | 0.9% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
23 | 7.0% | 47 | 14.3% | 126 | 38.4% | 102 | 31.1% | 12 | 3.7% | 18 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 23 | 7.0% |
9-12 Years | 47 | 14.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 126 | 38.4% |
Some College | 102 | 31.1% |
Bach. Degree | 12 | 3.7% |
Grad Degree | 18 | 5.5% |
Average years of education: 12.0 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +87 | R +45 | R + 10.4% | |
D +42 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +120 | R +135 | R + 42.3% | |
D -15 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +117 | R +166 | R + 48.6% | |
D -49 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +30 | R +121 | R + 38.2% | |
D -91 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 119% | Donald Trump* (R) | 222 | 56.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 168 | 42.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 395 | 8 | 9 | 0.01% |
2016 | 65% | Donald Trump (R) | 135 | 49.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 126 | 46.0% | 13 | 4.7% | 274 | 2 | 3 | 0.01% |
2012 | 57% | Barack Obama* (D) | 183 | 62.9% | Mitt Romney (R) | 102 | 35.1% | 6 | 2.1% | 291 | -10 | -12 | 0.01% |
2008 | 61% | Barack Obama (D) | 217 | 65.8% | John McCain (R) | 105 | 31.8% | 8 | 2.4% | 330 | -9 | -14 | 0.01% |
2004 | 60% | John Kerry (D) | 198 | 65.3% | George W. Bush* (R) | 104 | 34.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 303 | -13 | -16 | 0.01% |
2000 | 60% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 184 | 65.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 92 | 32.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 281 | -13 | -15 | 0.01% |
2020 President, Merrill township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 168 | 42.5% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 222 | 56.2% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 0.8% | |||||||||
Other | 2 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 395 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Merrill township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 126 | 46.0% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 135 | 49.3% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 7 | 2.6% | |||||||||
Other | 6 | 2.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 274 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Merrill township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 183 | 62.9% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 102 | 35.1% | |||||||||
Other | 6 | 2.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 291 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Merrill township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 217 | 65.8% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 105 | 31.8% | |||||||||
Other | 8 | 2.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 330 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Merrill township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 104 | 34.3% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 198 | 65.3% | |||||||||
Other | 1 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 303 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Merrill township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 92 | 32.7% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 184 | 65.5% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 2 | 0.7% | |||||||||
Other | 3 | 1.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 281 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
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2022 | G | 98% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 193 | 59.6% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 128 | 39.5% | 3 [+] | 0.9% | 324 | 16 | 0.01% |
2020 | S2 | 118% | John James (R) | 222 | 56.8% | Gary Peters* (D) | 155 | 39.6% | 14 [+] | 3.6% | 391 | 9 | 0.01% |
2018 | S1 | 71% | John James (R) | 135 | 50.6% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 126 | 47.2% | 6 [+] | 2.2% | 267 | 5 | 0.01% |
2018 | G | 70% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 134 | 51.0% | Bill Schuette (R) | 124 | 47.1% | 5 [+] | 1.9% | 263 | 5 | 0.01% |
2014 | S2 | 40% | Gary Peters (D) | 112 | 60.5% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 60 | 32.4% | 13 [+] | 7.0% | 185 | -9 | 0.01% |
2014 | G | 39% | Mark Schauer (D) | 105 | 57.7% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 67 | 36.8% | 10 [+] | 5.5% | 182 | -14 | 0.01% |