Royal Oak charter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,400 ( 19 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 4398.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	63	2.62%	110.0%
Black:	2,309	96.21%	1.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	14	0.58%	77.8%
Hispanic:	14	0.58%	54.8%

Total non-White:	2,337	97.38%	2.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	33	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-52	-2.6

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
2,419
30	1.24%
2,284	94.42%
3	0.12%
2	0.08%
63	2.60%
31	1.28%
2,389	98.76%

2000
5,446
1,254	23.03%
3,838	70.47%
5	0.09%
52	0.95%
225	4.13%
53	0.97%
4,192	76.97%

1990
5,011
1,665	33.23%
3,267	65.20%
8	0.16%
68	1.36%
n/a
0	0.00%
3,346	66.77%

1980
5,784
2,353	40.68%
3,353	57.97%
6	0.10%
54	0.93%
n/a
18	0.31%
3,431	59.32%

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

-1,224	-22.5
-1,803	-33.1

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

-411	-8.2
846	16.9

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

-688	-11.9
-85	-1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Royal Oak charter 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
32.6
757	31.5%
1,643	68.5%
360	15.0%

1,066
2.25

600	56.3%
141	23.5%
172	28.7%
466	43.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
663	27.4%
1,756	72.6%
433	17.9%

1,024
2.36

579	56.5%
155	26.8%
199	34.4%
445	43.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
1,366	25.1%
4,080	74.9%
973	17.9%

2,515
2.14

1,290	51.3%
458	35.5%
427	33.1%
1,225	48.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.8
987	19.7%
4,024	80.3%
1,223	24.4%

2,467
2.03

1,120	45.4%
673	60.1%
192	17.1%
1,347	54.6%

1980
Number	Percent
47.4
1,217	21.0%
4,567	79.0%
1,941	33.6%

2,800
2.04

1,351	48.2%
826	61.1%
265	19.6%
1,449	51.8%

2022 Housing Data for Royal Oak charter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	108	10.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	90	8.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	79	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	54	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	54	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	80	7.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	148	13.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	126	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	46	4.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	77	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	40	3.8%
$200,000 or more	12	1.1%

Median Household Income	43,050
Per Capita Income	22,641

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	207	19.4%
Public Assistance	73	6.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	353	33.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	699	52.8%
Unemployed	305	23.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,004	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	320	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	271	306	47.0%
Non-Profit	41	87	32.0%
Self-Employed	19	2	90.5%

Local Government	3	16	15.8%
State Government	0	11	0.0%
Federal Government	7	6	53.8%

Total Private + Self	290	308	48.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51	120	29.8%
Total	341	428	44.3%

Pct. Govt.	5.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	135	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	225	29.3%
Professional, Technical	132	17.2%
Service Occupations	137	17.8%
All others	140	18.2%

White Collar		64.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	136	17.7%
Transportation and warehousing	101	13.1%
Retail trade	86	11.2%
Manufacturing	85	11.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	6.9%
Educational services	47	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	46	6.0%
Information	40	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	5.1%
Finance and insurance	30	3.9%
Wholesale trade	26	3.4%
Other services	20	2.6%
Construction	19	2.5%
Public administration	14	1.8%
Utilities	14	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	7	0.29%

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	7	0.29%
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	7	0.29%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,195	98.7%
Other Indo-European	13	0.6%
Spanish	11	0.5%
Other Asian	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	61	2.5%
American	33	1.4%
French	32	1.3%
English	25	1.0%
Jamaican	25	1.0%
Polish	23	1.0%
Italian	10	0.4%
Haitian	6	0.2%
German	4	0.2%
Finnish	3	0.1%
French Canadian	3	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,380	99.2%
Not a citizen	20	0.8%

Native	2,355	98.1%
Foreign-born	45	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.2%	155	9.9%	656	41.8%	504	32.1%	183	11.7%	67	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.2%
9-12 Years	155	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	656	41.8%
Some College	504	32.1%
Bach. Degree	183	11.7%
Grad Degree	67	4.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +29	D +24	R + 4.0%
D +53
2020 vs. 2012	R +42	R +197	R + 6.0%
D -155
2020 vs. 2008	R +31	R +199	R + 4.6%
D -168

2016 vs. 2008	R +2	R +223	R + 0.6%
D -221
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Joe Biden (D)	1,360	95.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	47	3.3%	15	1.1%	1,422	-44	-43	0.03%
2016	73%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,307	97.2%	Donald Trump (R)	18	1.3%	19	1.4%	1,344	-46	-45	0.03%
2012	86%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,515	99.3%	Write-ins (I)	6	0.4%	5	0.3%	1,526	-44	-47	0.03%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	1,528	98.8%	John McCain (R)	16	1.0%	2	0.1%	1,546	-40	-45	0.03%
2004	56%	John Kerry (D)	1,683	95.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	84	4.7%	3	0.2%	1,770	-43	-46	0.04%
2000	47%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,840	95.8%	George W. Bush (R)	67	3.5%	14	0.7%	1,921	-43	-44	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Royal Oak charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,360

95.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

3.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,422

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -44	Diff (US): -43

2016 President, Royal Oak charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,307

97.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,344

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -46	Diff (US): -45

2012 President, Royal Oak charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,515

99.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,526

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -44	Diff (US): -47

2008 President, Royal Oak charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,528

98.8%

John McCain (R)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,546

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -40	Diff (US): -45

2004 President, Royal Oak charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,683

95.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

1,770

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -43	Diff (US): -46

2000 President, Royal Oak charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,840

95.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,921

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -43	Diff (US): -44

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Royal Oak charter township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	956	96.9%	Tudor Dixon (R)	26	2.6%	5 [+]	0.5%	987	-41	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	75%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,320	93.4%	John James (R)	49	3.5%	45 [+]	3.2%	1,414	-45	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (1.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 20 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	59%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,058	95.7%	John James (R)	31	2.8%	16 [+]	1.4%	1,105	-43	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%);
2018	G	59%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,061	96.3%	Bill Schuette (R)	26	2.4%	15 [+]	1.4%	1,102	-41	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 6 (0.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	50%	Gary Peters (D)	882	97.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	10	1.1%	9 [+]	1.0%	901	-40	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2014	G	50%	Mark Schauer (D)	868	96.6%	Rick Snyder* (R)	26	2.9%	5 [+]	0.6%	899	-48	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,149
Median Value	$118,100

Occupied	1,066	92.8%
Vacant	83	7.2%

Owned	318	29.8%
Rented	748	70.2%
Median Rent	$790

Single-Family Units	859	74.8%
Detached	725	63.1%
Attached	134	11.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	255	22.2%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Royal Oak charter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Royal Oak charter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Royal Oak charter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Royal Oak charter township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Royal Oak charter township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Royal Oak charter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Royal Oak charter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Royal Oak charter township, MI