Colfax township, MI

Oceana County, MI

2022 population: 702 ( 240 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 19.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	513	73.08%	32.9%
Black:	19	2.71%	850.0%
Indian:	5	0.71%	25.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	30	4.27%	0.0%
Hispanic:	135	19.23%	98.5%

Total non-White:	189	26.92%	148.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	127	33.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	113	29.6

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
462
386	83.55%
2	0.43%
4	0.87%
2	0.43%
0	0.00%
68	14.72%
76	16.45%

2000
470
399	84.89%
20	4.26%
2	0.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
49	10.43%
71	15.11%

1990
374
272	72.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	2.41%
n/a
91	24.33%
102	27.27%

1980
329
303	92.10%
0	0.00%
4	1.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	6.69%
26	7.90%

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

-13	-2.8
5	1.1

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

127	34.0
-31	-8.3

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

-31	-9.4
76	23.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax 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
35.3
152	21.7%
550	78.3%
75	10.7%

169
3.44

128	75.7%
90	70.3%
10	7.8%
41	24.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.0
89	19.3%
373	80.7%
94	20.3%

196
2.36

123	62.8%
99	80.5%
8	6.5%
73	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
154	32.8%
316	67.2%
73	15.5%

166
2.37

112	67.5%
91	81.2%
5	4.5%
54	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
113	30.2%
261	69.8%
40	10.7%

129
2.90

110	85.3%
95	86.4%
5	4.5%
19	14.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
119	36.2%
210	63.8%
46	14.0%

103
3.19

90	87.4%
82	91.1%
4	4.4%
13	12.6%

2022 Housing Data for Colfax township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	7.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	4.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	42	24.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	11	6.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	10	5.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	8.9%
$200,000 or more	3	1.8%

Median Household Income	61,319
Per Capita Income	22,852

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	12.4%
Public Assistance	2	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	26.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	206	54.2%
Unemployed	7	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	213	56.1%
Not in Labor Force	167	43.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	120	72	62.5%
Non-Profit	0	9	0.0%
Self-Employed	19	2	90.5%

Local Government	2	11	15.4%
State Government	0	4	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	139	74	65.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2	24	7.7%
Total	141	98	59.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	58	24.3%
Professional, Technical	22	9.2%
Service Occupations	47	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	16	6.7%
All others	88	36.8%

White Collar		43.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	56	23.4%
Manufacturing	53	22.2%
Retail trade	24	10.0%
Transportation and warehousing	23	9.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	7.9%
Health care and social assistance	18	7.5%
Wholesale trade	16	6.7%
Educational services	9	3.8%
Other services	6	2.5%
Public administration	6	2.5%
Finance and insurance	4	1.7%
Construction	3	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	92	13.11%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	43	6.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	43	6.13%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	536	79.5%
Spanish	138	20.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	78	11.1%
Irish	51	7.3%
English	38	5.4%
American	34	4.8%
Dutch	11	1.6%
French	9	1.3%
Italian	9	1.3%
African	7	1.0%
European	4	0.6%
Lithuanian	3	0.4%
Polish	3	0.4%
Greek	2	0.3%
Hungarian	1	0.1%
Slovene	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	590	84.0%
Not a citizen	112	16.0%

Native	590	84.0%
Foreign-born	112	16.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	3.9%	38	8.3%	208	45.4%	120	26.2%	65	14.2%	9	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	3.9%
9-12 Years	38	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	208	45.4%
Some College	120	26.2%
Bach. Degree	65	14.2%
Grad Degree	9	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +40	R + 15.3%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +78	R +92	R + 46.5%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +71	R +97	R + 47.4%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +57	R + 32.1%
D -29
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	42%	Donald Trump* (R)	143	63.3%	Joe Biden (D)	80	35.4%	3	1.3%	226	16	16	0.00%
2016	39%	Donald Trump (R)	100	53.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	77	41.4%	9	4.8%	186	7	8	0.00%
2012	40%	Barack Obama* (D)	94	57.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	65	39.9%	4	2.5%	163	-5	-7	0.00%
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	106	54.9%	John McCain (R)	72	37.3%	15	7.8%	193	-4	-8	0.00%
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	96	49.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	90	46.2%	9	4.6%	195	-2	-5	0.00%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	88	49.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	76	42.5%	15	8.4%	179	3	1	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

143

63.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

226

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

41.4%

Donald Trump (R)

100

53.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

186

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

57.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

39.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

163

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

106

54.9%

John McCain (R)

37.3%

Other

7.8%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

46.2%

John Kerry (D)

49.2%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

195

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Colfax township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

49.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

Other

7.3%

TOTAL

179

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	37%	Tudor Dixon (R)	119	58.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	79	39.1%	4 [+]	2.0%	202	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	41%	John James (R)	141	62.7%	Gary Peters* (D)	78	34.7%	6 [+]	2.7%	225	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.8%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S1	33%	John James (R)	94	56.0%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	69	41.1%	5 [+]	3.0%	168	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.6%);
2018	G	33%	Bill Schuette (R)	91	54.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	71	42.8%	4 [+]	2.4%	166	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 2 (1.2%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	23%	Gary Peters (D)	57	55.3%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	35	34.0%	11 [+]	10.7%	103	-7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (6.8%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2 (1.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (1.9%);
2014	G	24%	Rick Snyder* (R)	51	49.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	47	45.2%	6 [+]	5.8%	104	-2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (2.9%);

*: 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	508
Median Value	$117,200

Occupied	169	33.3%
Vacant	339	66.7%

Owned	148	87.6%
Rented	21	12.4%
Median Rent	$956

Single-Family Units	389	76.6%
Detached	389	76.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	119	23.4%

Colfax township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Colfax township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Colfax township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Colfax township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Colfax township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax township, MI