Golden township, MI

Oceana County, MI

2022 population: 1,706 ( 36 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.4 square miles
Population density: 51.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,371	80.36%	13.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.23%	50.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	64	3.75%	300.0%
Hispanic:	260	15.24%	100.0%

Total non-White:	335	19.64%	103.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-206	-14.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	170	11.8

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
1,742
1,577	90.53%
4	0.23%
8	0.46%
0	0.00%
16	0.92%
130	7.46%
165	9.47%

2000
1,815
1,591	87.66%
0	0.00%
12	0.66%
0	0.00%
12	0.66%
199	10.96%
224	12.34%

1990
1,302
1,211	93.01%
0	0.00%
32	2.46%
6	0.46%
n/a
53	4.07%
91	6.99%

1980
1,358
1,288	94.85%
0	0.00%
31	2.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
39	2.87%
70	5.15%

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

-14	-0.8
-59	-3.3

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

380	29.2
133	10.2

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

-77	-5.7
21	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Golden 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
57.5
238	14.0%
1,468	86.0%
553	32.4%

796
2.14

552	69.3%
416	75.4%
20	3.6%
244	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
51.5
288	16.5%
1,454	83.5%
436	25.0%

781
2.23

543	69.5%
467	86.0%
28	5.2%
238	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
445	24.5%
1,370	75.5%
288	15.9%

704
2.55

529	75.1%
470	88.8%
20	3.8%
175	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
351	27.0%
951	73.0%
195	15.0%

518
2.51

410	79.2%
341	83.2%
27	6.6%
108	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
451	33.2%
907	66.8%
166	12.2%

474
2.86

348	73.4%
325	93.4%
14	4.0%
126	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Golden township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	49	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	43	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	47	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	24	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	69	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	99	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	167	21.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	1.5%
$200,000 or more	25	3.1%

Median Household Income	63,145
Per Capita Income	31,806

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	37	4.6%
Public Assistance	21	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	82	10.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	507	64.4%
Unemployed	62	7.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	569	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	218	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	309	109	73.9%
Non-Profit	27	71	27.6%
Self-Employed	53	19	73.6%

Local Government	10	59	14.5%
State Government	0	14	0.0%
Federal Government	20	19	51.3%

Total Private + Self	362	128	73.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	57	163	25.9%
Total	419	291	59.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	124	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	123	17.3%
Professional, Technical	146	20.6%
Service Occupations	83	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	2.0%
All others	234	33.0%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	116	16.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	66	9.3%
Health care and social assistance	66	9.3%
Retail trade	57	8.0%
Public administration	54	7.6%
Other services	52	7.3%
Educational services	49	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	43	6.1%
Construction	37	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	34	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	29	4.1%
Wholesale trade	20	2.8%
Utilities	19	2.7%
Information	9	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	253	14.83%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.06%
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	6	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,463	89.4%
Spanish	167	10.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	410	24.0%
Irish	277	16.2%
Dutch	212	12.4%
English	181	10.6%
American	126	7.4%
French	57	3.3%
Scottish	52	3.0%
Swedish	36	2.1%
Polish	30	1.8%
Norwegian	29	1.7%
Italian	28	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	25	1.5%
Yugoslavian	24	1.4%
Scandinavian	18	1.1%
Danish	16	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,683	98.7%
Not a citizen	23	1.3%

Native	1,659	97.2%
Foreign-born	47	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
48	3.4%	47	3.3%	499	35.3%	522	36.9%	220	15.6%	77	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	48	3.4%
9-12 Years	47	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	499	35.3%
Some College	522	36.9%
Bach. Degree	220	15.6%
Grad Degree	77	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +126	R +54	D + 1.5%
D +72
2020 vs. 2012	R +146	R +179	R + 14.1%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +176	R +262	R + 22.7%
D -86

2016 vs. 2008	R +50	R +208	R + 24.2%
D -158
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	744	65.9%	Joe Biden (D)	364	32.2%	21	1.9%	1,129	18	19	0.02%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	618	64.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	292	30.3%	53	5.5%	963	17	18	0.02%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	598	59.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	397	39.6%	7	0.7%	1,002	15	12	0.02%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	568	55.3%	Barack Obama (D)	450	43.8%	10	1.0%	1,028	14	10	0.02%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	587	58.6%	John Kerry (D)	405	40.5%	9	0.9%	1,001	11	8	0.02%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	521	58.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	349	39.0%	25	2.8%	895	12	10	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Golden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

364

32.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

744

65.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,129

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Golden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

292

30.3%

Donald Trump (R)

618

64.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

963

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Golden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

397

39.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

598

59.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,002

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Golden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

450

43.8%

John McCain (R)

568

55.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,028

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Golden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

587

58.6%

John Kerry (D)

405

40.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,001

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Golden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

521

58.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

349

39.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

895

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Golden township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	76%	Tudor Dixon (R)	647	64.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	344	34.1%	19 [+]	1.9%	1,010	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	85%	John James (R)	755	67.1%	Gary Peters* (D)	360	32.0%	10 [+]	0.9%	1,125	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.5%); Marcia Squier (Green) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	67%	John James (R)	570	63.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	317	35.2%	14 [+]	1.6%	901	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%);
2018	G	67%	Bill Schuette (R)	572	63.4%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	310	34.4%	20 [+]	2.2%	902	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.4%);
2014	S2	53%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	408	55.1%	Gary Peters (D)	297	40.1%	36 [+]	4.9%	741	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 18 (2.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.1%);
2014	G	53%	Rick Snyder* (R)	477	63.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	257	34.4%	14 [+]	1.9%	748	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 6 (0.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 4 (0.5%);

*: 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	2,325
Median Value	$204,300

Occupied	796	34.2%
Vacant	1,529	65.8%

Owned	713	89.6%
Rented	83	10.4%
Median Rent	$781

Single-Family Units	1,729	74.4%
Detached	1,729	74.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	0.2%
Mobile Homes	582	25.0%

Golden township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Golden township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Golden township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Golden township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Golden township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Golden township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Golden township, MI