Highland township, MI

Osceola County, MI

2022 population: 1,487 ( 237 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.4 square miles
Population density: 39.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,362	91.59%	11.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	62	4.17%	933.3%
Hispanic:	63	4.24%	293.8%

Total non-White:	125	8.41%	346.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	140	13.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	97	9.4

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
1,250
1,222	97.76%
3	0.24%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
6	0.48%
16	1.28%
28	2.24%

2000
1,229
1,196	97.31%
0	0.00%
5	0.41%
0	0.00%
21	1.71%
5	0.41%
33	2.69%

1990
1,018
1,012	99.41%
0	0.00%
4	0.39%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.20%
6	0.59%

1980
1,063
1,052	98.97%
0	0.00%
11	1.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	1.03%

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

26	2.1
-5	-0.4

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

184	18.1
27	2.7

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

-40	-3.8
-5	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland 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
36.0
465	31.3%
1,022	68.7%
215	14.5%

501
2.97

393	78.4%
314	79.9%
44	11.2%
108	21.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
339	27.1%
911	72.9%
189	15.1%

453
2.74

340	75.1%
287	84.4%
20	5.9%
113	24.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
380	30.9%
849	69.1%
149	12.1%

439
2.80

348	79.3%
308	88.5%
15	4.3%
91	20.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
318	31.2%
700	68.8%
104	10.2%

349
2.92

298	85.4%
271	90.9%
12	4.0%
51	14.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
392	36.9%
671	63.1%
89	8.4%

324
3.28

283	87.3%
271	95.8%
11	3.9%
41	12.7%

2022 Housing Data for Highland township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	42	8.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	58	11.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	116	23.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	69	13.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	1.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	3.2%
$200,000 or more	24	4.8%

Median Household Income	70,739
Per Capita Income	29,589

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	4.2%
Public Assistance	17	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	88	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	598	74.4%
Unemployed	9	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	607	75.5%
Not in Labor Force	197	24.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	271	216	55.6%
Non-Profit	4	22	15.4%
Self-Employed	51	13	79.7%

Local Government	25	34	42.4%
State Government	0	22	0.0%
Federal Government	3	15	16.7%

Total Private + Self	322	229	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	32	93	25.6%
Total	354	322	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37	5.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	126	18.6%
Professional, Technical	75	11.1%
Service Occupations	120	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	3.5%
All others	319	47.1%

White Collar		35.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	215	31.8%
Health care and social assistance	97	14.3%
Retail trade	80	11.8%
Construction	48	7.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	6.6%
Public administration	43	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	36	5.3%
Educational services	36	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	20	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	2.8%
Other services	19	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	2.1%
Wholesale trade	5	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	63	4.24%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,247	89.8%
German, other Germanic	68	4.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	41	3.0%
Spanish	17	1.2%
Other	12	0.9%
Other Indo-European	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	274	18.4%
Dutch	223	15.0%
English	119	8.0%
American	97	6.5%
French	53	3.6%
Scottish	48	3.2%
Irish	41	2.8%
Swiss	36	2.4%
Polish	27	1.8%
Swedish	26	1.7%
Romanian	18	1.2%
Italian	16	1.1%
Austrian	15	1.0%
European	14	0.9%
British	11	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,484	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,480	99.5%
Foreign-born	7	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
35	3.7%	34	3.6%	372	39.6%	376	40.0%	92	9.8%	31	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	35	3.7%
9-12 Years	34	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	372	39.6%
Some College	376	40.0%
Bach. Degree	92	9.8%
Grad Degree	31	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +79	R +59	D + 0.7%
D +20
2020 vs. 2012	R +85	R +118	R + 16.1%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +112	R +196	R + 32.1%
D -84

2016 vs. 2008	R +33	R +137	R + 32.8%
D -104
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	475	80.4%	Joe Biden (D)	108	18.3%	8	1.4%	591	33	34	0.01%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	396	77.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	88	17.3%	25	4.9%	509	31	32	0.01%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	390	72.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	141	26.3%	6	1.1%	537	28	25	0.01%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	363	64.2%	Barack Obama (D)	192	34.0%	10	1.8%	565	23	19	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	408	74.6%	John Kerry (D)	138	25.2%	1	0.2%	547	27	24	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	353	70.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	135	27.1%	11	2.2%	499	25	23	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

108

18.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

475

80.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

591

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.3%

Donald Trump (R)

396

77.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

509

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

141

26.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

390

72.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

537

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

192

34.0%

John McCain (R)

363

64.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

565

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

408

74.6%

John Kerry (D)

138

25.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

547

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 24

2000 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

353

70.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

135

27.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

499

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	44%	Tudor Dixon (R)	381	75.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	118	23.3%	8 [+]	1.6%	507	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2020	S2	51%	John James (R)	463	79.1%	Gary Peters* (D)	113	19.3%	9 [+]	1.5%	585	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	S1	42%	John James (R)	344	74.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	105	22.9%	10 [+]	2.2%	459	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.7%);
2018	G	41%	Bill Schuette (R)	335	74.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	101	22.3%	16 [+]	3.5%	452	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 11 (2.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2014	S2	33%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	223	67.0%	Gary Peters (D)	96	28.8%	14 [+]	4.2%	333	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (2.4%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 6 (1.8%);
2014	G	33%	Rick Snyder* (R)	235	70.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	91	27.2%	9 [+]	2.7%	335	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (1.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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	651
Median Value	$165,900

Occupied	501	77.0%
Vacant	150	23.0%

Owned	459	91.6%
Rented	42	8.4%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	534	82.0%
Detached	534	82.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	117	18.0%

Highland township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Highland township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highland township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highland township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Highland township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland township, MI