Otsego Lake township, MI

Otsego County, MI

2022 population: 2,869 ( 22 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.7 square miles
Population density: 87.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,792	97.32%	1.7%
Black:	3	0.10%	72.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	32	1.12%	128.6%
Hispanic:	42	1.46%	16.0%

Total non-White:	77	2.68%	25.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	48	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-26	-1.1

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
2,847
2,744	96.38%
11	0.39%
19	0.67%
8	0.28%
14	0.49%
50	1.76%
103	3.62%

2000
2,547
2,497	98.04%
5	0.20%
18	0.71%
2	0.08%
13	0.51%
12	0.47%
50	1.96%

1990
1,794
1,766	98.44%
0	0.00%
20	1.11%
3	0.17%
n/a
5	0.28%
28	1.56%

1980
1,157
1,138	98.36%
0	0.00%
2	0.17%
0	0.00%
n/a
17	1.47%
19	1.64%

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

247	9.7
53	2.1

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

731	40.7
22	1.2

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

628	54.3
9	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Otsego Lake 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
49.9
520	18.1%
2,349	81.9%
655	22.8%

1,149
2.47

860	74.8%
726	84.4%
62	7.2%
289	25.2%

2010
Number	Percent
49.4
544	19.1%
2,303	80.9%
656	23.0%

1,236
2.29

869	70.3%
738	84.9%
43	4.9%
367	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
44.4
546	21.4%
2,001	78.6%
563	22.1%

1,077
2.36

806	74.8%
711	88.2%
26	3.2%
271	25.2%

1990
Number	Percent
40.6
413	23.0%
1,381	77.0%
354	19.7%

712
2.52

558	78.4%
480	86.0%
24	4.3%
154	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.2
291	25.2%
866	74.8%
146	12.6%

442
2.59

363	82.1%
331	91.2%
16	4.4%
79	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Otsego Lake township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	62	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	36	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	40	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	54	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	140	12.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	118	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	112	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	155	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	135	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	134	11.7%
$200,000 or more	29	2.5%

Median Household Income	71,544
Per Capita Income	36,203

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	84	7.3%
Public Assistance	40	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	133	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,310	75.6%
Unemployed	84	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,394	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	339	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	564	342	62.3%
Non-Profit	30	38	44.1%
Self-Employed	139	69	66.8%

Local Government	34	27	55.7%
State Government	131	75	63.6%
Federal Government	0	10	0.0%

Total Private + Self	703	411	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	195	150	56.5%
Total	898	561	61.5%

Pct. Govt.	19.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	231	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	359	24.6%
Professional, Technical	247	16.9%
Service Occupations	360	24.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.9%
All others	262	18.0%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	278	19.1%
Accommodation and food services	217	14.9%
Public administration	162	11.1%
Manufacturing	119	8.2%
Health care and social assistance	117	8.0%
Finance and insurance	108	7.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	88	6.0%
Educational services	85	5.8%
Construction	63	4.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	2.7%
Wholesale trade	35	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	28	1.9%
Other services	25	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	1.2%
Utilities	15	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42	1.46%
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	2,671	98.9%
Spanish	20	0.7%
German, other Germanic	11	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	951	33.1%
Irish	432	15.1%
English	249	8.7%
French	233	8.1%
Polish	214	7.5%
American	169	5.9%
Italian	152	5.3%
European	121	4.2%
Dutch	74	2.6%
Scottish	57	2.0%
Hungarian	42	1.5%
Norwegian	42	1.5%
Belgian	34	1.2%
Canadian	33	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	21	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,849	99.3%
Not a citizen	20	0.7%

Native	2,824	98.4%
Foreign-born	45	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	152	6.9%	600	27.3%	765	34.8%	393	17.9%	288	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	152	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	600	27.3%
Some College	765	34.8%
Bach. Degree	393	17.9%
Grad Degree	288	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +138	D +40	D + 8.1%
D +178
2020 vs. 2012	R +237	R +150	R + 3.7%
D +87
2020 vs. 2008	R +228	R +278	R + 13.2%
D -50

2016 vs. 2008	R +90	R +318	R + 21.3%
D -228
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,223	63.1%	Joe Biden (D)	686	35.4%	28	1.4%	1,937	15	16	0.03%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	1,085	64.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	508	30.0%	98	5.8%	1,691	17	18	0.04%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	986	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	599	37.4%	17	1.1%	1,602	17	14	0.03%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	995	56.6%	Barack Obama (D)	736	41.9%	27	1.5%	1,758	16	11	0.04%
2004	78%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,035	62.8%	John Kerry (D)	600	36.4%	12	0.7%	1,647	15	12	0.03%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	807	58.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	517	37.6%	51	3.7%	1,375	13	11	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Otsego Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

686

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,223

63.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,937

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Otsego Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

508

30.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,085

64.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,691

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Otsego Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

599

37.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

986

61.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,602

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Otsego Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

736

41.9%

John McCain (R)

995

56.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,758

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Otsego Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,035

62.8%

John Kerry (D)

600

36.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,647

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Otsego Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

807

58.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

517

37.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,375

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Otsego Lake township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	78%	Tudor Dixon (R)	961	55.0%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	760	43.5%	25 [+]	1.4%	1,746	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 19 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.1%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	85%	John James (R)	1,235	64.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	667	34.8%	17 [+]	0.9%	1,919	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	70%	John James (R)	971	61.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	594	37.4%	22 [+]	1.4%	1,587	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 11 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.3%);
2018	G	70%	Bill Schuette (R)	963	60.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	584	36.9%	37 [+]	2.3%	1,584	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 16 (1.0%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 15 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.4%);
2014	S2	52%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	666	56.5%	Gary Peters (D)	468	39.7%	45 [+]	3.8%	1,179	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 22 (1.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 11 (0.9%);
2014	G	52%	Rick Snyder* (R)	772	64.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	394	33.1%	24 [+]	2.0%	1,190	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.8%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.7%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 7 (0.6%);

*: 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	2,186
Median Value	$198,800

Occupied	1,149	52.6%
Vacant	1,037	47.4%

Owned	1,004	87.4%
Rented	145	12.6%
Median Rent	$678

Single-Family Units	2,003	91.6%
Detached	1,993	91.2%
Attached	10	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	127	5.8%

Otsego Lake township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Otsego Lake township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Otsego Lake township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Otsego Lake township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Otsego Lake township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Otsego Lake township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Otsego Lake township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Otsego Lake township, MI