Backus township, MI

2022 population: 297 ( 33 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.4 square miles
Population density: 8.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	249	83.84%	20.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	26	8.75%	2500.0%
2+ races:	16	5.39%	33.3%
Hispanic:	6	2.02%	50.0%

Total non-White:	48	16.16%	166.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-63	-23.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	30	11.0

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
330
312	94.55%
0	0.00%
1	0.30%
1	0.30%
12	3.64%
4	1.21%
18	5.45%

2000
354
339	95.76%
0	0.00%
4	1.13%
0	0.00%
2	0.56%
9	2.54%
15	4.24%

1990
249
219	87.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.80%
30	12.05%

1980
227
220	96.92%
0	0.00%
7	3.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	3.08%

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

-27	-7.6
3	0.8

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

120	48.2
-15	-6.0

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

-1	-0.4
23	10.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Backus 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
53.6
28	9.4%
269	90.6%
89	30.0%

133
2.23

88	66.2%
69	78.4%
1	1.1%
45	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
49.5
66	20.0%
264	80.0%
86	26.1%

148
2.23

97	65.5%
75	77.3%
13	13.4%
51	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
91	25.7%
263	74.3%
45	12.7%

142
2.49

101	71.1%
92	91.1%
3	3.0%
41	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
57	22.9%
192	77.1%
61	24.5%

104
2.39

58	55.8%
51	87.9%
0	0.0%
46	44.2%

1980
Number	Percent
37.7
46	20.3%
181	79.7%
50	22.0%

93
2.44

81	87.1%
70	86.4%
1	1.2%
12	12.9%

2022 Housing Data for Backus township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	16.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	2.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	25	18.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	15	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	17	12.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	0.8%
$200,000 or more	5	3.8%

Median Household Income	61,607
Per Capita Income	33,794

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	4.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	12.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	106	59.6%
Unemployed	5	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	111	62.4%
Not in Labor Force	67	37.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	53	29	64.6%
Non-Profit	0	3	0.0%
Self-Employed	12	5	70.6%

Local Government	5	5	50.0%
State Government	13	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	65	34	65.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18	8	69.2%
Total	83	42	66.4%

Pct. Govt.	18.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6	4.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	23	17.6%
Professional, Technical	39	29.8%
Service Occupations	20	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	1.5%
All others	43	32.8%

White Collar		51.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	20	15.3%
Manufacturing	19	14.5%
Construction	18	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	15	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	11	8.4%
Retail trade	10	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	7.6%
Other services	7	5.3%
Public administration	6	4.6%
Finance and insurance	5	3.8%
Information	2	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	1.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	6	2.02%
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	%
Indian	21	7.07%
Chinese	5	1.68%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	288	99.3%
Spanish	1	0.3%
Other Indo-European	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	73	24.6%
Irish	44	14.8%
American	33	11.1%
English	30	10.1%
European	13	4.4%
Swedish	13	4.4%
Polish	12	4.0%
French	11	3.7%
French Canadian	11	3.7%
Scottish	6	2.0%
Hungarian	4	1.3%
Italian	3	1.0%
Welsh	3	1.0%
Austrian	2	0.7%
Czech	2	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	297	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	277	93.3%
Foreign-born	20	6.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	9	3.9%	87	37.7%	89	38.5%	18	7.8%	28	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	9	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	87	37.7%
Some College	89	38.5%
Bach. Degree	18	7.8%
Grad Degree	28	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +30	R + 3.1%
D +13
2020 vs. 2012	R +56	R +57	R + 21.4%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +50	R +61	R + 26.1%
D -11

2016 vs. 2008	R +7	R +31	R + 23.0%
D -24
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	149	72.3%	Joe Biden (D)	56	27.2%	1	0.5%	206	25	26	0.00%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	106	68.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	43	27.7%	6	3.9%	155	21	22	0.00%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	93	62.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	57	38.0%	0	0.0%	150	17	15	0.00%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	99	58.9%	Barack Obama (D)	67	39.9%	2	1.2%	168	18	13	0.00%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	105	55.9%	John Kerry (D)	80	42.6%	3	1.6%	188	8	5	0.00%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	94	53.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	80	45.2%	3	1.7%	177	7	5	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Backus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

27.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

149

72.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

206

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Backus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.7%

Donald Trump (R)

106

68.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

155

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Backus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

38.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

62.0%

TOTAL

150

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Backus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

39.9%

John McCain (R)

58.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

168

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Backus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

105

55.9%

John Kerry (D)

42.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

188

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Backus township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

53.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

45.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

177

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Backus township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Tudor Dixon (R)	110	65.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	57	34.1%	0	0.0%	167	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	82%	John James (R)	146	70.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	59	28.6%	1 [+]	0.5%	206	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S1	55%	John James (R)	92	66.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	46	33.1%	1 [+]	0.7%	139	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	55%	Bill Schuette (R)	92	66.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	41	29.5%	6 [+]	4.3%	139	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	41%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	58	54.2%	Gary Peters (D)	46	43.0%	3 [+]	2.8%	107	13	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2 (1.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	60	56.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	44	41.1%	3 [+]	2.8%	107	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (1.9%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.9%);

*: 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	302
Median Value	$161,700

Occupied	133	44.0%
Vacant	169	56.0%

Owned	121	91.0%
Rented	12	9.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	271	89.7%
Detached	271	89.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	1.7%
Mobile Homes	26	8.6%

Backus township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Backus township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Backus township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Backus township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Backus township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Backus township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Backus township, MI