Denton township, MI

Roscommon County, MI

2022 population: 5,321 ( 236 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.2 square miles
Population density: 202.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,000	93.97%	6.3%
Black:	45	0.85%	50.0%
Indian:	20	0.38%	33.3%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	170	3.19%	220.8%
Hispanic:	86	1.62%	7.5%

Total non-White:	321	6.03%	45.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-336	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	100	2.2

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
5,557
5,336	96.02%
30	0.54%
30	0.54%
27	0.49%
53	0.95%
80	1.44%
221	3.98%

2000
5,781
5,677	98.20%
12	0.21%
0	0.00%
17	0.29%
7	0.12%
68	1.18%
104	1.80%

1990
4,290
4,159	96.95%
0	0.00%
29	0.68%
4	0.09%
n/a
34	0.79%
131	3.05%

1980
3,540
3,531	99.75%
0	0.00%
9	0.25%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.25%

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

-341	-5.9
117	2.0

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

1,518	35.4
-27	-0.6

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

628	17.7
122	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Denton 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
56.7
945	17.8%
4,376	82.2%
1,910	35.9%

2,561
2.08

1,515	59.2%
1,201	79.3%
132	8.7%
1,046	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
54.5
835	15.0%
4,722	85.0%
1,649	29.7%

2,702
2.05

1,659	61.4%
1,315	79.3%
140	8.4%
1,043	38.6%

2000
Number	Percent
48.4
1,121	19.4%
4,660	80.6%
1,458	25.2%

2,667
2.17

1,849	69.3%
1,545	83.6%
154	8.3%
818	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
49.3
812	18.9%
3,478	81.1%
1,248	29.1%

1,966
2.18

1,347	68.5%
1,162	86.3%
88	6.5%
619	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
43.0
867	24.5%
2,673	75.5%
728	20.6%

1,446
2.45

1,094	75.7%
955	87.3%
68	6.2%
352	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Denton township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	145	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	212	8.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	137	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	140	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	123	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	75	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	196	7.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	176	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	86	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	146	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	351	13.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	260	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	120	4.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	110	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	184	7.2%
$200,000 or more	100	3.9%

Median Household Income	49,234
Per Capita Income	34,116

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	157	6.1%
Public Assistance	48	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	350	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,616	64.6%
Unemployed	98	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,714	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	786	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	562	530	51.5%
Non-Profit	53	69	43.4%
Self-Employed	221	170	56.5%

Local Government	30	62	32.6%
State Government	10	79	11.2%
Federal Government	9	49	15.5%

Total Private + Self	783	700	52.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	102	259	28.3%
Total	885	959	48.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	199	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	442	24.0%
Professional, Technical	381	20.7%
Service Occupations	507	27.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.7%
All others	315	17.1%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	360	19.5%
Retail trade	272	14.8%
Accommodation and food services	259	14.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	146	7.9%
Educational services	131	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	99	5.4%
Construction	86	4.7%
Manufacturing	78	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	65	3.5%
Public administration	62	3.4%
Other services	55	3.0%
Utilities	53	2.9%
Wholesale trade	49	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	45	2.4%
Finance and insurance	36	2.0%
Management	29	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	52	0.98%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	28	0.53%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	28	0.53%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.11%
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	6	0.11%
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	5,012	98.1%
Other	45	0.9%
Spanish	28	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	22	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,353	25.4%
English	706	13.3%
Polish	578	10.9%
Irish	547	10.3%
French Canadian	450	8.5%
Dutch	261	4.9%
Scottish	203	3.8%
French	163	3.1%
American	154	2.9%
Italian	89	1.7%
Finnish	83	1.6%
Lithuanian	65	1.2%
Swedish	57	1.1%
European	55	1.0%
Hungarian	55	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,244	98.6%
Not a citizen	77	1.4%

Native	5,220	98.1%
Foreign-born	101	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
56	1.4%	224	5.5%	1,294	31.9%	1,692	41.8%	452	11.2%	333	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	56	1.4%
9-12 Years	224	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,294	31.9%
Some College	1,692	41.8%
Bach. Degree	452	11.2%
Grad Degree	333	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +354	R +171	R + 0.2%
D +183
2020 vs. 2012	R +645	R +912	R + 26.2%
D -267
2020 vs. 2008	R +668	R +1,154	R + 34.0%
D -486

2016 vs. 2008	R +314	R +983	R + 33.8%
D -669
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,229	64.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,182	34.3%	37	1.1%	3,448	17	18	0.06%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,875	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	999	33.2%	138	4.6%	3,012	15	16	0.06%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,584	51.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,449	47.3%	29	0.9%	3,062	7	5	0.06%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	1,668	50.9%	John McCain (R)	1,561	47.6%	51	1.6%	3,280	7	2	0.07%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,690	51.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,549	47.2%	40	1.2%	3,279	4	1	0.07%
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,498	50.2%	George W. Bush (R)	1,429	47.9%	59	2.0%	2,986	2	0	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Denton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,182

34.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,229

64.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,448

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Denton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

999

33.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,875

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,012

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Denton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,449

47.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,584

51.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,062

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Denton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,668

50.9%

John McCain (R)

1,561

47.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,280

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Denton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,690

51.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,549

47.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,279

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Denton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,429

47.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,498

50.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,986

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Denton township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,670	57.4%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,180	40.6%	57 [+]	2.0%	2,907	14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 26 (0.9%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 12 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 10 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	76%	John James (R)	2,156	62.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,220	35.6%	50 [+]	1.5%	3,426	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 24 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 15 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.3%);
2018	S1	60%	John James (R)	1,608	58.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,061	38.5%	85 [+]	3.1%	2,754	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 28 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 22 (0.8%);
2018	G	60%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,614	58.7%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,052	38.2%	85 [+]	3.1%	2,751	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 35 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 26 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 24 (0.9%);
2014	S2	47%	Gary Peters (D)	1,050	48.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	989	45.3%	143 [+]	6.6%	2,182	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 64 (2.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 60 (2.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 19 (0.9%);
2014	G	48%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,200	54.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	933	42.3%	75 [+]	3.4%	2,208	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 35 (1.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (1.3%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 11 (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	4,784
Median Value	$155,000

Occupied	2,561	53.5%
Vacant	2,223	46.5%

Owned	1,970	76.9%
Rented	591	23.1%
Median Rent	$786

Single-Family Units	4,085	85.4%
Detached	4,056	84.8%
Attached	29	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	131	2.7%
Mobile Homes	486	10.2%

Denton township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Denton township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Denton township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Denton township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Denton township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Denton township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Denton township, MI