Birch Run township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,882 ( 151 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 165.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,457	92.77%	4.2%
Black:	70	1.19%	112.1%
Indian:	7	0.12%	76.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	76	1.29%	7.0%
Hispanic:	269	4.57%	40.8%

Total non-White:	425	7.23%	27.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-242	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	91	1.8

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
6,033
5,699	94.46%
33	0.55%
30	0.50%
9	0.15%
71	1.18%
191	3.17%
334	5.54%

2000
6,191
5,906	95.40%
13	0.21%
9	0.15%
16	0.26%
57	0.92%
188	3.04%
285	4.60%

1990
5,354
5,247	98.00%
0	0.00%
22	0.41%
18	0.34%
n/a
67	1.25%
107	2.00%

1980
5,488
5,392	98.25%
22	0.40%
15	0.27%
5	0.09%
n/a
49	0.89%
96	1.75%

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

-207	-3.3
49	0.8

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

659	12.3
178	3.3

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

-145	-2.6
11	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Birch Run 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
47.0
1,194	20.3%
4,688	79.7%
1,050	17.9%

2,334
2.52

1,617	69.3%
1,305	80.7%
50	3.1%
717	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
1,444	23.9%
4,589	76.1%
884	14.7%

2,355
2.56

1,701	72.2%
1,360	80.0%
129	7.6%
654	27.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
1,674	27.0%
4,517	73.0%
708	11.4%

2,318
2.66

1,777	76.7%
1,466	82.5%
151	8.5%
541	23.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
1,395	26.1%
3,959	73.9%
476	8.9%

1,895
2.83

1,534	80.9%
1,305	85.1%
112	7.3%
361	19.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
1,932	35.2%
3,556	64.8%
322	5.9%

1,731
3.17

1,466	84.7%
1,309	89.3%
87	5.9%
265	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Birch Run township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	120	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	26	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	111	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	52	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	69	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	59	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	175	7.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	99	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	93	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	176	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	306	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	171	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	259	11.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	350	15.0%
$200,000 or more	200	8.6%

Median Household Income	86,859
Per Capita Income	39,661

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	86	3.7%
Public Assistance	57	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	246	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,571	69.0%
Unemployed	74	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,645	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,082	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,078	939	53.4%
Non-Profit	90	194	31.7%
Self-Employed	119	52	69.6%

Local Government	60	101	37.3%
State Government	11	173	6.0%
Federal Government	6	9	40.0%

Total Private + Self	1,197	991	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	167	477	25.9%
Total	1,364	1,468	48.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	440	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	772	27.1%
Professional, Technical	591	20.8%
Service Occupations	445	15.6%
All others	598	21.0%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	442	15.5%
Retail trade	424	14.9%
Accommodation and food services	338	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	310	10.9%
Other services	290	10.2%
Construction	223	7.8%
Public administration	191	6.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	153	5.4%
Finance and insurance	134	4.7%
Educational services	122	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	57	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	55	1.9%
Wholesale trade	42	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	0.7%
Utilities	7	0.2%
Information	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	127	2.16%
Puerto Rican	3	0.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	3	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	136	2.31%
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	135	2.30%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,443	98.1%
German, other Germanic	60	1.1%
Spanish	44	0.8%
Arabic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,123	36.1%
Irish	899	15.3%
Polish	368	6.3%
English	367	6.2%
American	329	5.6%
Scottish	241	4.1%
French	217	3.7%
Dutch	154	2.6%
Italian	103	1.8%
Finnish	87	1.5%
European	71	1.2%
French Canadian	70	1.2%
Iraqi	42	0.7%
Hungarian	33	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	31	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,876	99.9%
Not a citizen	6	0.1%

Native	5,859	99.6%
Foreign-born	23	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
43	1.0%	225	5.5%	1,212	29.5%	1,691	41.1%	558	13.6%	383	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	43	1.0%
9-12 Years	225	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,212	29.5%
Some College	1,691	41.1%
Bach. Degree	558	13.6%
Grad Degree	383	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +327	R +147	D + 0.2%
D +180
2020 vs. 2012	R +610	R +826	R + 22.3%
D -216
2020 vs. 2008	R +662	R +1,000	R + 27.8%
D -338

2016 vs. 2008	R +335	R +853	R + 28.0%
D -518
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,321	63.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,243	34.2%	67	1.8%	3,631	16	17	0.07%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	1,994	61.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,063	32.7%	191	5.9%	3,248	14	15	0.07%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,711	53.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,459	45.5%	38	1.2%	3,208	9	6	0.07%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	1,659	50.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,581	47.9%	58	1.8%	3,298	9	5	0.07%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,761	53.8%	John Kerry (D)	1,487	45.4%	28	0.9%	3,276	6	3	0.07%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	1,471	50.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,385	47.5%	62	2.1%	2,918	4	3	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Birch Run township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,243

34.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,321

63.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,631

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Birch Run township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,063

32.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,994

61.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

124

3.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,248

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Birch Run township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,459

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,711

53.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,208

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Birch Run township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,581

47.9%

John McCain (R)

1,659

50.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,298

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Birch Run township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,761

53.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,487

45.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,276

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Birch Run township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,471

50.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,385

47.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,918

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Birch Run township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,734	56.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,242	40.7%	78 [+]	2.6%	3,054	13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 47 (1.5%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 9 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 6 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	77%	John James (R)	2,195	61.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,324	37.0%	57 [+]	1.6%	3,576	13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 34 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 15 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2018	S1	61%	John James (R)	1,616	57.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,151	40.8%	54 [+]	1.9%	2,821	12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 24 (0.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);
2018	G	61%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,560	55.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,205	42.6%	62 [+]	2.2%	2,827	11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 26 (0.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 17 (0.6%);
2014	S2	48%	Gary Peters (D)	1,112	50.8%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	978	44.7%	98 [+]	4.5%	2,188	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 45 (2.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 36 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 17 (0.8%);
2014	G	48%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,178	53.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	969	43.8%	66 [+]	3.0%	2,213	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 31 (1.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 23 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 12 (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	2,639
Median Value	$191,100

Occupied	2,334	88.4%
Vacant	305	11.6%

Owned	1,943	83.2%
Rented	391	16.8%
Median Rent	$1,039

Single-Family Units	2,266	85.9%
Detached	2,215	83.9%
Attached	51	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	140	5.3%
Mobile Homes	135	5.1%

Birch Run township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Birch Run township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Birch Run township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Birch Run township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Birch Run township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Birch Run township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Birch Run township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Birch Run township, MI