Wales township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,187 ( 61 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.4 square miles
Population density: 85.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,815	88.33%	9.0%
Black:	47	1.47%	38.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	243	7.62%	834.6%
Hispanic:	82	2.57%	90.7%

Total non-White:	372	11.67%	141.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-279	-10.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	218	8.1

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
3,248
3,094	95.26%
76	2.34%
6	0.18%
3	0.09%
26	0.80%
43	1.32%
154	4.74%

2000
2,986
2,809	94.07%
81	2.71%
18	0.60%
5	0.17%
38	1.27%
35	1.17%
177	5.93%

1990
2,294
2,143	93.42%
126	5.49%
4	0.17%
0	0.00%
n/a
21	0.92%
151	6.58%

1980
2,368
2,288	96.62%
54	2.28%
5	0.21%
0	0.00%
n/a
21	0.89%
80	3.38%

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

285	9.5
-23	-0.8

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

666	29.0
26	1.1

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

-145	-6.1
71	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wales 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
43.3
688	21.6%
2,499	78.4%
524	16.4%

1,183
2.69

868	73.4%
713	82.1%
67	7.7%
315	26.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
774	23.8%
2,474	76.2%
383	11.8%

1,144
2.83

918	80.2%
771	84.0%
37	4.0%
226	19.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
842	28.2%
2,144	71.8%
271	9.1%

1,030
2.88

855	83.0%
733	85.7%
41	4.8%
175	17.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
640	27.9%
1,654	72.1%
255	11.1%

733
3.05

617	84.2%
518	84.0%
31	5.0%
116	15.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
869	36.7%
1,499	63.3%
257	10.9%

675
3.41

621	92.0%
541	87.1%
29	4.7%
54	8.0%

2022 Housing Data for Wales township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	24	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	51	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	94	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	168	14.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	182	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	114	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	130	11.0%
$200,000 or more	86	7.3%

Median Household Income	80,852
Per Capita Income	38,407

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	118	10.0%
Public Assistance	5	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	83	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,452	72.3%
Unemployed	141	7.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,593	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	415	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	534	522	50.6%
Non-Profit	27	152	15.1%
Self-Employed	116	22	84.1%

Local Government	33	80	29.2%
State Government	23	21	52.3%
Federal Government	22	7	75.9%

Total Private + Self	650	544	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	260	28.8%
Total	755	804	48.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	217	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	265	17.0%
Professional, Technical	335	21.5%
Service Occupations	272	17.4%
All others	470	30.1%

White Collar		52.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	348	22.3%
Health care and social assistance	278	17.8%
Construction	116	7.4%
Other services	107	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	95	6.1%
Educational services	90	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	78	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	75	4.8%
Retail trade	75	4.8%
Public administration	73	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	62	4.0%
Utilities	45	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	2.6%
Wholesale trade	38	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	0.8%
Finance and insurance	10	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.6%
Management	4	0.3%
Information	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59	1.85%
Puerto Rican	19	0.60%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.13%
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	2,971	98.3%
Other	26	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.5%
Other Indo-European	9	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,056	33.1%
Irish	424	13.3%
Polish	381	12.0%
English	344	10.8%
Italian	169	5.3%
American	83	2.6%
French	70	2.2%
French Canadian	62	1.9%
Dutch	39	1.2%
Belgian	38	1.2%
Danish	34	1.1%
Norwegian	24	0.8%
Russian	23	0.7%
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac	22	0.7%
Hungarian	19	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,162	99.2%
Not a citizen	25	0.8%

Native	3,123	98.0%
Foreign-born	64	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.7%	135	6.1%	757	34.0%	931	41.8%	285	12.8%	102	4.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.7%
9-12 Years	135	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	757	34.0%
Some College	931	41.8%
Bach. Degree	285	12.8%
Grad Degree	102	4.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +289	R +179	D + 0.3%
D +110
2020 vs. 2012	R +531	R +639	R + 29.0%
D -108
2020 vs. 2008	R +587	R +846	R + 42.7%
D -259

2016 vs. 2008	R +298	R +667	R + 42.9%
D -369
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,429	71.1%	Joe Biden (D)	529	26.3%	51	2.5%	2,009	23	24	0.04%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,140	68.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	419	25.3%	99	6.0%	1,658	22	23	0.03%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	898	57.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	637	40.8%	26	1.7%	1,561	13	10	0.03%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	842	50.1%	Barack Obama (D)	788	46.9%	51	3.0%	1,681	9	4	0.03%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	894	57.5%	John Kerry (D)	647	41.6%	14	0.9%	1,555	10	7	0.03%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	696	55.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	524	41.6%	39	3.1%	1,259	9	7	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wales township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

529

26.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,429

71.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,009

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Wales township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

419

25.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,140

68.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,658

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Wales township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

637

40.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

898

57.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,561

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Wales township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

788

46.9%

John McCain (R)

842

50.1%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,681

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Wales township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

894

57.5%

John Kerry (D)

647

41.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,555

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Wales township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

696

55.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

524

41.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,259

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wales township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,064	65.0%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	516	31.5%	58 [+]	3.5%	1,638	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 24 (1.5%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 23 (1.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.2%);
2020	S2	78%	John James (R)	1,342	67.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	580	29.3%	55 [+]	2.8%	1,977	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (1.5%); Marcia Squier (Green) 18 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.4%);
2018	S1	57%	John James (R)	895	62.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	507	35.4%	29 [+]	2.0%	1,431	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 16 (1.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	G	57%	Bill Schuette (R)	855	59.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	524	36.7%	50 [+]	3.5%	1,429	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 25 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 14 (1.0%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.8%);
2014	S2	44%	Gary Peters (D)	513	46.5%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	512	46.4%	78 [+]	7.1%	1,103	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 45 (4.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (2.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 10 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	45%	Rick Snyder* (R)	628	55.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	452	40.2%	43 [+]	3.8%	1,123	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 26 (2.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 6 (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	1,295
Median Value	$224,100

Occupied	1,183	91.4%
Vacant	112	8.6%

Owned	1,084	91.6%
Rented	99	8.4%
Median Rent	$817

Single-Family Units	1,234	95.3%
Detached	1,234	95.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	0.4%
Mobile Homes	16	1.2%

Wales township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wales township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Wales township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wales township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wales township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wales township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wales township, MI