Sherman township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,438 ( 233 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.0 square miles
Population density: 104.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,230	93.95%	6.1%
Black:	6	0.17%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	20	0.58%	23.1%
2+ races:	73	2.12%	92.1%
Hispanic:	84	2.44%	18.3%

Total non-White:	208	6.05%	30.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	185	7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	48	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
3,205
3,045	95.01%
12	0.37%
13	0.41%
26	0.81%
38	1.19%
71	2.22%
160	4.99%

2000
3,098
2,913	94.03%
7	0.23%
11	0.36%
48	1.55%
56	1.81%
63	2.03%
185	5.97%

1990
2,978
2,857	95.94%
27	0.91%
41	1.38%
39	1.31%
n/a
14	0.47%
121	4.06%

1980
2,756
2,756	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

132	4.3
-25	-0.8

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

56	1.9
64	2.1

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

101	3.7
121	4.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman 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
45.2
816	23.7%
2,622	76.3%
673	19.6%

1,329
2.57

911	68.5%
735	80.7%
37	4.1%
418	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.9
774	24.1%
2,431	75.9%
505	15.8%

1,211
2.62

918	75.8%
787	85.7%
42	4.6%
293	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
808	26.1%
2,290	73.9%
414	13.4%

1,124
2.70

855	76.1%
748	87.5%
20	2.3%
269	23.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
778	26.1%
2,200	73.9%
294	9.9%

1,066
2.79

870	81.6%
775	89.1%
36	4.1%
196	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
870	31.6%
1,886	68.4%
211	7.7%

916
3.01

811	88.5%
740	91.2%
25	3.1%
105	11.5%

2022 Housing Data for Sherman township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	28	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	54	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	96	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	61	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	36	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	92	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	257	19.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	102	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	341	25.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	86	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	48	3.6%
$200,000 or more	26	2.0%

Median Household Income	70,146
Per Capita Income	31,822

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	61	4.6%
Public Assistance	23	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	122	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,417	70.5%
Unemployed	72	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,489	74.0%
Not in Labor Force	522	26.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	621	305	67.1%
Non-Profit	116	168	40.8%
Self-Employed	112	51	68.7%

Local Government	19	80	19.2%
State Government	0	34	0.0%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	733	356	67.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	135	291	31.7%
Total	868	647	57.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	153	10.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	232	15.3%
Professional, Technical	507	33.5%
Service Occupations	86	5.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	1.6%
All others	537	35.4%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	492	32.5%
Health care and social assistance	204	13.5%
Other services	149	9.8%
Retail trade	121	8.0%
Educational services	117	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	73	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	56	3.7%
Construction	51	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	44	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	2.6%
Public administration	34	2.2%
Finance and insurance	28	1.8%
Information	21	1.4%
Utilities	21	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	13	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	56	1.63%
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	22	0.64%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	22	0.64%
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	6	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	16	0.47%
Korean	4	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,888	88.0%
German, other Germanic	335	10.2%
Other Indo-European	29	0.9%
Spanish	28	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,515	44.1%
English	333	9.7%
Irish	284	8.3%
Polish	253	7.4%
Italian	211	6.1%
European	206	6.0%
Swiss	171	5.0%
American	145	4.2%
Dutch	127	3.7%
French	98	2.9%
Hungarian	52	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	31	0.9%
Scottish	24	0.7%
Northern European	16	0.5%
Norwegian	16	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,416	99.4%
Not a citizen	22	0.6%

Native	3,412	99.2%
Foreign-born	26	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
187	7.8%	28	1.2%	736	30.5%	845	35.0%	243	10.1%	372	15.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	187	7.8%
9-12 Years	28	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	736	30.5%
Some College	845	35.0%
Bach. Degree	243	10.1%
Grad Degree	372	15.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +155	R +46	D + 4.4%
D +109
2020 vs. 2012	R +232	R +260	R + 11.2%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +285	R +435	R + 23.4%
D -150

2016 vs. 2008	R +130	R +389	R + 27.8%
D -259
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,247	70.0%	Joe Biden (D)	506	28.4%	29	1.6%	1,782	22	23	0.03%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	1,092	69.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	397	25.1%	92	5.8%	1,581	22	23	0.03%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,015	65.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	534	34.3%	10	0.6%	1,559	21	18	0.03%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	962	58.6%	Barack Obama (D)	656	39.9%	25	1.5%	1,643	18	13	0.03%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,126	68.2%	John Kerry (D)	511	31.0%	13	0.8%	1,650	20	18	0.03%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	938	66.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	449	31.8%	25	1.8%	1,412	20	19	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

506

28.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,247

70.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,782

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

397

25.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,092

69.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,581

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

534

34.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,015

65.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,559

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

656

39.9%

John McCain (R)

962

58.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,643

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,126

68.2%

John Kerry (D)

511

31.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,650

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Sherman township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

938

66.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

449

31.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,412

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sherman township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Tudor Dixon (R)	999	66.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	470	31.4%	29 [+]	1.9%	1,498	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (0.8%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.5%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 6 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	68%	John James (R)	1,271	72.3%	Gary Peters* (D)	460	26.2%	26 [+]	1.5%	1,757	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	54%	John James (R)	961	69.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	393	28.3%	35 [+]	2.5%	1,389	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 15 (1.1%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	G	54%	Bill Schuette (R)	935	67.2%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	418	30.0%	39 [+]	2.8%	1,392	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 16 (1.1%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.8%);
2014	S2	40%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	632	62.6%	Gary Peters (D)	329	32.6%	48 [+]	4.8%	1,009	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 27 (2.7%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (0.5%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	711	69.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	289	28.4%	18 [+]	1.8%	1,018	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,655
Median Value	$234,600

Occupied	1,329	80.3%
Vacant	326	19.7%

Owned	1,158	87.1%
Rented	171	12.9%
Median Rent	$1,057

Single-Family Units	1,453	87.8%
Detached	1,453	87.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	117	7.1%

Sherman township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sherman township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sherman township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sherman township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sherman township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sherman township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sherman township, MI