Elmer township, MI

Sanilac County, MI

2022 population: 656 ( 150 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.3 square miles
Population density: 18.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	650	99.09%	14.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.15%	50.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.15%	0.0%
Hispanic:	4	0.61%	87.1%

Total non-White:	6	0.91%	86.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-112	-16.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-38	-5.7

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
806
762	94.54%
2	0.25%
2	0.25%
8	0.99%
1	0.12%
31	3.85%
44	5.46%

2000
769
755	98.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	1.17%
5	0.65%
14	1.82%

1990
774
772	99.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.26%

1980
825
808	97.94%
0	0.00%
1	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	1.94%
17	2.06%

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

7	0.9
30	3.9

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

-17	-2.2
12	1.6

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

-36	-4.4
-15	-1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmer 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
39.0
174	26.5%
482	73.5%
139	21.2%

251
2.61

194	77.3%
162	83.5%
15	7.7%
57	22.7%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
168	20.8%
638	79.2%
117	14.5%

316
2.55

233	73.7%
200	85.8%
11	4.7%
83	26.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
240	31.2%
529	68.8%
94	12.2%

268
2.86

224	83.6%
196	87.5%
10	4.5%
44	16.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
248	32.0%
526	68.0%
84	10.9%

264
2.93

213	80.7%
195	91.5%
7	3.3%
51	19.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
262	31.8%
563	68.2%
64	7.8%

271
3.04

221	81.5%
205	92.8%
7	3.2%
50	18.5%

2022 Housing Data for Elmer township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	9.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	26	10.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	19.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	8.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	19	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	0.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	25	10.0%
$200,000 or more	13	5.2%

Median Household Income	60,795
Per Capita Income	29,987

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13	5.2%
Public Assistance	13	5.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	248	71.3%
Unemployed	16	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	264	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	84	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	82	63	56.6%
Non-Profit	6	15	28.6%
Self-Employed	58	6	90.6%

Local Government	2	22	8.3%
State Government	0	5	0.0%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	140	69	67.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	45	15.1%
Total	148	114	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	62	22.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	43	15.9%
Professional, Technical	48	17.7%
Service Occupations	19	7.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	4.8%
All others	99	36.5%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	55	20.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	19.6%
Educational services	36	13.3%
Construction	27	10.0%
Health care and social assistance	22	8.1%
Manufacturing	20	7.4%
Other services	12	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	9	3.3%
Information	8	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	7	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	1.8%
Utilities	5	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	1.5%
Finance and insurance	3	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.7%
Public administration	2	0.7%
Wholesale trade	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.46%
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	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	1	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	587	93.9%
German, other Germanic	31	5.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.3%
Other Indo-European	2	0.3%
Chinese	2	0.3%
Spanish	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	161	24.5%
English	88	13.4%
Irish	47	7.2%
Polish	30	4.6%
American	26	4.0%
Danish	22	3.4%
Scottish	18	2.7%
French	17	2.6%
French Canadian	12	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	7	1.1%
Canadian	5	0.8%
Czech	5	0.8%
Hungarian	5	0.8%
Italian	4	0.6%
Welsh	4	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	656	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	655	99.8%
Foreign-born	1	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	5.8%	26	5.8%	233	51.9%	106	23.6%	43	9.6%	15	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	5.8%
9-12 Years	26	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	233	51.9%
Some College	106	23.6%
Bach. Degree	43	9.6%
Grad Degree	15	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	R +43	R + 3.0%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +88	R +108	R + 18.2%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +81	R +136	R + 29.7%
D -55

2016 vs. 2008	R +34	R +93	R + 26.7%
D -59
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	348	80.0%	Joe Biden (D)	82	18.9%	5	1.1%	435	32	33	0.01%
2016	69%	Donald Trump (R)	301	77.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	78	20.1%	9	2.3%	388	30	32	0.01%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	260	70.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	102	27.8%	5	1.4%	367	26	24	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	267	65.1%	Barack Obama (D)	137	33.4%	6	1.5%	410	24	20	0.01%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	306	69.9%	John Kerry (D)	129	29.5%	3	0.7%	438	22	19	0.01%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	264	70.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	110	29.2%	3	0.8%	377	24	22	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

348

80.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

435

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Elmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.1%

Donald Trump (R)

301

77.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

388

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Elmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

102

27.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

260

70.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

367

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Elmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

137

33.4%

John McCain (R)

267

65.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

410

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Elmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

306

69.9%

John Kerry (D)

129

29.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

438

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Elmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

264

70.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

110

29.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

377

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elmer township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Tudor Dixon (R)	293	77.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	79	21.0%	4 [+]	1.1%	376	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.8%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	84%	John James (R)	342	79.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	85	19.7%	4 [+]	0.9%	431	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 2 (0.5%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.5%);
2018	S1	61%	John James (R)	246	75.5%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	77	23.6%	3 [+]	0.9%	326	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	60%	Bill Schuette (R)	244	75.1%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	76	23.4%	5 [+]	1.5%	325	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	42%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	154	63.1%	Gary Peters (D)	78	32.0%	12 [+]	4.9%	244	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (2.0%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 5 (2.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 2 (0.8%);
2014	G	42%	Rick Snyder* (R)	172	70.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	64	26.1%	9 [+]	3.7%	245	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (1.6%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 4 (1.6%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 1 (0.4%);

*: 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	256
Median Value	$178,600

Occupied	251	98.0%
Vacant	5	2.0%

Owned	228	90.8%
Rented	23	9.2%
Median Rent	$789

Single-Family Units	244	95.3%
Detached	244	95.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	12	4.7%

Elmer township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmer township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Elmer township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elmer township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elmer township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elmer township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elmer township, MI