Sanilac township, MI

Sanilac County, MI

2022 population: 2,285 ( 146 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.8 square miles
Population density: 56.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,171	95.01%	7.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	38	1.66%	46.2%
Hispanic:	76	3.33%	105.4%

Total non-White:	114	4.99%	21.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-166	-8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	20	1.0

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
2,431
2,337	96.13%
5	0.21%
8	0.33%
13	0.53%
26	1.07%
37	1.52%
94	3.87%

2000
2,599
2,532	97.42%
0	0.00%
19	0.73%
0	0.00%
15	0.58%
27	1.04%
67	2.58%

1990
2,362
2,300	97.38%
2	0.08%
18	0.76%
17	0.72%
n/a
25	1.06%
62	2.62%

1980
2,276
2,234	98.15%
0	0.00%
13	0.57%
2	0.09%
n/a
27	1.19%
42	1.85%

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

-195	-7.5
27	1.0

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

232	9.8
5	0.2

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

66	2.9
20	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanilac 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
57.1
418	18.3%
1,867	81.7%
726	31.8%

1,120
2.03

667	59.6%
556	83.4%
31	4.6%
453	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
50.9
437	18.0%
1,994	82.0%
594	24.4%

1,100
2.19

718	65.3%
581	80.9%
47	6.5%
382	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
44.2
582	22.4%
2,017	77.6%
577	22.2%

1,141
2.26

755	66.2%
652	86.4%
47	6.2%
386	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
41.1
565	23.9%
1,797	76.1%
548	23.2%

991
2.38

701	70.7%
591	84.3%
35	5.0%
290	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
40.5
584	25.7%
1,692	74.3%
534	23.5%

904
2.52

684	75.7%
621	90.8%
27	3.9%
220	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Sanilac township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	82	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	54	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	61	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	58	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	70	6.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	61	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	100	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	135	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	140	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	60	5.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	58	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	6.2%
$200,000 or more	49	4.4%

Median Household Income	52,198
Per Capita Income	39,319

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	38	3.4%
Public Assistance	14	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	741	63.6%
Unemployed	40	3.4%
In Armed Forces	3	0.3%

Total Labor Force	784	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	382	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	385	283	57.6%
Non-Profit	12	47	20.3%
Self-Employed	64	65	49.6%

Local Government	18	14	56.2%
State Government	5	0	100.0%
Federal Government	17	2	89.5%

Total Private + Self	449	348	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	52	63	45.2%
Total	501	411	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	6.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	178	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	146	15.9%
Professional, Technical	151	16.5%
Service Occupations	107	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.3%
All others	335	36.5%

White Collar		51.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	217	23.7%
Health care and social assistance	143	15.6%
Retail trade	128	14.0%
Construction	108	11.8%
Accommodation and food services	55	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	42	4.6%
Other services	35	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	34	3.7%
Finance and insurance	32	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	2.9%
Educational services	26	2.8%
Public administration	18	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.3%
Utilities	11	1.2%
Wholesale trade	7	0.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4	0.4%
Information	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	45	1.97%
Puerto Rican	15	0.66%
Cuban	10	0.44%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	6	0.26%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.26%
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	2,138	96.9%
Spanish	49	2.2%
German, other Germanic	14	0.6%
Other Indo-European	6	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	582	25.5%
English	456	20.0%
Irish	274	12.0%
Polish	228	10.0%
Italian	117	5.1%
French Canadian	101	4.4%
American	83	3.6%
Scottish	79	3.5%
French	76	3.3%
European	62	2.7%
Russian	42	1.8%
Belgian	35	1.5%
Hungarian	34	1.5%
Armenian	22	1.0%
Ukrainian	21	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,261	98.9%
Not a citizen	24	1.1%

Native	2,245	98.2%
Foreign-born	40	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	1.2%	73	4.1%	760	42.4%	604	33.7%	218	12.2%	117	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	1.2%
9-12 Years	73	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	760	42.4%
Some College	604	33.7%
Bach. Degree	218	12.2%
Grad Degree	117	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +188	R +93	R + 0.0%
D +95
2020 vs. 2012	R +289	R +322	R + 18.8%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +346	R +458	R + 29.6%
D -112

2016 vs. 2008	R +158	R +365	R + 29.5%
D -207
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,012	65.8%	Joe Biden (D)	512	33.3%	14	0.9%	1,538	18	19	0.03%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	824	62.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	417	31.6%	80	6.1%	1,321	15	16	0.03%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	723	56.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	545	42.7%	7	0.5%	1,275	12	10	0.03%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	666	50.2%	Barack Obama (D)	624	47.0%	38	2.9%	1,328	9	5	0.03%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	821	57.5%	John Kerry (D)	586	41.0%	21	1.5%	1,428	10	7	0.03%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	705	54.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	561	43.2%	33	2.5%	1,299	8	6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sanilac township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

512

33.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,012

65.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,538

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Sanilac township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

417

31.6%

Donald Trump (R)

824

62.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,321

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Sanilac township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

545

42.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

723

56.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,275

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Sanilac township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

624

47.0%

John McCain (R)

666

50.2%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,328

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Sanilac township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

821

57.5%

John Kerry (D)

586

41.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,428

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Sanilac township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

705

54.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

561

43.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,299

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanilac township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Tudor Dixon (R)	780	59.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	520	39.4%	20 [+]	1.5%	1,320	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.2%);
2020	S2	85%	John James (R)	972	63.9%	Gary Peters* (D)	535	35.2%	15 [+]	1.0%	1,522	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.5%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	65%	John James (R)	700	58.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	468	39.4%	20 [+]	1.7%	1,188	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2018	G	65%	Bill Schuette (R)	670	56.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	476	40.0%	44 [+]	3.7%	1,190	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 24 (2.0%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.8%);
2014	S2	49%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	457	49.2%	Gary Peters (D)	438	47.1%	34 [+]	3.7%	929	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 19 (2.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2014	G	49%	Rick Snyder* (R)	550	58.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	371	39.6%	15 [+]	1.6%	936	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (1.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%); 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	1,677
Median Value	$165,800

Occupied	1,120	66.8%
Vacant	557	33.2%

Owned	902	80.5%
Rented	218	19.5%
Median Rent	$836

Single-Family Units	1,425	85.0%
Detached	1,417	84.5%
Attached	8	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	38	2.3%
Mobile Homes	197	11.7%

Sanilac township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sanilac township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sanilac township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sanilac township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sanilac township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sanilac township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sanilac township, MI