Washington township, MI

Sanilac County, MI

2022 population: 1,436 ( 223 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 39.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,318	91.78%	15.9%
Black:	7	0.49%	30.0%
Indian:	2	0.14%	60.0%
Asian:	3	0.21%	40.0%
2+ races:	59	4.11%	168.2%
Hispanic:	47	3.27%	4.1%

Total non-White:	118	8.22%	29.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-250	-18.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	27	2.0

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
1,659
1,568	94.51%
10	0.60%
5	0.30%
5	0.30%
22	1.33%
49	2.95%
91	5.49%

2000
1,651
1,597	96.73%
2	0.12%
4	0.24%
9	0.55%
19	1.15%
19	1.15%
54	3.27%

1990
1,559
1,509	96.79%
0	0.00%
4	0.26%
0	0.00%
n/a
46	2.95%
50	3.21%

1980
1,526
1,469	96.26%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
55	3.60%
57	3.74%

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

-29	-1.8
37	2.2

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

88	5.6
4	0.3

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

40	2.6
-7	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington 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
41.8
308	21.4%
1,128	78.6%
260	18.1%

598
2.39

400	66.9%
274	68.5%
46	11.5%
198	33.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
434	26.2%
1,225	73.8%
273	16.5%

632
2.60

457	72.3%
353	77.2%
35	7.7%
175	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
465	28.2%
1,186	71.8%
232	14.1%

623
2.65

484	77.7%
397	82.0%
38	7.9%
139	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
469	30.1%
1,090	69.9%
221	14.2%

561
2.78

438	78.1%
375	85.6%
31	7.1%
123	21.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
459	30.1%
1,067	69.9%
193	12.6%

502
3.04

414	82.5%
365	88.2%
16	3.9%
88	17.5%

2022 Housing Data for Washington township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	28	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	41	6.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	96	16.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	16.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	70	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	25	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	25	4.2%
$200,000 or more	7	1.2%

Median Household Income	61,369
Per Capita Income	29,844

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	5.2%
Public Assistance	13	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	96	16.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	636	73.0%
Unemployed	43	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	679	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	192	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	269	182	59.6%
Non-Profit	8	27	22.9%
Self-Employed	38	14	73.1%

Local Government	48	41	53.9%
State Government	0	45	0.0%
Federal Government	1	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	307	196	61.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	57	113	33.5%
Total	364	309	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	8.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	122	17.9%
Professional, Technical	99	14.5%
Service Occupations	80	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	2.8%
All others	325	47.7%

White Collar		40.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	185	27.2%
Public administration	105	15.4%
Retail trade	62	9.1%
Health care and social assistance	46	6.8%
Construction	44	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	32	4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	4.6%
Educational services	28	4.1%
Finance and insurance	23	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	22	3.2%
Other services	20	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	2.3%
Utilities	16	2.3%
Wholesale trade	15	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.7%
Information	4	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	47	3.27%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,320	98.2%
Spanish	19	1.4%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	358	24.9%
Irish	278	19.4%
English	129	9.0%
Polish	113	7.9%
Swiss	103	7.2%
American	72	5.0%
French	61	4.2%
French Canadian	22	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	20	1.4%
Scottish	19	1.3%
Norwegian	15	1.0%
Italian	13	0.9%
Dutch	10	0.7%
Hungarian	7	0.5%
Welsh	7	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,432	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,429	99.5%
Foreign-born	7	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.3%	76	7.5%	418	41.2%	348	34.3%	83	8.2%	76	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.3%
9-12 Years	76	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	418	41.2%
Some College	348	34.3%
Bach. Degree	83	8.2%
Grad Degree	76	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +145	R +129	R + 6.5%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +192	R +245	R + 26.3%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +225	R +363	R + 45.5%
D -138

2016 vs. 2008	R +80	R +234	R + 39.0%
D -154
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	605	76.5%	Joe Biden (D)	175	22.1%	11	1.4%	791	29	30	0.01%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	460	70.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	159	24.5%	31	4.8%	650	24	25	0.01%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	413	63.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	228	34.9%	12	1.8%	653	19	16	0.01%
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	380	53.8%	Barack Obama (D)	313	44.3%	13	1.8%	706	13	8	0.01%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	451	62.1%	John Kerry (D)	261	36.0%	14	1.9%	726	14	11	0.02%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	368	56.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	273	42.0%	9	1.4%	650	10	9	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

175

22.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

605

76.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

791

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

159

24.5%

Donald Trump (R)

460

70.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

650

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

228

34.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

413

63.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

653

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

313

44.3%

John McCain (R)

380

53.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

706

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

451

62.1%

John Kerry (D)

261

36.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

726

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Washington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

368

56.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

273

42.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

650

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Tudor Dixon (R)	461	70.4%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	190	29.0%	4 [+]	0.6%	655	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 1 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	70%	John James (R)	577	73.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	187	23.9%	18 [+]	2.3%	782	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.4%);
2018	S1	47%	John James (R)	364	67.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	161	29.8%	15 [+]	2.8%	540	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.1%); Marcia Squier (Green) 6 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%);
2018	G	47%	Bill Schuette (R)	348	65.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	157	29.5%	28 [+]	5.3%	533	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (2.4%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.3%);
2014	S2	36%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	234	55.3%	Gary Peters (D)	160	37.8%	29 [+]	6.9%	423	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 17 (4.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (1.2%);
2014	G	36%	Rick Snyder* (R)	280	66.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	128	30.2%	16 [+]	3.8%	424	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (2.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (1.4%);

*: 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	656
Median Value	$135,500

Occupied	598	91.2%
Vacant	58	8.8%

Owned	523	87.5%
Rented	75	12.5%
Median Rent	$950

Single-Family Units	567	86.4%
Detached	566	86.3%
Attached	1	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	89	13.6%

Washington township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Washington township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington township, MI