Bennington township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,118 ( 50 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 87.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,927	93.87%	3.8%
Black:	17	0.55%	88.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.03%	90.9%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	173	5.55%	113.6%

Total non-White:	191	6.13%	52.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-116	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	66	2.5

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
3,168
3,043	96.05%
9	0.28%
8	0.25%
11	0.35%
16	0.51%
81	2.56%
125	3.95%

2000
2,978
2,867	96.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.54%
89	2.99%
111	3.73%

1990
2,727
2,584	94.76%
17	0.62%
44	1.61%
24	0.88%
n/a
58	2.13%
143	5.24%

1980
2,758
2,730	98.98%
6	0.22%
6	0.22%
4	0.15%
n/a
12	0.44%
28	1.02%

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

176	5.9
14	0.5

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

283	10.4
-32	-1.2

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

-146	-5.3
115	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington 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
53.6
525	16.8%
2,593	83.2%
727	23.3%

1,178
2.64

939	79.7%
869	92.5%
14	1.5%
239	20.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
744	23.5%
2,424	76.5%
473	14.9%

1,178
2.69

941	79.9%
816	86.7%
33	3.5%
237	20.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
769	25.8%
2,209	74.2%
303	10.2%

1,058
2.81

885	83.6%
817	92.3%
11	1.2%
173	16.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
768	28.2%
1,959	71.8%
194	7.1%

881
3.04

802	91.0%
767	95.6%
10	1.2%
79	9.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
1,014	36.8%
1,744	63.2%
167	6.1%

814
3.38

715	87.8%
670	93.7%
23	3.2%
99	12.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bennington township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	60	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	0.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	51	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	205	17.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	36	3.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	229	19.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	118	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	171	14.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	185	15.7%
$200,000 or more	18	1.5%

Median Household Income	93,468
Per Capita Income	36,758

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	4.3%
Public Assistance	27	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	60	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,303	73.4%
Unemployed	26	1.5%
In Armed Forces	10	0.6%

Total Labor Force	1,339	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	436	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	478	536	47.1%
Non-Profit	30	52	36.6%
Self-Employed	94	20	82.5%

Local Government	20	49	29.0%
State Government	64	72	47.1%
Federal Government	13	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	572	556	50.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	127	173	42.3%
Total	699	729	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	131	9.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	306	21.4%
Professional, Technical	375	26.3%
Service Occupations	214	15.0%
All others	402	28.2%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	335	23.5%
Manufacturing	258	18.1%
Educational services	172	12.0%
Construction	165	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	101	7.1%
Retail trade	77	5.4%
Public administration	64	4.5%
Other services	56	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	54	3.8%
Finance and insurance	45	3.2%
Wholesale trade	43	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.5%
Utilities	7	0.5%
Information	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	153	4.91%
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	20	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	1	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,940	98.7%
Spanish	21	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.5%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	738	23.7%
German	735	23.6%
English	629	20.2%
American	222	7.1%
Scottish	183	5.9%
Polish	136	4.4%
Dutch	99	3.2%
French	97	3.1%
European	86	2.8%
Italian	83	2.7%
French Canadian	66	2.1%
Hungarian	36	1.2%
Belgian	28	0.9%
Slovak	25	0.8%
Nigerian	17	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,099	99.4%
Not a citizen	19	0.6%

Native	3,025	97.0%
Foreign-born	93	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.4%	163	6.7%	957	39.5%	773	31.9%	327	13.5%	192	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.4%
9-12 Years	163	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	957	39.5%
Some College	773	31.9%
Bach. Degree	327	13.5%
Grad Degree	192	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +211	R +117	R + 1.0%
D +94
2020 vs. 2012	R +352	R +463	R + 21.8%
D -111
2020 vs. 2008	R +309	R +463	R + 22.3%
D -154

2016 vs. 2008	R +98	R +346	R + 21.3%
D -248
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,330	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	672	33.0%	37	1.8%	2,039	17	18	0.04%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	1,119	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	578	32.2%	98	5.5%	1,795	15	16	0.04%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	978	54.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	783	43.9%	22	1.2%	1,783	10	8	0.04%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	1,021	54.3%	Barack Obama (D)	826	43.9%	35	1.9%	1,882	13	9	0.04%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,106	60.2%	John Kerry (D)	712	38.8%	18	1.0%	1,836	12	10	0.04%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	862	56.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	631	41.2%	37	2.4%	1,530	10	8	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

672

33.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,330

65.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,039

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

578

32.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,119

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,795

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

783

43.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

978

54.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,783

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

826

43.9%

John McCain (R)

1,021

54.3%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,882

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,106

60.2%

John Kerry (D)

712

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,836

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Bennington township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

862

56.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

631

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,530

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	71%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,027	58.9%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	677	38.8%	39 [+]	2.2%	1,743	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 22 (1.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.2%);
2020	S2	82%	John James (R)	1,260	62.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	728	36.1%	31 [+]	1.5%	2,019	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 20 (1.0%); Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	65%	John James (R)	958	60.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	610	38.3%	24 [+]	1.5%	1,592	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2018	G	65%	Bill Schuette (R)	914	57.5%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	655	41.2%	20 [+]	1.3%	1,589	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.5%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 6 (0.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.4%);
2014	S2	55%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	672	50.0%	Gary Peters (D)	627	46.7%	45 [+]	3.3%	1,344	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (1.4%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 14 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 12 (0.9%);
2014	G	56%	Rick Snyder* (R)	774	56.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	575	42.0%	19 [+]	1.4%	1,368	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (0.9%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.3%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 3 (0.2%);

*: 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	1,339
Median Value	$164,100

Occupied	1,178	88.0%
Vacant	161	12.0%

Owned	1,102	93.5%
Rented	76	6.5%
Median Rent	$1,507

Single-Family Units	1,259	94.0%
Detached	1,259	94.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	75	5.6%

Bennington township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Bennington township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bennington township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bennington township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bennington township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington township, MI