Wells township, MI

Tuscola County, MI

2022 population: 1,535 ( 238 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.5 square miles
Population density: 44.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,442	93.94%	14.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.26%	100.0%
2+ races:	18	1.17%	260.0%
Hispanic:	71	4.63%	24.6%

Total non-White:	93	6.06%	2.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-240	-16.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	0.1

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
1,773
1,682	94.87%
8	0.45%
18	1.02%
2	0.11%
5	0.28%
57	3.21%
91	5.13%

2000
1,907
1,794	94.07%
35	1.84%
33	1.73%
0	0.00%
18	0.94%
24	1.26%
113	5.93%

1990
1,528
1,491	97.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
37	2.42%
37	2.42%

1980
1,501
1,461	97.34%
0	0.00%
6	0.40%
5	0.33%
n/a
29	1.93%
40	2.66%

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

-112	-5.9
-22	-1.2

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

303	19.8
76	5.0

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

30	2.0
-3	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wells 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
51.5
286	18.6%
1,249	81.4%
361	23.5%

594
2.58

444	74.7%
331	74.5%
30	6.8%
150	25.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
421	23.7%
1,352	76.3%
223	12.6%

656
2.70

518	79.0%
421	81.3%
32	6.2%
138	21.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
436	22.9%
1,471	77.1%
204	10.7%

622
2.72

474	76.2%
388	81.9%
24	5.1%
148	23.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
487	31.9%
1,041	68.1%
132	8.6%

500
3.06

415	83.0%
352	84.8%
28	6.7%
85	17.0%

1980
Number	Percent
25.8
578	38.5%
923	61.5%
96	6.4%

459
3.27

375	81.7%
335	89.3%
16	4.3%
84	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Wells township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	67	11.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	73	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	80	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	87	14.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	52	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	6.1%
$200,000 or more	7	1.2%

Median Household Income	71,442
Per Capita Income	32,746

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	6.1%
Public Assistance	29	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	59	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	537	62.0%
Unemployed	41	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	578	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	288	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	308	169	64.6%
Non-Profit	3	32	8.6%
Self-Employed	30	31	49.2%

Local Government	9	24	27.3%
State Government	5	10	33.3%
Federal Government	3	7	30.0%

Total Private + Self	338	200	62.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	73	21.5%
Total	358	273	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	79	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	145	23.0%
Professional, Technical	80	12.7%
Service Occupations	96	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	1.6%
All others	231	36.6%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	187	29.6%
Health care and social assistance	89	14.1%
Retail trade	66	10.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	7.8%
Construction	46	7.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	29	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	26	4.1%
Public administration	23	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	3.2%
Other services	20	3.2%
Utilities	17	2.7%
Educational services	14	2.2%
Wholesale trade	13	2.1%
Accommodation and food services	12	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.6%
Information	7	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.3%
Finance and insurance	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	69	4.50%
Puerto Rican	2	0.13%
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	%
Filipino	4	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,439	99.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.4%
Tagalog	4	0.3%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	308	20.1%
Polish	162	10.6%
Irish	153	10.0%
English	140	9.1%
American	105	6.8%
French	76	5.0%
French Canadian	36	2.3%
Scottish	34	2.2%
Hungarian	27	1.8%
Dutch	21	1.4%
Belgian	17	1.1%
Norwegian	14	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.8%
Russian	10	0.7%
Italian	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,531	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,531	99.7%
Foreign-born	4	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	3.3%	111	9.4%	545	46.1%	319	27.0%	89	7.5%	79	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	3.3%
9-12 Years	111	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	545	46.1%
Some College	319	27.0%
Bach. Degree	89	7.5%
Grad Degree	79	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +154	R +139	R + 8.7%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +265	R +383	R + 41.8%
D -118
2020 vs. 2008	R +296	R +477	R + 53.8%
D -181

2016 vs. 2008	R +142	R +338	R + 45.1%
D -196
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	654	71.1%	Joe Biden (D)	253	27.5%	13	1.4%	920	23	24	0.02%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	500	64.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	238	30.7%	38	4.9%	776	17	19	0.02%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	389	49.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	371	47.6%	20	2.6%	780	5	3	0.02%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	434	53.4%	John McCain (R)	358	44.1%	20	2.5%	812	3	-2	0.02%
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	416	50.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	397	48.1%	13	1.6%	826	0	-3	0.02%
2000	46%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	355	52.6%	George W. Bush (R)	305	45.2%	15	2.2%	675	-1	-3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

253

27.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

654

71.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

920

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

238

30.7%

Donald Trump (R)

500

64.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

776

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

371

47.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

389

49.9%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

780

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

434

53.4%

John McCain (R)

358

44.1%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

812

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

397

48.1%

John Kerry (D)

416

50.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

826

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

305

45.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

355

52.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

675

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wells township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Tudor Dixon (R)	486	64.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	244	32.5%	21 [+]	2.8%	751	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (1.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	75%	John James (R)	612	67.0%	Gary Peters* (D)	281	30.7%	21 [+]	2.3%	914	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (1.4%); Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	54%	John James (R)	401	59.9%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	246	36.7%	23 [+]	3.4%	670	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 11 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.0%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.7%);
2018	G	54%	Bill Schuette (R)	400	59.6%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	238	35.5%	33 [+]	4.9%	671	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (1.9%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 10 (1.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.5%);
2014	S2	41%	Gary Peters (D)	269	51.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	220	41.8%	37 [+]	7.0%	526	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 16 (3.0%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (2.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.5%);
2014	G	41%	Rick Snyder* (R)	250	47.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	250	47.3%	28 [+]	5.3%	528	-4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Paul Homeniuk (Green) 10 (1.9%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (1.9%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.5%);

*: 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	652
Median Value	$124,200

Occupied	594	91.1%
Vacant	58	8.9%

Owned	553	93.1%
Rented	41	6.9%
Median Rent	$1,672

Single-Family Units	487	74.7%
Detached	485	74.4%
Attached	2	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	165	25.3%

Wells township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wells township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Wells township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wells township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wells township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wells township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wells township, MI