Columbia township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,561 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.9 square miles
Population density: 75.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,801	70.32%	13.6%
Black:	148	5.78%	120.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	173	6.76%	311.9%
Hispanic:	439	17.14%	18.0%

Total non-White:	760	29.68%	51.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-284	-13.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	257	12.0

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
2,588
2,085	80.56%
67	2.59%
20	0.77%
2	0.08%
42	1.62%
372	14.37%
503	19.44%

2000
2,740
2,308	84.23%
84	3.07%
32	1.17%
4	0.15%
37	1.35%
270	9.85%
432	15.77%

1990
2,558
2,253	88.08%
166	6.49%
27	1.06%
6	0.23%
n/a
106	4.14%
305	11.92%

1980
2,248
1,946	86.57%
237	10.54%
16	0.71%
3	0.13%
n/a
46	2.05%
302	13.43%

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

-223	-8.1
71	2.6

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

55	2.2
127	5.0

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

307	13.7
3	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia 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
37.3
778	30.4%
1,783	69.6%
326	12.7%

850
2.88

618	72.7%
436	70.6%
51	8.3%
232	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
666	25.7%
1,922	74.3%
378	14.6%

964
2.66

693	71.9%
532	76.8%
53	7.6%
271	28.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
799	29.2%
1,941	70.8%
341	12.4%

960
2.78

703	73.2%
548	78.0%
54	7.7%
257	26.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
716	28.0%
1,842	72.0%
278	10.9%

890
2.85

700	78.7%
595	85.0%
42	6.0%
190	21.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
654	29.1%
1,594	70.9%
346	15.4%

780
2.83

616	79.0%
531	86.2%
30	4.9%
164	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	49	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	46	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	79	9.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	54	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	60	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	71	8.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	59	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	140	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	72	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	4.4%
$200,000 or more	17	2.0%

Median Household Income	48,750
Per Capita Income	23,560

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	113	13.3%
Public Assistance	85	10.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	212	24.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	804	59.4%
Unemployed	56	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	860	63.6%
Not in Labor Force	493	36.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	476	303	61.1%
Non-Profit	6	24	20.0%
Self-Employed	22	18	55.0%

Local Government	52	48	52.0%
State Government	12	50	19.4%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	498	321	60.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	72	122	37.1%
Total	570	443	56.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	172	17.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	186	18.4%
Professional, Technical	79	7.8%
Service Occupations	141	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	42	4.1%
All others	435	42.9%

White Collar		43.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	324	32.0%
Health care and social assistance	167	16.5%
Retail trade	86	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	83	8.2%
Construction	77	7.6%
Educational services	60	5.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	51	5.0%
Public administration	40	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	28	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	2.7%
Other services	26	2.6%
Wholesale trade	14	1.4%
Information	11	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.5%
Finance and insurance	4	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	438	17.10%
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	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,005	84.2%
Spanish	369	15.5%
German, other Germanic	7	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	373	14.6%
American	259	10.1%
English	239	9.3%
Irish	153	6.0%
Polish	112	4.4%
Dutch	102	4.0%
Italian	57	2.2%
Scottish	55	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	38	1.5%
French	29	1.1%
European	22	0.9%
Norwegian	21	0.8%
Swedish	21	0.8%
Croatian	16	0.6%
Czech	16	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,469	96.4%
Not a citizen	92	3.6%

Native	2,450	95.7%
Foreign-born	111	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
116	7.3%	77	4.8%	820	51.6%	347	21.8%	155	9.7%	75	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	116	7.3%
9-12 Years	77	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	820	51.6%
Some College	347	21.8%
Bach. Degree	155	9.7%
Grad Degree	75	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +170	R +108	R + 3.9%
D +62
2020 vs. 2012	R +277	R +353	R + 29.8%
D -76
2020 vs. 2008	R +294	R +480	R + 41.7%
D -186

2016 vs. 2008	R +124	R +372	R + 37.8%
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	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	769	64.0%	Joe Biden (D)	410	34.1%	22	1.8%	1,201	16	17	0.02%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	599	60.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	348	34.9%	51	5.1%	998	13	14	0.02%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	492	49.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	486	49.1%	11	1.1%	989	5	3	0.02%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	596	54.8%	John McCain (R)	475	43.7%	17	1.6%	1,088	3	-2	0.02%
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	586	50.8%	John Kerry (D)	556	48.2%	11	1.0%	1,153	3	0	0.02%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	499	51.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	446	45.9%	27	2.8%	972	5	3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

410

34.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

769

64.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,201

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

348

34.9%

Donald Trump (R)

599

60.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

998

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

486

49.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

492

49.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

989

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

596

54.8%

John McCain (R)

475

43.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,088

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

586

50.8%

John Kerry (D)

556

48.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,153

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Columbia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

499

51.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

446

45.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

972

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	48%	Tudor Dixon (R)	548	57.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	380	40.1%	20 [+]	2.1%	948	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 10 (1.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.6%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.3%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	61%	John James (R)	752	63.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	409	34.4%	29 [+]	2.4%	1,190	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 10 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2018	S1	45%	John James (R)	497	56.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	356	40.3%	31 [+]	3.5%	884	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 17 (1.9%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%);
2018	G	46%	Bill Schuette (R)	480	53.8%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	381	42.7%	32 [+]	3.6%	893	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 16 (1.8%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.8%);
2014	S2	33%	Gary Peters (D)	306	48.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	284	44.6%	47 [+]	7.4%	637	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 21 (3.3%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 18 (2.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.3%);
2014	G	33%	Rick Snyder* (R)	345	53.6%	Mark Schauer (D)	274	42.5%	25 [+]	3.9%	644	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (1.6%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 7 (1.1%);

*: 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	1,356
Median Value	$105,400

Occupied	850	62.7%
Vacant	506	37.3%

Owned	743	87.4%
Rented	107	12.6%
Median Rent	$846

Single-Family Units	993	73.2%
Detached	993	73.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	363	26.8%

Columbia township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Columbia township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia township, MI