Decatur township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,565 ( 161 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 101.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,020	84.71%	5.2%
Black:	51	1.43%	38.6%
Indian:	32	0.90%	20.0%
Asian:	40	1.12%	233.3%
2+ races:	222	6.23%	133.7%
Hispanic:	200	5.61%	35.5%

Total non-White:	545	15.29%	0.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-165	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	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
3,726
3,185	85.48%
83	2.23%
40	1.07%
12	0.32%
95	2.55%
310	8.32%
541	14.52%

2000
3,924
3,409	86.88%
219	5.58%
43	1.10%
17	0.43%
66	1.68%
159	4.05%
515	13.12%

1990
3,616
3,205	88.63%
189	5.23%
72	1.99%
21	0.58%
n/a
129	3.57%
411	11.37%

1980
3,488
3,082	88.36%
213	6.11%
27	0.77%
4	0.11%
n/a
160	4.59%
406	11.64%

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

-224	-5.7
26	0.7

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

204	5.6
104	2.9

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

123	3.5
5	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Decatur 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
44.5
773	21.7%
2,792	78.3%
632	17.7%

1,491
2.37

913	61.2%
667	73.1%
55	6.0%
578	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
967	26.0%
2,759	74.0%
524	14.1%

1,403
2.63

971	69.2%
701	72.2%
114	11.7%
432	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
1,071	27.3%
2,853	72.7%
526	13.4%

1,489
2.59

1,042	70.0%
750	72.0%
143	13.7%
447	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
1,075	29.7%
2,541	70.3%
465	12.9%

1,334
2.70

976	73.2%
719	73.7%
116	11.9%
358	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
1,144	32.8%
2,344	67.2%
507	14.5%

1,193
2.92

916	76.8%
755	82.4%
70	7.6%
277	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Decatur township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	129	8.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	65	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	48	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	37	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	66	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	83	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	63	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	143	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	210	14.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	264	17.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	106	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	132	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	73	4.9%
$200,000 or more	12	0.8%

Median Household Income	64,526
Per Capita Income	29,248

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	113	7.6%
Public Assistance	130	8.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	257	17.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,422	68.9%
Unemployed	38	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,460	70.7%
Not in Labor Force	605	29.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	688	347	66.5%
Non-Profit	63	168	27.3%
Self-Employed	97	73	57.1%

Local Government	35	82	29.9%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	4	0.0%

Total Private + Self	785	420	65.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	98	262	27.2%
Total	883	682	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	300	19.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	310	19.8%
Professional, Technical	226	14.4%
Service Occupations	207	13.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.3%
All others	522	33.4%

White Collar		53.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	511	32.7%
Retail trade	253	16.2%
Health care and social assistance	132	8.4%
Educational services	126	8.1%
Other services	85	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	77	4.9%
Construction	59	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	59	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	55	3.5%
Finance and insurance	50	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	2.5%
Information	17	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	1.0%
Public administration	15	1.0%
Utilities	13	0.8%
Wholesale trade	10	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	152	4.26%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	48	1.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	43	1.21%
Honduran	5	0.14%
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	26	0.73%
Indian	14	0.39%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,183	95.5%
Spanish	123	3.7%
Other Indo-European	17	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.2%
German, other Germanic	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	989	27.7%
English	647	18.1%
Irish	632	17.7%
Polish	283	7.9%
Dutch	269	7.5%
American	230	6.5%
Norwegian	109	3.1%
Slovak	69	1.9%
Italian	43	1.2%
Scottish	38	1.1%
Hungarian	28	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	27	0.8%
Swiss	24	0.7%
European	23	0.6%
Welsh	23	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,511	98.5%
Not a citizen	54	1.5%

Native	3,495	98.0%
Foreign-born	70	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
96	3.8%	189	7.5%	878	35.0%	907	36.2%	281	11.2%	154	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	96	3.8%
9-12 Years	189	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	878	35.0%
Some College	907	36.2%
Bach. Degree	281	11.2%
Grad Degree	154	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +180	R +71	R + 1.8%
D +109
2020 vs. 2012	R +249	R +357	R + 23.1%
D -108
2020 vs. 2008	R +311	R +555	R + 35.8%
D -244

2016 vs. 2008	R +131	R +484	R + 34.1%
D -353
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	924	56.9%	Joe Biden (D)	661	40.7%	40	2.5%	1,625	9	10	0.03%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	744	53.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	552	39.5%	101	7.2%	1,397	6	7	0.03%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	769	52.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	675	46.1%	21	1.4%	1,465	1	-1	0.03%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	905	58.6%	John McCain (R)	613	39.7%	26	1.7%	1,544	-1	-6	0.03%
2004	55%	John Kerry (D)	786	50.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	750	48.2%	19	1.2%	1,555	0	-2	0.03%
2000	48%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	694	50.9%	George W. Bush (R)	630	46.2%	40	2.9%	1,364	0	-2	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Decatur township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

661

40.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

924

56.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,625

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Decatur township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

552

39.5%

Donald Trump (R)

744

53.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,397

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Decatur township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

769

52.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

675

46.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,465

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Decatur township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

905

58.6%

John McCain (R)

613

39.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,544

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Decatur township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

750

48.2%

John Kerry (D)

786

50.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,555

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Decatur township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

630

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

694

50.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,364

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Decatur township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	46%	Tudor Dixon (R)	656	52.8%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	562	45.2%	25 [+]	2.0%	1,243	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.9%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	59%	John James (R)	923	57.8%	Gary Peters* (D)	639	40.0%	35 [+]	2.2%	1,597	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (1.2%); Marcia Squier (Green) 12 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.3%);
2018	S1	44%	John James (R)	643	53.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	516	42.8%	46 [+]	3.8%	1,205	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 19 (1.6%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.1%);
2018	G	44%	Bill Schuette (R)	619	50.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	539	44.3%	58 [+]	4.8%	1,216	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 30 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 18 (1.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.8%);
2014	S2	34%	Gary Peters (D)	476	50.9%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	404	43.2%	55 [+]	5.9%	935	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 22 (2.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (1.8%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 16 (1.7%);
2014	G	35%	Rick Snyder* (R)	507	53.1%	Mark Schauer (D)	412	43.1%	36 [+]	3.8%	955	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (1.7%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 13 (1.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 7 (0.7%);

*: 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	1,743
Median Value	$133,500

Occupied	1,491	85.5%
Vacant	252	14.5%

Owned	1,194	80.1%
Rented	297	19.9%
Median Rent	$765

Single-Family Units	1,437	82.4%
Detached	1,437	82.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	129	7.4%
Mobile Homes	131	7.5%

Decatur township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Decatur township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Decatur township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Decatur township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Decatur township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Decatur township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Decatur township, MI