Paw Paw township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,892 ( 149 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 196.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,842	84.76%	7.2%
Black:	86	1.25%	36.8%
Indian:	19	0.28%	0.0%
Asian:	31	0.45%	13.9%
2+ races:	458	6.65%	186.2%
Hispanic:	456	6.62%	17.8%

Total non-White:	1,050	15.24%	41.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-456	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	307	5.3

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
7,041
6,298	89.45%
136	1.93%
19	0.27%
36	0.51%
160	2.27%
387	5.50%
743	10.55%

2000
7,249
6,638	91.57%
178	2.46%
3	0.04%
43	0.59%
115	1.59%
261	3.60%
611	8.43%

1990
6,733
6,347	94.27%
162	2.41%
32	0.48%
19	0.28%
n/a
173	2.57%
386	5.73%

1980
6,273
5,989	95.47%
149	2.38%
58	0.92%
0	0.00%
n/a
77	1.23%
284	4.53%

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

-340	-4.7
132	1.8

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

291	4.3
225	3.3

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

358	5.7
102	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Paw Paw 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
37.7
1,725	25.0%
5,167	75.0%
1,195	17.3%

2,687
2.50

1,935	72.0%
1,163	60.1%
342	17.7%
752	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
1,615	22.9%
5,426	77.1%
1,042	14.8%

2,895
2.38

1,887	65.2%
1,344	71.2%
218	11.6%
1,008	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
1,886	26.0%
5,363	74.0%
972	13.4%

2,816
2.51

1,920	68.2%
1,556	81.0%
156	8.1%
896	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
1,762	26.2%
4,971	73.8%
948	14.1%

2,604
2.55

1,834	70.4%
1,424	77.6%
213	11.6%
770	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
1,706	27.2%
4,567	72.8%
967	15.4%

2,322
2.65

1,691	72.8%
1,441	85.2%
160	9.5%
631	27.2%

2022 Housing Data for Paw Paw township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	186	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	91	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	137	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	60	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	155	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	104	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	151	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	146	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	86	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	276	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	234	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	287	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	250	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	257	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	78	2.9%
$200,000 or more	189	7.0%

Median Household Income	58,788
Per Capita Income	30,857

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	217	8.1%
Public Assistance	64	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	452	16.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,447	64.4%
Unemployed	168	4.4%
In Armed Forces	23	0.6%

Total Labor Force	2,638	69.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,163	30.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,290	908	58.7%
Non-Profit	61	90	40.4%
Self-Employed	179	185	49.2%

Local Government	60	69	46.5%
State Government	87	39	69.0%
Federal Government	20	9	69.0%

Total Private + Self	1,469	1,093	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	228	207	52.4%
Total	1,697	1,300	56.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	316	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	664	22.0%
Professional, Technical	400	13.3%
Service Occupations	699	23.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	52	1.7%
All others	934	31.0%

White Collar		45.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	593	19.7%
Retail trade	573	19.0%
Health care and social assistance	354	11.7%
Accommodation and food services	245	8.1%
Other services	233	7.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	195	6.5%
Construction	166	5.5%
Educational services	144	4.8%
Finance and insurance	102	3.4%
Public administration	71	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	66	2.2%
Wholesale trade	66	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	65	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	52	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24	0.8%
Utilities	18	0.6%
Management	14	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	364	5.28%
Puerto Rican	46	0.67%
Cuban	34	0.49%
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	12	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	31	0.45%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,249	96.0%
Spanish	108	1.7%
Arabic	57	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	37	0.6%
Tagalog	31	0.5%
German, other Germanic	14	0.2%
Other Indo-European	12	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,725	25.0%
English	868	12.6%
Irish	801	11.6%
Polish	482	7.0%
French	435	6.3%
Dutch	309	4.5%
American	262	3.8%
Italian	261	3.8%
Hungarian	219	3.2%
European	143	2.1%
Scottish	136	2.0%
Norwegian	94	1.4%
Swedish	79	1.1%
French Canadian	65	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	51	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,796	98.6%
Not a citizen	96	1.4%

Native	6,666	96.7%
Foreign-born	226	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
158	3.5%	319	7.0%	1,490	32.9%	1,672	36.9%	645	14.2%	244	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	158	3.5%
9-12 Years	319	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,490	32.9%
Some College	1,672	36.9%
Bach. Degree	645	14.2%
Grad Degree	244	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +229	D +58	D + 2.8%
D +287
2020 vs. 2012	R +409	R +308	R + 9.7%
D +101
2020 vs. 2008	R +377	R +580	R + 17.6%
D -203

2016 vs. 2008	R +148	R +638	R + 20.4%
D -490
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,793	51.5%	Joe Biden (D)	1,629	46.8%	61	1.8%	3,483	4	5	0.06%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	1,564	50.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,342	43.6%	174	5.6%	3,080	4	5	0.06%
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,528	51.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,384	47.0%	35	1.2%	2,947	2	0	0.06%
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	1,832	55.5%	John McCain (R)	1,416	42.9%	52	1.6%	3,300	2	-3	0.07%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	1,637	49.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,614	48.9%	50	1.5%	3,301	1	-2	0.07%
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,475	48.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,447	47.7%	111	3.7%	3,033	2	0	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,629

46.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,793

51.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,483

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,342

43.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,564

50.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

121

3.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,080

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,528

51.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,384

47.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,947

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

2008 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,832

55.5%

John McCain (R)

1,416

42.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,300

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,614

48.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,637

49.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,301

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,447

47.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,475

48.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,033

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paw Paw township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,549	51.4%	Tudor Dixon (R)	1,413	46.9%	54 [+]	1.8%	3,016	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 28 (0.9%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 20 (0.7%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 5 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	65%	John James (R)	1,804	52.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,559	45.1%	92 [+]	2.7%	3,455	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 44 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 35 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.4%);
2018	S1	52%	John James (R)	1,375	49.4%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,316	47.3%	91 [+]	3.3%	2,782	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 41 (1.5%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 37 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.5%);
2018	G	53%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,372	49.2%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,305	46.8%	114 [+]	4.1%	2,791	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 43 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 42 (1.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (1.0%);
2014	S2	38%	Gary Peters (D)	1,009	49.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	910	44.3%	134 [+]	6.5%	2,053	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 56 (2.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 43 (2.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (1.7%);
2014	G	38%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,117	54.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	893	43.3%	51 [+]	2.5%	2,061	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 20 (1.0%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 19 (0.9%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 12 (0.6%);

*: 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	3,312
Median Value	$169,700

Occupied	2,687	81.1%
Vacant	625	18.9%

Owned	1,763	65.6%
Rented	924	34.4%
Median Rent	$842

Single-Family Units	2,479	74.8%
Detached	2,479	74.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	404	12.2%
Mobile Homes	249	7.5%

Paw Paw township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Paw Paw township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Paw Paw township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Paw Paw township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Paw Paw township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Paw Paw township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paw Paw township, MI