Porter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,546 ( 80 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.2 square miles
Population density: 76.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,278	89.47%	0.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	186	7.31%	564.3%
Hispanic:	76	2.99%	35.0%

Total non-White:	268	10.53%	49.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-9	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	89	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,466
2,287	92.74%
20	0.81%
9	0.36%
4	0.16%
28	1.14%
117	4.74%
179	7.26%

2000
2,398
2,272	94.75%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
0	0.00%
7	0.29%
117	4.88%
126	5.25%

1990
2,086
1,982	95.01%
12	0.58%
14	0.67%
10	0.48%
n/a
68	3.26%
104	4.99%

1980
2,152
2,053	95.40%
30	1.39%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
n/a
67	3.11%
99	4.60%

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

15	0.6
53	2.2

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

290	13.9
22	1.1

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

-71	-3.3
5	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter township, MI

[Display all years]

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
52.4
408	16.0%
2,138	84.0%
633	24.9%

1,115
2.28

792	71.0%
654	82.6%
37	4.7%
323	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
550	22.3%
1,916	77.7%
386	15.7%

968
2.55

706	72.9%
592	83.9%
33	4.7%
262	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
611	25.5%
1,787	74.5%
294	12.3%

925
2.59

693	74.9%
612	88.3%
26	3.8%
232	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
543	26.0%
1,543	74.0%
293	14.0%

784
2.66

605	77.2%
526	86.9%
36	6.0%
179	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
629	29.2%
1,523	70.8%
221	10.3%

731
2.94

633	86.6%
585	92.4%
17	2.7%
98	13.4%

2022 Housing Data for Porter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	73	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	89	8.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	40	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	134	12.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	106	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	105	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	141	12.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	92	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	132	11.8%
$200,000 or more	60	5.4%

Median Household Income	71,432
Per Capita Income	41,283

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	17	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	5.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,071	72.4%
Unemployed	49	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,120	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	360	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	407	405	50.1%
Non-Profit	37	70	34.6%
Self-Employed	107	26	80.5%

Local Government	7	41	14.6%
State Government	27	50	35.1%
Federal Government	8	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	514	431	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	79	161	32.9%
Total	593	592	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	224	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	158	13.2%
Professional, Technical	352	29.5%
Service Occupations	158	13.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.7%
All others	302	25.3%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	240	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	202	16.9%
Educational services	150	12.6%
Construction	109	9.1%
Retail trade	108	9.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	67	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	65	5.4%
Finance and insurance	63	5.3%
Other services	46	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	42	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	38	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	18	1.5%
Public administration	15	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	1.1%
Wholesale trade	11	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	49	1.92%
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	27	1.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,436	98.8%
Spanish	30	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	710	27.9%
English	489	19.2%
Irish	371	14.6%
Polish	266	10.4%
Dutch	197	7.7%
American	120	4.7%
Italian	97	3.8%
Scottish	94	3.7%
French	87	3.4%
Croatian	39	1.5%
Russian	27	1.1%
Czech	26	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	26	1.0%
Swedish	23	0.9%
Welsh	18	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,538	99.7%
Not a citizen	8	0.3%

Native	2,523	99.1%
Foreign-born	23	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.5%	47	2.4%	501	25.5%	820	41.7%	383	19.5%	205	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.5%
9-12 Years	47	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	501	25.5%
Some College	820	41.7%
Bach. Degree	383	19.5%
Grad Degree	205	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +125	D +35	D + 7.0%
D +160
2020 vs. 2012	R +217	R +204	R + 12.4%
D +13
2020 vs. 2008	R +235	R +297	R + 19.5%
D -62

2016 vs. 2008	R +110	R +332	R + 26.5%
D -222
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	906	58.3%	Joe Biden (D)	626	40.3%	21	1.4%	1,553	11	12	0.03%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	781	59.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	466	35.4%	69	5.2%	1,316	12	13	0.03%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	689	52.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	613	46.4%	19	1.4%	1,321	8	5	0.03%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	688	49.6%	John McCain (R)	671	48.3%	29	2.1%	1,388	7	3	0.03%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	758	55.4%	John Kerry (D)	597	43.6%	14	1.0%	1,369	8	5	0.03%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	607	51.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	546	45.9%	37	3.1%	1,190	5	3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Porter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

626

40.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

906

58.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,553

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Porter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

466

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

781

59.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,316

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Porter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

613

46.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

689

52.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,321

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Porter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

688

49.6%

John McCain (R)

671

48.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,388

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Porter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

758

55.4%

John Kerry (D)

597

43.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,369

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Porter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

607

51.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

546

45.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,190

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Porter township, MI

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Tudor Dixon (R)	765	53.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	634	44.5%	25 [+]	1.8%	1,424	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 16 (1.1%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	79%	John James (R)	917	59.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	608	39.5%	15 [+]	1.0%	1,540	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.6%); Marcia Squier (Green) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	64%	John James (R)	687	55.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	523	41.9%	37 [+]	3.0%	1,247	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 17 (1.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.6%);
2018	G	65%	Bill Schuette (R)	670	53.4%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	528	42.1%	56 [+]	4.5%	1,254	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 23 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 18 (1.4%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (1.2%);
2014	S2	46%	Gary Peters (D)	428	48.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	416	46.6%	48 [+]	5.4%	892	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 19 (2.1%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (1.9%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 12 (1.3%);
2014	G	47%	Rick Snyder* (R)	520	57.5%	Mark Schauer (D)	347	38.3%	38 [+]	4.2%	905	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 20 (2.2%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 9 (1.0%);

*: 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	1,686
Median Value	$256,300

Occupied	1,115	66.1%
Vacant	571	33.9%

Owned	980	87.9%
Rented	135	12.1%
Median Rent	$944

Single-Family Units	1,583	93.9%
Detached	1,573	93.3%
Attached	10	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	1.0%
Mobile Homes	80	4.7%

Porter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Porter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Porter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Porter township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Porter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Porter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Porter township, MI