Freedom township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,336 ( 92 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.4 square miles
Population density: 37.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,168	87.43%	15.2%
Black:	92	6.89%	2200.0%
Indian:	2	0.15%	0.0%
Asian:	10	0.75%	66.7%
2+ races:	23	1.72%	27.8%
Hispanic:	41	3.07%	86.4%

Total non-White:	168	12.57%	236.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-210	-17.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	118	10.0

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
1,428
1,378	96.50%
4	0.28%
0	0.00%
6	0.42%
18	1.26%
22	1.54%
50	3.50%

2000
1,580
1,403	88.80%
2	0.13%
7	0.44%
0	0.00%
22	1.39%
146	9.24%
177	11.20%

1990
1,486
1,451	97.64%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
18	1.21%
n/a
17	1.14%
35	2.36%

1980
1,436
1,426	99.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.42%
n/a
4	0.28%
10	0.70%

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

-25	-1.6
-127	-8.0

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

-48	-3.2
142	9.6

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

25	1.7
25	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Freedom 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
53.7
223	16.7%
1,113	83.3%
320	24.0%

517
2.40

401	77.6%
368	91.8%
3	0.7%
116	22.4%

2010
Number	Percent
48.9
292	20.4%
1,136	79.6%
244	17.1%

583
2.42

428	73.4%
371	86.7%
19	4.4%
155	26.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
365	23.1%
1,215	76.9%
152	9.6%

562
2.56

422	75.1%
374	88.6%
14	3.3%
140	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
381	25.6%
1,105	74.4%
190	12.8%

540
2.75

419	77.6%
385	91.9%
8	1.9%
121	22.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
413	28.8%
1,023	71.2%
149	10.4%

480
2.99

392	81.7%
347	88.5%
12	3.1%
88	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Freedom township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	39	7.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	19	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	12.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	48	9.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	51	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	15.3%
$200,000 or more	79	15.3%

Median Household Income	110,375
Per Capita Income	50,638

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	1.9%
Public Assistance	3	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	0.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	553	69.4%
Unemployed	21	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	574	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	223	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	236	142	62.4%
Non-Profit	19	45	29.7%
Self-Employed	56	41	57.7%

Local Government	47	15	75.8%
State Government	10	15	40.0%
Federal Government	3	2	60.0%

Total Private + Self	292	183	61.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	79	77	50.6%
Total	371	260	58.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	151	23.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	86	13.6%
Professional, Technical	122	19.3%
Service Occupations	83	13.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	3.2%
All others	189	30.0%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	120	19.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	64	10.1%
Health care and social assistance	63	10.0%
Construction	61	9.7%
Educational services	51	8.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	42	6.7%
Other services	38	6.0%
Retail trade	38	6.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	33	5.2%
Public administration	27	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	26	4.1%
Finance and insurance	25	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	12	1.9%
Wholesale trade	11	1.7%
Utilities	9	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15	1.12%
Puerto Rican	15	1.12%
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	11	0.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	8	0.60%
Chinese	2	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,242	94.4%
Spanish	19	1.4%
Other	16	1.2%
German, other Germanic	12	0.9%
Korean	12	0.9%
Arabic	6	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.4%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	407	30.5%
English	175	13.1%
American	162	12.1%
Polish	94	7.0%
Irish	77	5.8%
French	37	2.8%
Italian	36	2.7%
Scottish	28	2.1%
European	24	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	19	1.4%
Hungarian	17	1.3%
Dutch	15	1.1%
Danish	14	1.0%
Welsh	14	1.0%
Syrian	13	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,325	99.2%
Not a citizen	11	0.8%

Native	1,294	96.9%
Foreign-born	42	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.3%	11	1.1%	261	26.0%	304	30.2%	229	22.8%	197	19.6%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.3%
9-12 Years	11	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	261	26.0%
Some College	304	30.2%
Bach. Degree	229	22.8%
Grad Degree	197	19.6%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +22	D +67	D + 8.4%
D +89
2020 vs. 2012	R +35	D +31	D + 4.2%
D +66
2020 vs. 2008	R +50	R +11	R + 0.6%
D +39

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +78	R + 8.9%
D -50
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	531	52.0%	Joe Biden (D)	467	45.7%	23	2.3%	1,021	4	5	0.02%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	509	54.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	378	40.4%	48	5.1%	935	7	9	0.02%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	496	54.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	401	44.2%	11	1.2%	908	10	7	0.02%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	481	51.8%	Barack Obama (D)	428	46.1%	19	2.0%	928	11	6	0.02%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	481	53.5%	John Kerry (D)	405	45.1%	13	1.4%	899	6	3	0.02%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	441	53.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	345	42.1%	34	4.1%	820	8	6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Freedom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

467

45.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

531

52.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,021

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Freedom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

378

40.4%

Donald Trump (R)

509

54.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

935

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Freedom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

401

44.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

496

54.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

908

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Freedom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

428

46.1%

John McCain (R)

481

51.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

928

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Freedom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

481

53.5%

John Kerry (D)

405

45.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

899

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Freedom township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

441

53.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

345

42.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

820

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Freedom township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	83%	Tudor Dixon (R)	453	50.1%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	435	48.1%	17 [+]	1.9%	905	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.3%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.4%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	93%	John James (R)	542	53.5%	Gary Peters* (D)	457	45.1%	14 [+]	1.4%	1,013	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 9 (0.9%); Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	79%	John James (R)	443	51.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	413	47.6%	11 [+]	1.3%	867	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 7 (0.8%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	79%	Bill Schuette (R)	443	51.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	401	46.4%	20 [+]	2.3%	864	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 12 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	67%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	376	50.3%	Gary Peters (D)	338	45.2%	34 [+]	4.5%	748	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.9%); Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (1.1%);
2014	G	68%	Rick Snyder* (R)	455	60.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	287	38.0%	13 [+]	1.7%	755	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Paul Homeniuk (Green) 6 (0.8%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%);

*: 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	599
Median Value	$401,000

Occupied	517	86.3%
Vacant	82	13.7%

Owned	462	89.4%
Rented	55	10.6%
Median Rent	$1,375

Single-Family Units	585	97.7%
Detached	582	97.2%
Attached	3	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	12	2.0%

Freedom township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Freedom township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Freedom township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Freedom township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Freedom township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Freedom township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Freedom township, MI