Lima township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,999 ( 692 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.5 square miles
Population density: 115.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,466	86.67%	12.9%
Black:	10	0.25%	79.6%
Indian:	7	0.18%	30.0%
Asian:	42	1.05%	35.4%
2+ races:	271	6.78%	674.3%
Hispanic:	203	5.08%	181.9%

Total non-White:	533	13.33%	125.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	395	14.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	297	10.9

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
3,307
3,071	92.86%
49	1.48%
10	0.30%
65	1.97%
35	1.06%
72	2.18%
236	7.14%

2000
3,326
3,196	96.09%
9	0.27%
29	0.87%
68	2.04%
24	0.72%
0	0.00%
130	3.91%

1990
2,627
2,587	98.48%
0	0.00%
22	0.84%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	0.69%
40	1.52%

1980
2,581
2,536	98.26%
6	0.23%
14	0.54%
6	0.23%
n/a
19	0.74%
45	1.74%

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

-125	-3.8
106	3.2

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

609	23.2
90	3.4

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

51	2.0
-5	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Lima 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
41.6
1,033	25.8%
2,966	74.2%
626	15.7%

1,463
2.73

1,128	77.1%
980	86.9%
84	7.4%
335	22.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.5
852	25.8%
2,455	74.2%
403	12.2%

1,197
2.76

958	80.0%
843	88.0%
40	4.2%
239	20.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
892	26.8%
2,434	73.2%
417	12.5%

1,203
2.76

975	81.0%
907	93.0%
27	2.8%
228	19.0%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
673	25.6%
1,954	74.4%
316	12.0%

892
2.95

762	85.4%
685	89.9%
13	1.7%
130	14.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
831	32.2%
1,750	67.8%
210	8.1%

792
3.25

694	87.6%
638	91.9%
23	3.3%
98	12.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lima township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	26	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	36	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	128	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	140	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	131	9.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	353	24.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	159	10.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	213	14.6%
$200,000 or more	201	13.7%

Median Household Income	108,986
Per Capita Income	49,329

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	39	2.7%
Public Assistance	15	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26	1.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,851	78.4%
Unemployed	36	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,887	79.9%
Not in Labor Force	474	20.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	694	554	55.6%
Non-Profit	50	190	20.8%
Self-Employed	170	194	46.7%

Local Government	51	23	68.9%
State Government	65	98	39.9%
Federal Government	38	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	864	748	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	204	311	39.6%
Total	1,068	1,059	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	436	20.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	531	25.0%
Professional, Technical	659	31.0%
Service Occupations	243	11.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	0.7%
All others	258	12.1%

White Collar		76.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	342	16.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	259	12.2%
Educational services	245	11.5%
Manufacturing	244	11.5%
Retail trade	143	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	125	5.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	121	5.7%
Construction	102	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	100	4.7%
Finance and insurance	84	3.9%
Public administration	69	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	3.2%
Other services	56	2.6%
Information	51	2.4%
Wholesale trade	50	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.7%
Utilities	13	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	74	1.85%
Puerto Rican	58	1.45%
Cuban	29	0.73%
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	14	0.35%
Argentinean	14	0.35%
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	28	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	35	0.88%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,473	94.9%
Spanish	95	2.6%
German, other Germanic	26	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	24	0.7%
Other Indo-European	21	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.3%
Tagalog	8	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,255	31.4%
English	656	16.4%
Irish	554	13.9%
American	416	10.4%
Polish	348	8.7%
Italian	325	8.1%
Dutch	141	3.5%
French	116	2.9%
Scottish	104	2.6%
European	85	2.1%
Russian	56	1.4%
Eastern European	54	1.4%
Lebanese	50	1.3%
French Canadian	39	1.0%
Welsh	39	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,946	98.7%
Not a citizen	53	1.3%

Native	3,825	95.6%
Foreign-born	174	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.6%	27	1.0%	451	16.8%	848	31.7%	679	25.3%	659	24.6%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.6%
9-12 Years	27	1.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	451	16.8%
Some College	848	31.7%
Bach. Degree	679	25.3%
Grad Degree	659	24.6%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +141	D +264	D + 9.5%
D +405
2020 vs. 2012	R +128	D +382	D + 15.2%
D +510
2020 vs. 2008	R +230	D +293	D + 10.9%
D +523

2016 vs. 2008	R +89	D +29	D + 1.3%
D +118
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Joe Biden (D)	1,496	54.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,203	43.9%	44	1.6%	2,743	-4	-3	0.05%
2016	79%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,091	46.9%	Donald Trump (R)	1,062	45.6%	174	7.5%	2,327	-2	0	0.05%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,075	51.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	986	47.3%	23	1.1%	2,084	7	4	0.04%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	973	49.1%	Barack Obama (D)	973	49.1%	35	1.8%	1,981	8	4	0.04%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	926	56.2%	John Kerry (D)	709	43.0%	14	0.8%	1,649	8	5	0.03%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	959	52.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	774	42.7%	81	4.5%	1,814	7	5	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lima township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,496

54.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,203

43.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,743

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Lima township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,091

46.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,062

45.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

2,327

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Lima township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

986

47.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,075

51.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,084

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Lima township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

973

49.1%

John McCain (R)

973

49.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,981

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Lima township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

926

56.2%

John Kerry (D)

709

43.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,649

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Lima township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

959

52.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

774

42.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,814

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lima township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,401	57.7%	Tudor Dixon (R)	992	40.9%	34 [+]	1.4%	2,427	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 25 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 4 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	83%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,406	51.9%	John James (R)	1,259	46.5%	44 [+]	1.6%	2,709	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 28 (1.0%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	72%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	1,186	52.9%	John James (R)	1,030	45.9%	26 [+]	1.2%	2,242	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 18 (0.8%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	72%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	1,199	53.6%	Bill Schuette (R)	997	44.5%	43 [+]	1.9%	2,239	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 27 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.2%);
2014	S2	56%	Gary Peters (D)	767	49.2%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	735	47.1%	58 [+]	3.7%	1,560	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 33 (2.1%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 14 (0.9%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.7%);
2014	G	57%	Rick Snyder* (R)	954	60.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	597	37.7%	32 [+]	2.0%	1,583	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 20 (1.3%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 8 (0.5%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (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	1,523
Median Value	$373,700

Occupied	1,463	96.1%
Vacant	60	3.9%

Owned	1,261	86.2%
Rented	202	13.8%
Median Rent	$1,858

Single-Family Units	1,509	99.1%
Detached	1,509	99.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Lima township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lima township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Lima township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lima township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lima township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lima township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lima township, MI