Northfield township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,549 ( 304 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 239.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,937	92.84%	2.9%
Black:	76	0.89%	7.3%
Indian:	10	0.12%	67.7%
Asian:	69	0.81%	6.8%
2+ races:	152	1.78%	10.9%
Hispanic:	290	3.39%	52.6%

Total non-White:	612	7.16%	15.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	220	3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	84	1.2

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
8,245
7,717	93.60%
82	0.99%
31	0.38%
74	0.90%
137	1.66%
190	2.30%
528	6.40%

2000
8,272
7,862	95.04%
82	0.99%
0	0.00%
94	1.14%
117	1.41%
117	1.41%
410	4.96%

1990
6,732
6,575	97.67%
42	0.62%
0	0.00%
55	0.82%
n/a
60	0.89%
157	2.33%

1980
4,672
4,593	98.31%
7	0.15%
0	0.00%
20	0.43%
n/a
52	1.11%
79	1.69%

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

-145	-1.8
118	1.4

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

1,287	19.1
253	3.8

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

1,982	42.4
78	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Northfield 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
40.8
1,617	18.9%
6,932	81.1%
1,277	14.9%

3,642
2.31

2,274	62.4%
1,775	78.1%
90	4.0%
1,368	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
1,901	23.1%
6,344	76.9%
808	9.8%

3,303
2.49

2,200	66.6%
1,751	79.6%
153	7.0%
1,103	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.3
2,169	26.2%
6,103	73.8%
620	7.5%

3,126
2.60

2,212	70.8%
1,887	85.3%
115	5.2%
914	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
1,647	24.5%
5,085	75.5%
601	8.9%

2,423
2.71

1,788	73.8%
1,482	82.9%
84	4.7%
635	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
1,269	27.2%
3,403	72.8%
492	10.5%

1,514
2.95

1,172	77.4%
1,020	87.0%
67	5.7%
342	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Northfield township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	79	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	44	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	216	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	81	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	62	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	121	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	97	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	369	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	303	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	658	18.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	489	13.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	318	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	363	10.0%
$200,000 or more	315	8.6%

Median Household Income	85,163
Per Capita Income	45,625

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	133	3.7%
Public Assistance	65	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	350	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,257	74.5%
Unemployed	105	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,362	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,350	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,896	1,378	57.9%
Non-Profit	182	420	30.2%
Self-Employed	324	150	68.4%

Local Government	80	105	43.2%
State Government	129	131	49.6%
Federal Government	16	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,220	1,528	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	407	656	38.3%
Total	2,627	2,184	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	752	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	851	17.7%
Professional, Technical	1,411	29.3%
Service Occupations	707	14.7%
All others	1,090	22.7%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	844	17.5%
Manufacturing	834	17.3%
Educational services	580	12.1%
Construction	409	8.5%
Retail trade	335	7.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	319	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	302	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	200	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	151	3.1%
Other services	149	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	123	2.6%
Finance and insurance	115	2.4%
Public administration	100	2.1%
Wholesale trade	92	1.9%
Management	86	1.8%
Utilities	56	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	0.9%
Information	37	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	148	1.73%
Puerto Rican	27	0.32%
Cuban	66	0.77%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	22	0.26%
Costa Rican	22	0.26%
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	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	33	0.39%
Taiwanese	18	0.21%
Indian	8	0.09%
Vietnamese	6	0.07%
Thai	3	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,762	96.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	99	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	48	0.6%
Tagalog	27	0.3%
Spanish	26	0.3%
Other Asian	24	0.3%
German, other Germanic	23	0.3%
Chinese	18	0.2%
Other Indo-European	12	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,454	28.7%
English	1,265	14.8%
Irish	1,084	12.7%
Polish	1,072	12.5%
Italian	886	10.4%
French	577	6.7%
Scottish	463	5.4%
American	405	4.7%
French Canadian	280	3.3%
Norwegian	156	1.8%
Swedish	113	1.3%
Finnish	111	1.3%
Dutch	101	1.2%
European	82	1.0%
Ukrainian	76	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,498	99.4%
Not a citizen	51	0.6%

Native	8,362	97.8%
Foreign-born	187	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.1%	184	3.0%	1,877	30.4%	1,871	30.3%	1,190	19.2%	1,055	17.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.1%
9-12 Years	184	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,877	30.4%
Some College	1,871	30.3%
Bach. Degree	1,190	19.2%
Grad Degree	1,055	17.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +406	D +274	D + 7.6%
D +680
2020 vs. 2012	R +561	R +102	R + 1.3%
D +459
2020 vs. 2008	R +677	R +433	R + 8.9%
D +244

2016 vs. 2008	R +271	R +707	R + 16.4%
D -436
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,786	51.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,554	46.8%	121	2.2%	5,461	3	4	0.10%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	2,380	51.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,874	40.7%	346	7.5%	4,600	4	6	0.10%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,225	50.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,095	48.0%	49	1.1%	4,369	6	4	0.09%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	2,310	51.2%	John McCain (R)	2,109	46.8%	91	2.0%	4,510	6	1	0.09%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,352	53.1%	John Kerry (D)	2,027	45.7%	54	1.2%	4,433	5	2	0.09%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	1,784	49.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,683	47.0%	116	3.2%	3,583	4	2	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Northfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,554

46.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,786

51.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,461

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Northfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,874

40.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,380

51.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

218

4.7%

Other

128

2.8%

TOTAL

4,600

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Northfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,095

48.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,225

50.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,369

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Northfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,310

51.2%

John McCain (R)

2,109

46.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

4,510

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Northfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,352

53.1%

John Kerry (D)

2,027

45.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,433

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Northfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,784

49.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,683

47.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,583

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Northfield township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	2,379	51.9%	Tudor Dixon (R)	2,118	46.2%	88 [+]	1.9%	4,585	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 50 (1.1%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 18 (0.4%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.4%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	77%	John James (R)	2,813	52.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	2,464	45.7%	112 [+]	2.1%	5,389	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 53 (1.0%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 44 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.3%);
2018	S1	62%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	2,095	49.2%	John James (R)	2,087	49.0%	78 [+]	1.8%	4,260	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 51 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);
2018	G	62%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	2,134	49.9%	Bill Schuette (R)	1,996	46.7%	147 [+]	3.4%	4,277	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 76 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 46 (1.1%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.6%);
2014	S2	47%	Gary Peters (D)	1,556	50.1%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	1,387	44.7%	160 [+]	5.2%	3,103	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 86 (2.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 39 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 35 (1.1%);
2014	G	48%	Rick Snyder* (R)	1,817	57.4%	Mark Schauer (D)	1,262	39.9%	86 [+]	2.7%	3,165	6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 48 (1.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 20 (0.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 18 (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	3,864
Median Value	$265,900

Occupied	3,642	94.3%
Vacant	222	5.7%

Owned	2,903	79.7%
Rented	739	20.3%
Median Rent	$1,308

Single-Family Units	2,964	76.7%
Detached	2,867	74.2%
Attached	97	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	323	8.4%
Mobile Homes	542	14.0%

Northfield township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Northfield township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Northfield township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Northfield township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Northfield township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Northfield township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Northfield township, MI