Sylvan township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,331 ( 498 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.6 square miles
Population density: 102.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,110	93.37%	17.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	52	1.56%	100.0%
2+ races:	63	1.89%	16.7%
Hispanic:	102	3.06%	85.5%

Total non-White:	221	6.63%	24.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	454	19.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	44	1.9

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
2,833
2,656	93.75%
30	1.06%
12	0.42%
26	0.92%
54	1.91%
55	1.94%
177	6.25%

2000
6,323
6,060	95.84%
79	1.25%
32	0.51%
36	0.57%
20	0.32%
96	1.52%
263	4.16%

1990
5,827
5,716	98.10%
42	0.72%
6	0.10%
9	0.15%
n/a
12	0.21%
111	1.90%

1980
5,501
5,445	98.98%
13	0.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
43	0.78%
56	1.02%

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

-3,404	-53.8
-86	-1.4

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

344	5.9
152	2.6

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

271	4.9
55	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Sylvan 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
45.9
709	21.3%
2,622	78.7%
740	22.2%

1,284
2.56

1,062	82.7%
940	88.5%
25	2.4%
222	17.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.9
563	19.9%
2,270	80.1%
385	13.6%

1,094
2.54

834	76.2%
738	88.5%
26	3.1%
260	23.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
1,548	24.5%
4,775	75.5%
1,140	18.0%

2,471
2.44

1,682	68.1%
1,408	83.7%
159	9.5%
789	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
1,587	27.2%
4,240	72.8%
846	14.5%

2,007
2.75

1,465	73.0%
1,317	89.9%
62	4.2%
542	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
1,521	27.6%
3,980	72.4%
828	15.1%

1,915
2.72

1,490	77.8%
1,331	89.3%
61	4.1%
425	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Sylvan township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	26	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	30	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	91	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	256	19.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	144	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	90	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	144	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	143	11.1%
$200,000 or more	225	17.5%

Median Household Income	93,598
Per Capita Income	56,399

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	2.4%
Public Assistance	8	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35	2.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,522	75.9%
Unemployed	13	0.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,535	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	469	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	545	420	56.5%
Non-Profit	95	237	28.6%
Self-Employed	212	24	89.8%

Local Government	43	60	41.7%
State Government	52	27	65.8%
Federal Government	8	20	28.6%

Total Private + Self	757	444	63.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	198	344	36.5%
Total	955	788	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	404	23.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	225	12.9%
Professional, Technical	586	33.6%
Service Occupations	301	17.3%
All others	227	13.0%

White Collar		69.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	324	18.6%
Manufacturing	209	12.0%
Educational services	206	11.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	189	10.8%
Other services	123	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	113	6.5%
Public administration	82	4.7%
Construction	79	4.5%
Utilities	75	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	60	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	59	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	54	3.1%
Retail trade	52	3.0%
Information	46	2.6%
Finance and insurance	38	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	0.9%
Wholesale trade	12	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	84	2.52%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.39%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.39%
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	5	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.15%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	17	0.51%
Chinese	13	0.39%
Korean	11	0.33%
Filipino	6	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,070	97.2%
Spanish	23	0.7%
Other Asian	23	0.7%
Chinese	13	0.4%
Korean	11	0.3%
Arabic	10	0.3%
Other Indo-European	9	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	814	24.4%
English	499	15.0%
American	406	12.2%
Polish	287	8.6%
Irish	282	8.5%
Italian	111	3.3%
Scottish	92	2.8%
Hungarian	89	2.7%
French	79	2.4%
European	57	1.7%
Swedish	56	1.7%
Czech	44	1.3%
French Canadian	39	1.2%
Scandinavian	36	1.1%
Dutch	30	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,273	98.3%
Not a citizen	58	1.7%

Native	3,221	96.7%
Foreign-born	110	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	0.3%	57	2.4%	392	16.2%	786	32.4%	577	23.8%	603	24.9%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	0.3%
9-12 Years	57	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	392	16.2%
Some College	786	32.4%
Bach. Degree	577	23.8%
Grad Degree	603	24.9%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +159	D +72	D + 2.8%
D +231
2020 vs. 2012	R +119	D +143	D + 6.5%
D +262
2020 vs. 2008	R +169	D +38	D + 1.0%
D +207

2016 vs. 2008	R +10	R +34	R + 1.8%
D -24
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Joe Biden (D)	1,203	51.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,088	46.5%	49	2.1%	2,340	-1	0	0.04%
2016	80%	Hillary Clinton (D)	972	48.1%	Donald Trump (R)	929	45.9%	121	6.0%	2,022	-1	0	0.04%
2012	82%	Mitt Romney (R)	969	50.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	941	48.8%	20	1.0%	1,930	6	3	0.04%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	996	51.3%	John McCain (R)	919	47.3%	27	1.4%	1,942	6	2	0.04%
2004	48%	George W. Bush* (R)	983	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	819	45.0%	19	1.0%	1,821	6	3	0.04%
2000	69%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,598	48.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,573	47.7%	127	3.9%	3,298	2	0	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sylvan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,203

51.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,088

46.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,340

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Sylvan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

972

48.1%

Donald Trump (R)

929

45.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,022

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Sylvan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

941

48.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

969

50.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,930

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Sylvan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

996

51.3%

John McCain (R)

919

47.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,942

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Sylvan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

983

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

819

45.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,821

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Sylvan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,573

47.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,598

48.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

100

3.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,298

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sylvan township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	78%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	1,229	58.0%	Tudor Dixon (R)	850	40.1%	40 [+]	1.9%	2,119	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 30 (1.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 5 (0.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	86%	Gary Peters* (D)	1,152	49.5%	John James (R)	1,140	49.0%	34 [+]	1.5%	2,326	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 20 (0.9%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 10 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	73%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	985	51.1%	John James (R)	917	47.6%	25 [+]	1.3%	1,927	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 15 (0.8%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	73%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	990	51.3%	Bill Schuette (R)	891	46.2%	47 [+]	2.4%	1,928	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 30 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.4%);
2014	S2	58%	Gary Peters (D)	715	50.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	673	47.0%	43 [+]	3.0%	1,431	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 20 (1.4%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 8 (0.6%);
2014	G	59%	Rick Snyder* (R)	857	59.0%	Mark Schauer (D)	581	40.0%	14 [+]	1.0%	1,452	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 9 (0.6%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 3 (0.2%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,362
Median Value	$374,300

Occupied	1,284	94.3%
Vacant	78	5.7%

Owned	1,162	90.5%
Rented	122	9.5%
Median Rent	$1,939

Single-Family Units	1,147	84.2%
Detached	1,138	83.6%
Attached	9	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15	1.1%
Mobile Homes	186	13.7%

Sylvan township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sylvan township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Sylvan township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sylvan township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sylvan township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sylvan township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sylvan township, MI