Canton charter township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 98,251 ( 8,078 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.1 square miles
Population density: 2720.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	61,619	62.72%	2.4%
Black:	9,738	9.91%	7.4%
Indian:	107	0.11%	48.1%
Asian:	18,722	19.06%	46.9%
2+ races:	4,174	4.25%	105.3%
Hispanic:	3,805	3.87%	34.8%

Total non-White:	36,632	37.28%	35.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,546	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,624	12.9

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
90,173
63,165	70.05%
9,070	10.06%
206	0.23%
12,741	14.13%
2,033	2.25%
2,822	3.13%
27,008	29.95%

2000
76,310
62,666	82.12%
3,493	4.58%
185	0.24%
6,555	8.59%
1,475	1.93%
1,771	2.32%
13,644	17.88%

1990
57,047
52,759	92.48%
942	1.65%
115	0.20%
2,470	4.33%
n/a
761	1.33%
4,288	7.52%

1980
48,616
45,885	94.38%
436	0.90%
112	0.23%
1,584	3.26%
n/a
562	1.16%
2,731	5.62%

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

499	0.7
13,364	17.5

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

9,907	17.4
9,356	16.4

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

6,874	14.1
1,557	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton charter 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
39.8
23,229	23.6%
75,022	76.4%
15,055	15.3%

35,525
2.76

26,551	74.7%
21,479	80.9%
1,815	6.8%
8,974	25.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
24,571	27.2%
65,602	72.8%
8,028	8.9%

32,771
2.75

24,231	73.9%
19,755	81.5%
1,912	7.9%
8,540	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
22,138	29.0%
54,172	71.0%
4,579	6.0%

27,465
2.78

20,621	75.1%
17,733	86.0%
1,284	6.2%
6,844	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
17,750	31.1%
39,297	68.9%
2,649	4.6%

19,515
2.92

15,201	77.9%
12,694	83.5%
1,347	8.9%
4,314	22.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
17,212	35.4%
31,404	64.6%
1,581	3.3%

15,951
3.04

13,051	81.8%
11,370	87.1%
996	7.6%
2,900	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Canton charter township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	850	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	756	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	648	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	586	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	652	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	626	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	925	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,021	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	894	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,748	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,659	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,231	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,188	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,257	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,600	15.8%
$200,000 or more	6,884	19.4%

Median Household Income	113,609
Per Capita Income	49,486

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,502	4.2%
Public Assistance	641	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,193	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	46,743	77.4%
Unemployed	1,631	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	48,374	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	11,989	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,236	16,289	57.7%
Non-Profit	1,431	2,826	33.6%
Self-Employed	2,008	1,413	58.7%

Local Government	653	2,013	24.5%
State Government	578	1,049	35.5%
Federal Government	412	422	49.4%

Total Private + Self	24,244	17,702	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,074	6,310	32.8%
Total	27,318	24,012	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,308	22.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,698	16.9%
Professional, Technical	17,650	34.4%
Service Occupations	6,405	12.5%
All others	7,291	14.2%

White Collar		73.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,797	23.0%
Health care and social assistance	7,332	14.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,290	10.3%
Retail trade	4,726	9.2%
Educational services	4,613	9.0%
Finance and insurance	3,057	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	2,967	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,037	4.0%
Public administration	1,518	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,418	2.8%
Other services	1,401	2.7%
Construction	1,180	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1,059	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	937	1.8%
Information	667	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	625	1.2%
Utilities	513	1.0%
Management	133	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	27	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,069	2.11%
Puerto Rican	550	0.56%
Cuban	59	0.06%
Dominican	171	0.17%

Total Central American	151	0.15%
Costa Rican	7	0.01%
Guatemalan	31	0.03%
Honduran	55	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	58	0.06%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	270	0.27%
Argentinean	19	0.02%
Bolivian	4	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	91	0.09%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	128	0.13%
Uruguayan	5	0.01%
Venezuelan	23	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	535	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	10,420	10.61%
Chinese	2,320	2.36%
Filipino	940	0.96%
Vietnamese	697	0.71%
Korean	605	0.62%
Japanese	273	0.28%
Bangladeshi	135	0.14%
Taiwanese	65	0.07%
Burmese	65	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	71,319	77.2%
Other Indo-European	9,491	10.3%
Other Asian	2,766	3.0%
Arabic	2,746	3.0%
Chinese	2,095	2.3%
Spanish	1,404	1.5%
Tagalog	595	0.6%
Vietnamese	558	0.6%
Other	416	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,507	13.7%
Irish	10,159	10.3%
Polish	9,895	10.1%
English	8,113	8.3%
Italian	5,117	5.2%
American	3,088	3.1%
African	2,746	2.8%
French	2,621	2.7%
European	2,551	2.6%
Scottish	2,013	2.0%
French Canadian	1,491	1.5%
Swedish	1,369	1.4%
Lebanese	1,184	1.2%
Hungarian	1,035	1.1%
Dutch	961	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	91,241	92.9%
Not a citizen	7,010	7.1%

Native	78,819	80.2%
Foreign-born	19,432	19.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,652	2.4%	1,730	2.6%	9,865	14.6%	17,701	26.2%	20,562	30.4%	16,104	23.8%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,652	2.4%
9-12 Years	1,730	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,865	14.6%
Some College	17,701	26.2%
Bach. Degree	20,562	30.4%
Grad Degree	16,104	23.8%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,142	D +6,757	D + 9.0%
D +8,899
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,594	D +8,449	D + 12.6%
D +10,043
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,428	D +6,544	D + 8.4%
D +8,972

2016 vs. 2008	R +286	R +213	R + 0.6%
D +73
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	35,064	61.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	21,506	37.5%	726	1.3%	57,296	-10	-9	1.03%
2016	68%	Hillary Clinton (D)	26,165	54.3%	Donald Trump (R)	19,364	40.2%	2,634	5.5%	48,163	-7	-6	1.00%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	25,021	55.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	19,912	44.0%	335	0.7%	45,268	-1	-3	0.95%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	26,092	56.9%	John McCain (R)	19,078	41.6%	650	1.4%	45,820	1	-4	0.91%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	21,452	51.6%	John Kerry (D)	19,743	47.5%	363	0.9%	41,558	4	1	0.86%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	16,435	51.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	14,974	46.6%	705	2.2%	32,114	5	3	0.76%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canton charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

35,064

61.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

21,506

37.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

469

0.8%

Other

257

0.4%

TOTAL

57,296

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Canton charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

26,165

54.3%

Donald Trump (R)

19,364

40.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,564

3.2%

Other

1,070

2.2%

TOTAL

48,163

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Canton charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

25,021

55.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

19,912

44.0%

Other

335

0.7%

TOTAL

45,268

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Canton charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

26,092

56.9%

John McCain (R)

19,078

41.6%

Other

650

1.4%

TOTAL

45,820

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Canton charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

21,452

51.6%

John Kerry (D)

19,743

47.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

211

0.5%

Other

152

0.4%

TOTAL

41,558

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Canton charter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

16,435

51.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

14,974

46.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

504

1.6%

Other

201

0.6%

TOTAL

32,114

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canton charter township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	29,435	64.9%	Tudor Dixon (R)	15,463	34.1%	487 [+]	1.1%	45,385	-10	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 254 (0.6%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 96 (0.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 82 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 31 (0.1%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 24 (0.1%);
2020	S2	75%	Gary Peters* (D)	33,758	59.6%	John James (R)	22,126	39.1%	768 [+]	1.4%	56,652	-9	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 376 (0.7%); Marcia Squier (Green) 303 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 89 (0.2%);
2018	S1	59%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	25,946	59.8%	John James (R)	16,860	38.9%	558 [+]	1.3%	43,364	-7	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 292 (0.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 158 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 108 (0.2%);
2018	G	59%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	26,514	61.0%	Bill Schuette (R)	16,075	37.0%	844 [+]	1.9%	43,433	-7	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 458 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 268 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 118 (0.3%);
2014	S2	43%	Gary Peters (D)	16,685	55.7%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	12,174	40.7%	1,076 [+]	3.6%	29,935	-1	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 553 (1.8%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 310 (1.0%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 213 (0.7%);
2014	G	44%	Rick Snyder* (R)	16,525	54.3%	Mark Schauer (D)	13,474	44.3%	438 [+]	1.4%	30,437	3	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 218 (0.7%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 118 (0.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 102 (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	37,292
Median Value	$329,900

Occupied	35,525	95.3%
Vacant	1,767	4.7%

Owned	27,215	76.6%
Rented	8,310	23.4%
Median Rent	$1,381

Single-Family Units	27,635	74.1%
Detached	23,668	63.5%
Attached	3,967	10.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,690	17.9%
Mobile Homes	1,612	4.3%

Canton charter township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton charter township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Canton charter township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canton charter township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canton charter township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canton charter township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canton charter township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canton charter township, MI