Is Garfield Township (Kalkaska County), MI growing?

Garfield Township (Kalkaska County), MI had an estimated 1,009 (±241) residents in 2020–2024, against 721 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +39.9%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 928 to 926 homes (−0.2%), not a measurable change.

0.4% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on .

Residents now
1,009 (±241)
Amount of change
+39.9%
Homes change
−0.2%
Built 2020 or later
0.4%

Residents and homes in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County), 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents721 (±117)1,009 (±241)+39.9%Measurable increase
Housing units928 (±70)926 (±105)−0.2%Not a measurable change
Households that rent5.2% (±3.4 points)8.9% (±5.5 points)+3.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,054 (±$198)$1,219 (±$794)+15.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$107,400 (±$8,271)$182,800 (±$23,913)+70.2%Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County) against Kalkaska County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
ResidentsVerdictHousing units
Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)+39.9%Measurable increase−0.2%
Kalkaska County+3.7%Measurable increase−5.5%
Michigan+1.1%Measurable increase+0.6%
United States+3.1%Measurable increase+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year builtGarfield Township (Kalkaska County)Kalkaska CountyMichiganUnited States
2020 or later0.4% (±0.7 points)0.8%1.0%2.0%
2010 to 20197.2% (±4.5 points)4.0%4.9%9.4%
2000 to 20093.9% (±1.7 points)14.1%10.3%13.6%

7.6% of the homes in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County) were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 37.7 years.

Growth in places near Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
PlaceDistanceResidents nowAmount of changeVerdict
Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)—1,009+39.9%Measurable increase
Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)5.6 mi300−1.6%Not a measurable change
Norwich Township (Missaukee County)6.2 mi712+14.7%Not a measurable change
Orange Township (Kalkaska County)8.6 mi1,355−2.9%Not a measurable change
Pioneer Township8.8 mi478−7.4%Not a measurable change
Bear Lake Township (Kalkaska County)11 mi736+18.1%Not a measurable change
Excelsior Township11 mi1,046+13.9%Not a measurable change
West Branch Township (Missaukee County)12 mi374−20.4%Not a measurable change
Springfield Township13 mi1,166−19.1%Measurable decrease

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)

Is Garfield Township (Kalkaska County) growing?

Garfield Township (Kalkaska County), MI had an estimated 1,009 residents in 2020–2024 and 721 in 2015–2019, a change of +39.9%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)?

The estimated number of housing units went from 928 in 2015–2019 to 926 in 2020–2024 (−0.2%), not a measurable change.

How much new construction is there in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)?

0.4% of homes in Garfield Township (Kalkaska County) were built in 2020 or later and 7.2% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Garfield township, Kalkaska County, Michigan (county subdivision:31600, in state:26 county:079).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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