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Denver Township, Isabella County, Michigan

Denver Township, Isabella County, township, in Isabella County, Michigan. Denver Township, Isabella County had 1,175 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.1% from the Bureau's April 2020 estimates base of 1,129; the 2020 Census counted 1,199 on the place as it was defined then and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,562 (±333). GEOID 2607321680.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,175

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,199 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,562 ±333

Median household income

$61,912

±$23,085 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$151,600

±$37,211 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

$788

±$251 (90% margin)
Michigan: $1,129

Where is Denver Township, Isabella County and what county is it in?

Denver Township, Isabella County is a township in Isabella County, Michigan. It covers 36.4 square miles of land, 33 residents per square mile in 2020.

Denver Township, Isabella County is in the Mount Pleasant, MI micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Denver Township, Isabella County (marked with a dot) in Isabella County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Denver Township, Isabella County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,175 people lived in Denver Township, Isabella County on July 1, 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than Michigan (+0.5%). The Census Bureau's yearly estimates start from its own April 2020 base for Denver Township, Isabella County, 1,129, which differs from the 2020 Census count of 1,199: the estimates follow the place as the estimates program defines it today (its present boundaries, and for a consolidated city-county the area the program assigns it), so the change since 2020 is measured from that base. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,562 (±333).

  • July 2020→2021 +6 (1,139)
  • 2021→2022 +16 (1,155)
  • 2022→2023 +4 (1,159)
  • 2023→2024 +16 (1,175)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (1,175)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureDenver Township, Isabella CountyIsabella CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,562±33364,56510,077,761no clear change
Households554±10724,9144,076,369no clear change
Average household size2.81±0.412.382.42no clear change
Housing units633±10828,6604,622,236no clear change

Denver Township, Isabella County's population since 2000

From 1,147 in 2000 to 1,175 in 2025: up 2.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Denver Township, Isabella County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,147
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,156
  • 2010 Census 1,148
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,142
  • 2020 Census 1,199
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,175

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Denver Township, Isabella County?

The median resident of Denver Township, Isabella County is 34.9 years old; 28.9% are under 18 and 8.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureDenver Township, Isabella CountyIsabella CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median age34.9±2.230.140.2no clear change
Under 18 years28.9%±6.1 pts17.8%21.2%–
65 years and over8.0%±3.0 pts14.0%18.6%–
Male49.6%±5.1 pts48.6%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7.6%±5.3 pts5.1%5.9%–
White alone, not Hispanic87.5%±6.2 pts83.0%72.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.4 pts2.4%13.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts1.6%3.4%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic3.1%±2.7 pts2.5%0.3%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.6%±1.4 pts4.9%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.9 pts0.4%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.5%±1.0 pts3.3%7.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.5%±1.5 pts6.5%10.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.6%±1.7 pts5.4%5.8%–
With a disability19.6%±8.4 pts14.9%14.3%–
No health insurance coverage11.4%±5.1 pts7.8%4.9%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)88.9%±4.7 pts91.9%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)12.6%±4.9 pts31.3%32.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.6%±2.1 pts13.5%12.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.9%±2.6 pts78.5%88.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.4 pts2.8%1.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Denver Township, Isabella County earn?

Half of Denver Township, Isabella County's 554 households earn less than $61,912 a year (±$23,085), against $55,237 in Isabella County and $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 it was $61,823 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 18.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureDenver Township, Isabella CountyIsabella CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$61,912±$23,085$55,237$72,875no clear change
Mean household income$89,661±$22,296$74,216$98,700–
Per capita income$34,188±$8,166$30,707$40,735no clear change
People below the poverty line18.3%±10.5 pts21.9%13.2%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line23.0%±19.1 pts19.3%17.6%–
Households receiving SNAP9.7%±4.8 pts11.4%13.5%–
Households with a computer95.5%±3.5 pts95.3%95.1%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.1%±6.3 pts81.7%90.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Denver Township, Isabella County?

Owners occupy 92.6% of Denver Township, Isabella County's occupied homes and renters 7.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,600 by its owner (±$37,211). The median renter pays $788 a month including utilities, and 61.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureDenver Township, Isabella CountyIsabella CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$151,600±$37,211$170,400$231,600no clear change
Median gross rent$788±$251$913$1,129no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent61.1%±38.7 pts42.7%41.4%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,226±$250$1,314$1,569–
Owner-occupied homes92.6%±5.3 pts61.8%73.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes7.4%±5.3 pts38.2%26.8%–
Housing units633±10828,6604,622,236no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±5.7 pts0.5%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±42.5 pts3.7%5.1%–
Single-family detached homes76.0%±8.9 pts59.9%72.0%–
Mobile homes23.2%±8.8 pts8.7%5.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.8%±1.1 pts1.0%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20192.8%±2.3 pts5.7%4.9%–
Built 1939 or earlier11.5%±4.4 pts12.2%14.6%–
Households with no vehicle6.5%±7.7 pts7.2%7.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Denver Township, Isabella County work and get to work?

91.4% of Denver Township, Isabella County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 25.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 14.2%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureDenver Township, Isabella CountyIsabella CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)64.8%±8.4 pts62.4%61.3%–
Unemployment rate14.2%±7.1 pts6.4%5.7%no clear change
Drove alone to work91.4%±4.9 pts73.9%74.3%–
Carpooled5.4%±4.4 pts9.7%7.9%–
Public transportation0.0%±4.6 pts0.8%0.9%–
Walked0.9%±1.0 pts6.7%2.0%–
Worked from home2.2%±1.7 pts7.8%13.5%–
Mean travel time to work25.5 min±3.319.6 min24.2 min+5.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Denver Township, Isabella County?

No census tract lies mostly in Denver Township, Isabella County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Denver Township, Isabella County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Denver Township, Isabella County
Tract 9402Isabella County5,987 $61,151 $150,60029%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Denver Township, Isabella County) · Census block assignment files

How does Denver Township, Isabella County compare with other places in Michigan?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Denver Township, Isabella County is the 6,988th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 866th-most populous of 1,240 in Michigan.

Denver Township, Isabella County ranks 952nd of 1,354 places in Michigan with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Denver Township, Isabella County's rank in Michigan (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate866th1,240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)154th1,281
Residents per square mile1,246th1,356
Median household income952nd1,354
Per capita income814th1,355
Median home value1,097th1,354
Median gross rent998th1,212
Poverty rate196th1,213
Bachelor's degree or higher1,199th1,350
Median age1,240th1,356
Owner-occupied share307th1,356
Travel time to work648th1,356

Denver Township, Isabella County's figures with every place in Michigan (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Denver Township, Isabella County?

21 of the 57 figures for Denver Township, Isabella County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Denver Township, Isabella County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.