Township · Michigan

Elbridge Township, Michigan

Elbridge Township, township, in Oceana County, Michigan. Elbridge Township had 1,009 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.2% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 999 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 981 (±193). GEOID 2612725200.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,009

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 999 · ACS 2020-2024: 981 ±193

Median household income

$80,833

±$30,318 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$207,500

±$42,782 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

$763

±$143 (90% margin)
Michigan: $1,129

Where is Elbridge Township and what county is it in?

Elbridge Township is a township in Oceana County, Michigan. It covers 36.1 square miles of land, 28 residents per square mile in 2020.

Elbridge Township (marked with a dot) in Oceana 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 Elbridge Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,009 people lived in Elbridge Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, faster than Michigan (+0.5%). The 2020 Census counted 999 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 981 (±193).

  • July 2020→2021 +3 (1,002)
  • 2021→2022 +0 (1,002)
  • 2022→2023 +1 (1,003)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (1,002)
  • 2024→2025 +7 (1,009)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureElbridge TownshipOceana CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Total population981±19326,91510,077,761no clear change
Households348±5810,4194,076,369no clear change
Average household size2.71±0.282.522.42no clear change
Housing units432±6715,7234,622,236no clear change

Elbridge Township's population since 2000

From 1,233 in 2000 to 1,009 in 2025: down 18.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Elbridge Township 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 1,233
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,094
  • 2010 Census 971
  • 2015 (estimate) 975
  • 2020 Census 999
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,009

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 Elbridge Township?

The median resident of Elbridge Township is 49.6 years old; 21.3% are under 18 and 23.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 82.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 13.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureElbridge TownshipOceana CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median age49.6±4.344.240.2no clear change
Under 18 years21.3%±6.3 pts21.3%21.2%–
65 years and over23.1%±8.3 pts22.5%18.6%–
Male47.7%±5.9 pts51.2%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13.6%±9.4 pts15.5%5.9%–
White alone, not Hispanic82.0%±9.2 pts79.5%72.4%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.0 pts1.0%13.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.0 pts0.1%3.4%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic1.0%±1.2 pts0.5%0.3%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.0 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.5%±1.2 pts3.2%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic1.9%±2.7 pts0.2%0.5%–
Born outside the United States4.2%±5.4 pts4.1%7.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)9.8%±5.9 pts11.4%10.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.1%±2.9 pts7.3%5.8%–
With a disability17.9%±8.9 pts17.9%14.3%–
No health insurance coverage11.3%±5.9 pts7.5%4.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)84.8%±7.3 pts90.3%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)18.9%±10.8 pts21.5%32.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.1%±4.4 pts7.8%12.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier99.7%±0.5 pts91.8%88.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±3.0 pts1.3%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 Elbridge Township earn?

Half of Elbridge Township's 348 households earn less than $80,833 a year (±$30,318), against $62,417 in Oceana County and $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 it was $66,252 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureElbridge TownshipOceana CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$80,833±$30,318$62,417$72,875no clear change
Mean household income$82,100±$9,812$82,476$98,700–
Per capita income$28,242±$3,342$33,025$40,735no clear change
People below the poverty line14.9%±10.2 pts13.6%13.2%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line17.7%±12.3 pts18.5%17.6%–
Households receiving SNAP10.6%±5.0 pts15.9%13.5%–
Households with a computer89.7%±9.4 pts92.2%95.1%–
Households with a broadband subscription81.9%±10.0 pts83.1%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 Elbridge Township?

Owners occupy 95.7% of Elbridge Township's occupied homes and renters 4.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $207,500 by its owner (±$42,782). The median renter pays $763 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureElbridge TownshipOceana CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$207,500±$42,782$190,100$231,600+$88,984
Median gross rent$763±$143$759$1,129−$418
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent15.4%±24.0 pts29.7%41.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,513±$232$1,280$1,569–
Owner-occupied homes95.7%±2.1 pts84.5%73.2%+4.9 pts
Renter-occupied homes4.3%±2.1 pts15.5%26.8%–
Housing units432±6715,7234,622,236no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±8.6 pts0.5%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±73.6 pts2.7%5.1%–
Single-family detached homes88.7%±5.5 pts78.3%72.0%–
Mobile homes6.7%±3.4 pts15.9%5.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±6.7 pts0.9%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20196.7%±5.2 pts5.9%4.9%–
Built 1939 or earlier28.0%±9.1 pts16.9%14.6%–
Households with no vehicle1.1%±1.2 pts4.3%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 Elbridge Township work and get to work?

74.3% of Elbridge Township's workers drive alone and 16.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 21.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureElbridge TownshipOceana CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)53.1%±8.5 pts55.9%61.3%–
Unemployment rate5.3%±7.5 pts6.5%5.7%–
Drove alone to work74.3%±8.0 pts77.1%74.3%–
Carpooled7.1%±3.7 pts12.0%7.9%–
Public transportation0.8%±1.0 pts0.1%0.9%–
Walked1.3%±2.3 pts2.1%2.0%–
Worked from home16.5%±7.5 pts7.4%13.5%+9.5 pts
Mean travel time to work21.1 min±3.123.7 min24.2 minno clear change

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 Elbridge Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Elbridge Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Elbridge Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Elbridge Township
Tract 105Oceana County3,187 $57,826 $147,10029%

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 Elbridge Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Elbridge Township compare with other places in Michigan?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Elbridge Township is the 7,627th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 934th-most populous of 1,240 in Michigan.

Elbridge Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Elbridge Township'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 estimate934th1,240

Elbridge Township'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 Elbridge Township?

20 of the 57 figures for Elbridge Township 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 Elbridge Township 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.