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A town of 1,636, settled in 1836. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Caseville Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for civic life and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for incomes. 40% of residents are 65 or older in Caseville Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 110 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns score lower on incomes. On civic life, just 87 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Sand Point Nature Preserve, 309 acres with 3.3 miles of trail. Caseville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Caseville Township beats most towns.
2,570 counted in 2010 and 1,674 in 2020; an estimated 1,636 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Caseville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 634 in 1880, a peak of 888 in 2000, 652 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Caseville Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Caseville Township.
9.4% of Caseville Township residents are under 18, below both Michigan’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (22%). The median age in Caseville Township is 61.7 years. Caseville Township has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 1,636 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Caseville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 9.4% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 61.7 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Caseville Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.2% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Caseville Township for work: only 7% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Caseville Township. Since 2011, Caseville Township has added 276 jobs, to 312 in 2021.
| Caseville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Caseville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Caseville Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Caseville Township’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Caseville Township beats the Michigan average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 44% of Caseville Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Caseville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Caseville Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
13 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Caseville Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sand Point Nature Preserve | 3.3 mi | 309 |
| 2. Caseville County Park | 0.1 mi | 15 |
| 3. Caseville Township Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Caseville Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Caseville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Where Caseville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
City in Michigan, United States
Caseville is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located at the mouth of the Pigeon River on Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. The population was 652 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Caseville Township. A popular destination for summer tourists, it sponsors the 10-day Cheeseburger in Caseville festival, a tribute to Jimmy Buffett's song "Cheeseburger in Paradise". It has been also called the "Perch Capital of Michigan" for its extraordinary catches of the native fish yellow "perch".
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5 towns share a border with Caseville Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseville Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Lake Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McKinley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairhaven Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | C |
| Chandler Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sims Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caseville Township and Fairhaven Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Caseville Township and Fairhaven Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Township, McKinley Township, Chandler Township and Sims Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Caseville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
The typical home is worth about $204,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.