Woodhull TownshipMI
A town of 3,689, settled in 1850.
Is Woodhull Township a good place to live?
Woodhull Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 311th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $94K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 60% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $280K, 4.2 years of the Owosso area’s $67K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Woodhull Township’s age of the median resident is 47.8 years, against 42.5 years in Michigan’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
99% of working residents leave Woodhull Township for work
Where Woodhull Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How Woodhull Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Woodhull Township is from typical.
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Moving to Woodhull Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodhull 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodhull Township.
Protected land: 9.3% of Woodhull Township
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 8.7 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Woodhull Township: one, of 17 acres.
| Woodhull Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodhull Township Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Woodhull Township
Woodhull Township has 120 jobs for its 1,208 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Woodhull Township had 120 jobs in 2021, down 141 from 2011. Only 1% of working residents stay in Woodhull Township for work; the rest commute out. Its average trip to work is 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
| Woodhull Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Woodhull Township, mostly cold waves
On expected storm and flood damage, Woodhull Township sits below just over two thirds of U.S. communities. 30% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by tornadoes at 27%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Woodhull Township
Woodhull Township’s typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Michigan overall
Among residents in Woodhull Township, 22% are 65 or older. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 32%, against 32% across Michigan.
| Woodhull Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Woodhull Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 25% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Woodhull Township are healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
5.6% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Woodhull Township. The town beats the Michigan average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults in the town, 23% get no exercise outside work and 81% had a checkup this year.
| Woodhull Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 25% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.6% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Woodhull Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 11.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodhull Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumEli and Edythe Broad Art Museum150K visitors a year
13 mi Zoo & aquariumPotter Park Zoo
13 mi MuseumR. E. Olds Transportation Museum
36 mi MuseumSloan Museum
10 mi GardenW. J. Beal Botanical Garden
10 mi MuseumMichigan State University MuseumPhoto credits
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Potter Park Zoo: Dj1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 · R. E. Olds Transportation Museum: kennethaw88, CC BY 4.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · W. J. Beal Botanical Garden: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Michigan State University Museum: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Woodhull Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Woodhull Township
About 2 of every 100 Woodhull Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Woodhull Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Woodhull Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,687 at the 2020 census. Woodhull Township as organized in 1838.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 883 ft
Woodhull Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Woodhull Township.
Williamstown Township next door grades higher for schools (A to Woodhull Township’s B) and lower for cost of living (D to B−).
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhull Township | #311 | B | B− | — | B | B |
| Perry Township | #469 | C+ | B | — | B | C+ |
| Williamstown Township | #237 | B+ | D | — | A | A− |
| Sciota Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Bath Township | #240 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | A− |
Sciota Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Woodhull Township, Perry Township, Williamstown Township and Sciota Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodhull Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodhull Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodhull Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Woodhull Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #311 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Woodhull Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.