Spencer township, MN

2022 population: 521 ( 3 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.9 square miles
Population density: 14.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	511	98.08%	4.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	2	0.38%	81.8%
Hispanic:	8	1.54%	60.0%

Total non-White:	10	1.92%	63.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	20	4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-17	-4.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
518
491	94.79%
0	0.00%
4	0.77%
5	0.97%
11	2.12%
5	0.97%
27	5.21%

2000
670
642	95.82%
0	0.00%
24	3.58%
0	0.00%
2	0.30%
2	0.30%
28	4.18%

1990
479
468	97.70%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.42%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	2.30%

1980
453
453	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-151	-22.5
-1	-0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

174	36.3
17	3.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

15	3.3
11	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Spencer township, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.6
120	23.0%
401	77.0%
151	29.0%

189
2.76

132	69.8%
103	78.0%
21	15.9%
57	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
49.1
86	16.6%
432	83.4%
111	21.4%

215
2.37

162	75.3%
146	90.1%
5	3.1%
53	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
189	28.2%
481	71.8%
69	10.3%

241
2.78

185	76.8%
168	90.8%
3	1.6%
56	23.2%

1990
Number	Percent
?
0	0.0%
479	100.0%
0	0.0%

0
?

0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
126	27.8%
327	72.2%
53	11.7%

159
2.85

132	83.0%
123	93.2%
7	5.3%
27	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Spencer township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	40	21.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	19.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	3.7%
$200,000 or more	12	6.3%

Median Household Income	72,019
Per Capita Income	32,255

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	4.8%
Public Assistance	8	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	190	71.4%
Unemployed	21	7.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	211	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	55	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	61	56	52.1%
Non-Profit	6	10	37.5%
Self-Employed	45	11	80.4%

Local Government	5	18	21.7%
State Government	6	1	85.7%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	106	67	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17	29	37.0%
Total	123	96	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	52	23.7%
Professional, Technical	26	11.9%
Service Occupations	56	25.6%
All others	68	31.1%

White Collar		43.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	47	21.5%
Manufacturing	37	16.9%
Accommodation and food services	23	10.5%
Retail trade	16	7.3%
Other services	14	6.4%
Public administration	13	5.9%
Educational services	12	5.5%
Construction	12	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	11	5.0%
Wholesale trade	8	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	2.3%
Finance and insurance	5	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	1.8%
Information	2	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	1.54%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	472	97.9%
Spanish	3	0.6%
Arabic	3	0.6%
German, other Germanic	2	0.4%
Other Indo-European	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	187	35.9%
Norwegian	96	18.4%
Swedish	83	15.9%
Irish	67	12.9%
English	60	11.5%
American	37	7.1%
Finnish	22	4.2%
Danish	17	3.3%
European	14	2.7%
Lebanese	8	1.5%
French	8	1.5%
Scandinavian	8	1.5%
Dutch	6	1.2%
Polish	6	1.2%
Czech	4	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	521	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	519	99.6%
Foreign-born	2	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	4.2%	5	1.3%	127	33.5%	156	41.2%	52	13.7%	23	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	4.2%
9-12 Years	5	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	127	33.5%
Some College	156	41.2%
Bach. Degree	52	13.7%
Grad Degree	23	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	R +50	R + 13.0%
D -14
2020 vs. 2012	R +43	R +84	R + 25.2%
D -41
2020 vs. 2008	R +70	R +130	R + 39.0%
D -60

2016 vs. 2008	R +34	R +80	R + 26.0%
D -46
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	239	69.7%	Joe Biden (D)	93	27.1%	11	3.2%	343	24	23	0.01%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	203	60.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	107	31.8%	27	8.0%	337	15	14	0.01%
2012	79%	Mitt Romney (R)	196	57.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	134	39.4%	10	2.9%	340	13	10	0.01%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	169	51.2%	Barack Obama (D)	153	46.4%	8	2.4%	330	7	6	0.01%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	184	57.0%	John Kerry (D)	134	41.5%	5	1.5%	323	9	6	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	149	53.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	110	39.3%	21	7.5%	280	8	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Spencer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

27.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

239

69.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

343

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Spencer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

107

31.8%

Donald Trump (R)

203

60.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

337

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Spencer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

134

39.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

196

57.6%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

340

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Spencer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

153

46.4%

John McCain (R)

169

51.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

330

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Spencer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

184

57.0%

John Kerry (D)

134

41.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

323

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Spencer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

149

53.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

110

39.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

5.0%

TOTAL

280

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spencer township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Scott Jensen (R)	200	63.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	108	34.3%	7 [+]	2.2%	315	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.0%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.3%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	78%	Jason Lewis (R)	215	63.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	108	32.0%	14 [+]	4.2%	337	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (2.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (1.8%);
2018	S2	67%	Karin Housley (R)	159	55.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	116	40.6%	11 [+]	3.8%	286	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (2.1%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (1.7%);
2018	S1	67%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	140	49.0%	Jim Newberger (R)	138	48.3%	8 [+]	2.8%	286	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 4 (1.4%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.4%);
2018	G	67%	Jeff Johnson (R)	158	55.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	120	42.0%	8 [+]	2.8%	286	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 6 (2.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%);
2014	S2	62%	Al Franken* (DFL)	129	48.3%	Mike McFadden (R)	128	47.9%	10 [+]	3.7%	267	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.1%);
2014	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	137	51.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	120	44.8%	11 [+]	4.1%	268	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	223
Median Value	$208,600

Occupied	189	84.8%
Vacant	34	15.2%

Owned	151	79.9%
Rented	38	20.1%
Median Rent	$940

Single-Family Units	202	90.6%
Detached	200	89.7%
Attached	2	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	18	8.1%

Spencer township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Spencer township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Spencer township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spencer township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spencer township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spencer township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Spencer township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spencer township, MN