Cloquet city, MN

Carlton County, MN

2022 population: 12,559 ( 435 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.2 square miles
Population density: 356.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,657	84.86%	4.9%
Black:	150	1.19%	188.5%
Indian:	835	6.65%	34.3%
Asian:	88	0.70%	31.3%
2+ races:	522	4.16%	27.6%
Hispanic:	303	2.41%	87.0%

Total non-White:	1,902	15.14%	3.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	497	5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-62	-0.6

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
12,124
10,160	83.80%
52	0.43%
1,271	10.48%
67	0.55%
409	3.37%
162	1.34%
1,964	16.20%

2000
11,157
9,831	88.12%
0	0.00%
887	7.95%
51	0.46%
288	2.58%
89	0.80%
1,326	11.88%

1990
10,885
10,079	92.60%
8	0.07%
705	6.48%
53	0.49%
n/a
40	0.37%
806	7.40%

1980
11,142
10,480	94.06%
0	0.00%
617	5.54%
6	0.05%
n/a
39	0.35%
662	5.94%

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

329	2.9
638	5.7

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

-248	-2.3
520	4.8

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

-401	-3.6
144	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cloquet city, 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
35.5
3,116	24.8%
9,443	75.2%
2,042	16.3%

5,170
2.37

3,073	59.4%
1,825	59.4%
513	16.7%
2,097	40.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
3,095	25.5%
9,029	74.5%
1,843	15.2%

4,959
2.40

3,126	63.0%
2,138	68.4%
440	14.1%
1,833	37.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
2,837	25.4%
8,320	74.6%
1,979	17.7%

4,626
2.37

2,912	62.9%
2,247	77.2%
342	11.7%
1,714	37.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
2,920	26.8%
7,965	73.2%
1,908	17.5%

4,403
2.44

2,984	67.8%
2,334	78.2%
367	12.3%
1,419	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
3,229	29.0%
7,913	71.0%
1,655	14.9%

4,105
2.68

2,979	72.6%
2,492	83.7%
265	8.9%
1,126	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Cloquet city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	156	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	271	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	200	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	201	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	171	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	266	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	230	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	254	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	342	6.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	517	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	552	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	697	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	529	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	251	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	261	5.0%
$200,000 or more	272	5.3%

Median Household Income	59,647
Per Capita Income	34,514

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	300	5.8%
Public Assistance	350	6.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	757	14.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,789	76.4%
Unemployed	277	3.7%
In Armed Forces	20	0.3%

Total Labor Force	6,086	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,494	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,958	1,915	50.6%
Non-Profit	175	581	23.1%
Self-Employed	234	306	43.3%

Local Government	207	269	43.5%
State Government	183	89	67.3%
Federal Government	109	65	62.6%

Total Private + Self	2,192	2,221	49.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	674	1,004	40.2%
Total	2,866	3,225	47.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	402	6.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,381	22.7%
Professional, Technical	1,571	25.8%
Service Occupations	1,391	22.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.1%
All others	1,346	22.1%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,360	22.3%
Retail trade	929	15.3%
Manufacturing	777	12.8%
Educational services	421	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	395	6.5%
Construction	346	5.7%
Public administration	279	4.6%
Finance and insurance	257	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	242	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	223	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	217	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	179	2.9%
Other services	153	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	120	2.0%
Wholesale trade	109	1.8%
Information	64	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.2%
Utilities	4	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	240	1.91%
Puerto Rican	11	0.09%
Cuban	1	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	12	0.10%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	12	0.10%
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	39	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	49	0.39%
Indian	29	0.23%
Filipino	6	0.05%
Vietnamese	4	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,411	96.2%
Other	186	1.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	83	0.7%
German, other Germanic	52	0.4%
Chinese	39	0.3%
Spanish	31	0.3%
Other Indo-European	29	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	27	0.2%
Korean	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,893	23.0%
Irish	1,686	13.4%
Finnish	1,380	11.0%
English	1,351	10.8%
Norwegian	1,242	9.9%
Polish	948	7.5%
Swedish	936	7.5%
Italian	531	4.2%
French	361	2.9%
American	355	2.8%
Scandinavian	314	2.5%
Czech	260	2.1%
French Canadian	217	1.7%
Dutch	157	1.3%
European	109	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,506	99.6%
Not a citizen	53	0.4%

Native	12,429	99.0%
Foreign-born	130	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
190	2.4%	374	4.7%	2,477	30.8%	3,040	37.8%	1,382	17.2%	569	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	190	2.4%
9-12 Years	374	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,477	30.8%
Some College	3,040	37.8%
Bach. Degree	1,382	17.2%
Grad Degree	569	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +346	D +275	D + 2.9%
D +621
2020 vs. 2012	R +844	R +1,252	R + 21.5%
D -408
2020 vs. 2008	R +832	R +1,357	R + 22.5%
D -525

2016 vs. 2008	R +486	R +1,632	R + 25.4%
D -1,146
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	3,639	54.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,856	42.9%	166	2.5%	6,661	-2	-4	0.20%
2016	64%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,018	50.1%	Donald Trump (R)	2,510	41.6%	501	8.3%	6,029	-3	-4	0.20%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,047	65.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,012	32.5%	129	2.1%	6,188	-12	-15	0.21%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	4,164	66.0%	John McCain (R)	2,024	32.1%	119	1.9%	6,307	-12	-14	0.22%
2004	74%	John Kerry (D)	4,187	65.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,095	33.0%	70	1.1%	6,352	-15	-18	0.22%
2000	62%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,099	60.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,773	34.6%	250	4.9%	5,122	-11	-13	0.21%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cloquet city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,639

54.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,856

42.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

6,661

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Cloquet city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,018

50.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,510

41.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

213

3.5%

Other

288

4.8%

TOTAL

6,029

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Cloquet city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,047

65.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,012

32.5%

Other

129

2.1%

TOTAL

6,188

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Cloquet city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,164

66.0%

John McCain (R)

2,024

32.1%

Other

119

1.9%

TOTAL

6,307

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -14

2004 President, Cloquet city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,095

33.0%

John Kerry (D)

4,187

65.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,352

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -18

2000 President, Cloquet city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,773

34.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,099

60.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

182

3.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,122

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cloquet city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	2,635	55.0%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,914	39.9%	244 [+]	5.1%	4,793	-5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 103 (2.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 64 (1.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 56 (1.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	67%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	3,361	51.5%	Jason Lewis (R)	2,542	38.9%	627 [+]	9.6%	6,530	-5	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 484 (7.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 140 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	S2	56%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	3,193	59.9%	Karin Housley (R)	1,835	34.4%	300 [+]	5.6%	5,328	-8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 264 (5.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 36 (0.7%);
2018	S1	56%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	3,529	65.9%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,614	30.1%	212 [+]	4.0%	5,355	-6	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 163 (3.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 49 (0.9%);
2018	G	55%	Tim Walz (DFL)	3,184	59.8%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,886	35.5%	250 [+]	4.7%	5,320	-7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 192 (3.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 55 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	S2	47%	Al Franken* (DFL)	2,853	65.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,373	31.3%	157 [+]	3.6%	4,383	-12	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 81 (1.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 74 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	G	47%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	2,690	61.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,422	32.5%	259 [+]	5.9%	4,371	-9	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 111 (2.5%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 110 (2.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 36 (0.8%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 2 (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	5,524
Median Value	$184,300

Occupied	5,170	93.6%
Vacant	354	6.4%

Owned	3,454	66.8%
Rented	1,716	33.2%
Median Rent	$980

Single-Family Units	4,222	76.4%
Detached	4,055	73.4%
Attached	167	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	809	14.6%
Mobile Homes	222	4.0%

Cloquet city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cloquet city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Cloquet city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cloquet city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cloquet city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cloquet city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cloquet city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cloquet city, MN