Moose Lake city, MN

Carlton County, MN

2022 population: 3,282 ( 531 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population density: 1000.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,375	72.36%	13.2%
Black:	491	14.96%	24.3%
Indian:	32	0.98%	68.3%
Asian:	49	1.49%	88.5%
2+ races:	171	5.21%	850.0%
Hispanic:	143	4.36%	31.2%

Total non-White:	907	27.64%	38.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	277	12.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	254	11.2

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
2,751
2,098	76.26%
395	14.36%
101	3.67%
26	0.95%
18	0.65%
109	3.96%
653	23.74%

2000
2,228
1,758	78.90%
238	10.68%
93	4.17%
7	0.31%
36	1.62%
96	4.31%
470	21.10%

1990
1,206
1,173	97.26%
0	0.00%
21	1.74%
7	0.58%
n/a
5	0.41%
33	2.74%

1980
1,408
1,370	97.30%
9	0.64%
21	1.49%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.57%
38	2.70%

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

340	15.3
183	8.2

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

585	48.5
437	36.2

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

-197	-14.0
-5	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Moose Lake 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
46.9
200	6.1%
3,082	93.9%
714	21.8%

584
1.86

237	40.6%
170	71.7%
18	7.6%
347	59.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
306	11.1%
2,445	88.9%
387	14.1%

648
2.01

318	49.1%
215	67.6%
53	16.7%
330	50.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
265	11.9%
1,963	88.1%
413	18.5%

572
2.03

298	52.1%
233	78.2%
35	11.7%
274	47.9%

1990
Number	Percent
47.5
264	21.9%
942	78.1%
386	32.0%

548
2.06

282	51.5%
220	78.0%
30	10.6%
266	48.5%

1980
Number	Percent
43.1
269	19.1%
1,139	80.9%
383	27.2%

530
2.15

311	58.7%
268	86.2%
26	8.4%
219	41.3%

2022 Housing Data for Moose Lake city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	50	8.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	39	6.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	57	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	106	18.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	33	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	23	3.9%
$200,000 or more	17	2.9%

Median Household Income	49,722
Per Capita Income	14,960

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	42	7.2%
Public Assistance	28	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	83	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	599	26.6%
Unemployed	4	0.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	603	26.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,653	73.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		73.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	146	69	67.9%
Non-Profit	9	29	23.7%
Self-Employed	14	10	58.3%

Local Government	38	36	51.4%
State Government	229	63	78.4%
Federal Government	40	5	88.9%

Total Private + Self	160	79	66.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	316	133	70.4%
Total	476	212	69.2%

Pct. Govt.	59.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37	5.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	56	8.1%
Professional, Technical	84	12.2%
Service Occupations	270	39.2%
All others	241	35.0%

White Collar		25.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	222	32.3%
Health care and social assistance	72	10.5%
Construction	51	7.4%
Manufacturing	51	7.4%
Other services	47	6.8%
Retail trade	45	6.5%
Educational services	44	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	35	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	26	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	24	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	21	3.1%
Finance and insurance	11	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	1.5%
Utilities	4	0.6%
Information	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	93	2.83%
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	50	1.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	21	0.64%
Laotian	15	0.46%
Hmong	13	0.40%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,882	89.5%
Spanish	192	6.0%
Other	74	2.3%
Other Asian	28	0.9%
German, other Germanic	23	0.7%
Arabic	10	0.3%
Tagalog	10	0.3%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	598	18.2%
Norwegian	254	7.7%
Swedish	243	7.4%
Finnish	170	5.2%
Irish	136	4.1%
Polish	112	3.4%
Dutch	111	3.4%
English	105	3.2%
Italian	101	3.1%
American	66	2.0%
Czech	56	1.7%
Scandinavian	47	1.4%
French Canadian	42	1.3%
Ethiopian	42	1.3%
French	41	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,114	94.9%
Not a citizen	168	5.1%

Native	3,082	93.9%
Foreign-born	200	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
158	5.5%	133	4.6%	1,368	47.2%	947	32.7%	215	7.4%	77	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	158	5.5%
9-12 Years	133	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,368	47.2%
Some College	947	32.7%
Bach. Degree	215	7.4%
Grad Degree	77	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +101	R +16	R + 5.8%
D +85
2020 vs. 2012	R +134	R +197	R + 27.1%
D -63
2020 vs. 2008	R +134	R +140	R + 22.1%
D -6

2016 vs. 2008	R +33	R +124	R + 16.3%
D -91
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	34%	Joe Biden (D)	462	54.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	367	42.9%	27	3.2%	856	-2	-4	0.03%
2016	29%	Hillary Clinton (D)	377	52.7%	Donald Trump (R)	266	37.2%	72	10.1%	715	-8	-9	0.02%
2012	32%	Barack Obama* (D)	525	66.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	233	29.5%	33	4.2%	791	-16	-18	0.03%
2008	31%	Barack Obama (D)	468	65.1%	John McCain (R)	233	32.4%	18	2.5%	719	-11	-13	0.02%
2004	37%	John Kerry (D)	480	60.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	289	36.7%	19	2.4%	788	-11	-14	0.03%
2000	32%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	355	57.3%	George W. Bush (R)	234	37.7%	31	5.0%	620	-8	-10	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Moose Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

462

54.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

367

42.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

856

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Moose Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

377

52.7%

Donald Trump (R)

266

37.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

6.4%

TOTAL

715

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -9

2012 President, Moose Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

525

66.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

233

29.5%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

791

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -18

2008 President, Moose Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

468

65.1%

John McCain (R)

233

32.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

719

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Moose Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

289

36.7%

John Kerry (D)

480

60.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

788

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Moose Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

234

37.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

355

57.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

620

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moose Lake city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	24%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	333	55.3%	Scott Jensen (R)	239	39.7%	30 [+]	5.0%	602	-5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 11 (1.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.3%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	33%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	442	52.9%	Jason Lewis (R)	296	35.4%	98 [+]	11.7%	836	-8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 60 (7.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 38 (4.5%);
2018	S2	26%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	387	60.1%	Karin Housley (R)	216	33.5%	41 [+]	6.4%	644	-9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 35 (5.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (0.9%);
2018	S1	25%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	413	64.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	204	31.7%	26 [+]	4.0%	643	-4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (3.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (0.9%);
2018	G	25%	Tim Walz (DFL)	388	60.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	221	34.6%	30 [+]	4.7%	639	-8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 22 (3.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	29%	Al Franken* (DFL)	488	67.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	176	24.2%	63 [+]	8.7%	727	-19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 35 (4.8%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 26 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	G	29%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	456	62.9%	Jeff Johnson (R)	171	23.6%	98 [+]	13.5%	725	-13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 54 (7.4%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 34 (4.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 3 (0.4%);

*: 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	641
Median Value	$164,100

Occupied	584	91.1%
Vacant	57	8.9%

Owned	315	53.9%
Rented	269	46.1%
Median Rent	$846

Single-Family Units	342	53.4%
Detached	323	50.4%
Attached	19	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	153	23.9%
Mobile Homes	81	12.6%

Moose Lake city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Moose Lake city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Moose Lake city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Moose Lake city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Moose Lake city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Moose Lake city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Moose Lake city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moose Lake city, MN