Waconia township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,085 ( 143 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.1 square miles
Population density: 45.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,035	95.39%	13.0%
Black:	5	0.46%	400.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.28%	40.0%
2+ races:	27	2.49%	145.5%
Hispanic:	4	0.37%	76.5%

Total non-White:	50	4.61%	31.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-155	-15.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	12	1.2

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
1,228
1,190	96.91%
1	0.08%
4	0.33%
5	0.41%
11	0.90%
17	1.38%
38	3.09%

2000
1,200
1,177	98.08%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	1.00%
11	0.92%
0	0.00%
23	1.92%

1990
1,287
1,273	98.91%
0	0.00%
4	0.31%
6	0.47%
n/a
4	0.31%
14	1.09%

1980
4,040
4,019	99.48%
0	0.00%
9	0.22%
6	0.15%
n/a
6	0.15%
21	0.52%

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

13	1.1
15	1.2

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

-96	-7.5
9	0.7

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

-2,746	-68.0
-7	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Waconia 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
47.4
255	23.5%
830	76.5%
259	23.9%

407
2.67

326	80.1%
302	92.6%
5	1.5%
81	19.9%

2010
Number	Percent
45.3
321	26.1%
907	73.9%
170	13.8%

434
2.83

364	83.9%
328	90.1%
10	2.7%
70	16.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
380	31.7%
820	68.3%
84	7.0%

407
2.95

336	82.6%
308	91.7%
11	3.3%
71	17.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
382	29.7%
905	70.3%
101	7.8%

409
3.15

359	87.8%
330	91.9%
9	2.5%
50	12.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
1,221	30.2%
2,819	69.8%
624	15.4%

1,389
2.86

1,047	75.4%
940	89.8%
42	4.0%
342	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Waconia township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	21	5.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	59	14.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	79	19.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	17.0%
$200,000 or more	64	15.7%

Median Household Income	138,875
Per Capita Income	59,758

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	5.9%
Public Assistance	6	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	1.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	484	82.6%
Unemployed	12	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	496	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	90	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	207	163	55.9%
Non-Profit	3	15	16.7%
Self-Employed	78	27	74.3%

Local Government	14	14	50.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	5	7	41.7%

Total Private + Self	285	190	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	36	37.9%
Total	307	226	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	158	29.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	88	16.3%
Professional, Technical	116	21.4%
Service Occupations	86	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.1%
All others	93	17.2%

White Collar		66.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	105	19.4%
Health care and social assistance	71	13.1%
Educational services	62	11.5%
Construction	44	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	41	7.6%
Finance and insurance	36	6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	6.7%
Retail trade	36	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	33	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	19	3.5%
Other services	16	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	1.5%
Wholesale trade	3	0.6%
Public administration	3	0.6%
Utilities	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	4	0.37%
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	%
Filipino	3	0.28%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,034	99.5%
Tagalog	3	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	539	49.7%
Swedish	172	15.9%
Norwegian	161	14.8%
Irish	114	10.5%
English	109	10.0%
European	53	4.9%
French	21	1.9%
Hungarian	21	1.9%
Scottish	20	1.8%
Polish	19	1.8%
Czech	17	1.6%
Italian	17	1.6%
Scandinavian	12	1.1%
British	11	1.0%
American	9	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,074	99.0%
Not a citizen	11	1.0%

Native	1,071	98.7%
Foreign-born	14	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.1%	11	1.4%	221	28.2%	248	31.6%	226	28.8%	70	8.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.1%
9-12 Years	11	1.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	221	28.2%
Some College	248	31.6%
Bach. Degree	226	28.8%
Grad Degree	70	8.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +66	R +25	D + 2.8%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +38	R +66	R + 7.9%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +81	R +104	R + 11.0%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +15	R +79	R + 13.7%
D -64
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	100%	Donald Trump* (R)	556	69.7%	Joe Biden (D)	233	29.2%	9	1.1%	798	24	23	0.02%
2016	88%	Donald Trump (R)	490	66.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	192	26.0%	57	7.7%	739	21	20	0.03%
2012	89%	Mitt Romney (R)	518	65.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	261	33.2%	8	1.0%	787	21	19	0.03%
2008	84%	John McCain (R)	475	63.7%	Barack Obama (D)	256	34.3%	15	2.0%	746	20	18	0.03%
2004	92%	George W. Bush* (R)	521	66.5%	John Kerry (D)	253	32.3%	9	1.1%	783	19	16	0.03%
2000	83%	George W. Bush (R)	421	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	215	31.6%	45	6.6%	681	16	14	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

233

29.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

556

69.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

798

Turnout: 100%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Waconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

192

26.0%

Donald Trump (R)

490

66.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

739

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Waconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

261

33.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

518

65.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

787

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Waconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

256

34.3%

John McCain (R)

475

63.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

746

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Waconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

521

66.5%

John Kerry (D)

253

32.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

783

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Waconia township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

421

61.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

215

31.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

681

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waconia township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	84%	Scott Jensen (R)	457	68.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	197	29.5%	13 [+]	1.9%	667	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.6%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (0.4%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	99%	Jason Lewis (R)	537	67.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	228	28.8%	28 [+]	3.5%	793	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (2.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.0%);
2018	S2	83%	Karin Housley (R)	454	66.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	203	29.8%	25 [+]	3.7%	682	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (0.9%);
2018	S1	84%	Jim Newberger (R)	374	54.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	296	43.1%	17 [+]	2.5%	687	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 15 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	83%	Jeff Johnson (R)	453	66.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	212	31.1%	16 [+]	2.3%	681	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	70%	Mike McFadden (R)	374	62.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	204	33.8%	25 [+]	4.1%	603	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 15 (2.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 10 (1.7%);
2014	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	391	65.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	186	30.9%	24 [+]	4.0%	601	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 19 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%); 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	421
Median Value	$547,800

Occupied	407	96.7%
Vacant	14	3.3%

Owned	381	93.6%
Rented	26	6.4%
Median Rent	$1,413

Single-Family Units	412	97.9%
Detached	410	97.4%
Attached	2	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	1.2%
Mobile Homes	4	1.0%

Waconia township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waconia township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Waconia township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waconia township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waconia township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waconia township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waconia township, MN