Watertown township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,121 ( 83 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.5 square miles
Population density: 36.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,056	94.20%	9.7%
Black:	3	0.27%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	21	1.87%	600.0%
2+ races:	41	3.66%	215.4%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	65	5.80%	85.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-113	-11.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	30	3.0

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
1,204
1,169	97.09%
2	0.17%
1	0.08%
3	0.25%
13	1.08%
16	1.33%
35	2.91%

2000
1,427
1,402	98.25%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
20	1.40%
0	0.00%
5	0.35%
25	1.75%

1990
1,349
1,331	98.67%
0	0.00%
11	0.82%
2	0.15%
n/a
5	0.37%
18	1.33%

1980
3,247
3,233	99.57%
0	0.00%
4	0.12%
10	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.43%

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

-233	-16.3
10	0.7

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

71	5.3
7	0.5

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

-1,902	-58.6
4	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Watertown 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
44.8
243	21.7%
878	78.3%
215	19.2%

423
2.65

279	66.0%
250	89.6%
0	0.0%
144	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.4
260	21.6%
944	78.4%
157	13.0%

468
2.57

363	77.6%
330	90.9%
8	2.2%
105	22.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
416	29.2%
1,011	70.8%
123	8.6%

465
2.95

378	81.3%
352	93.1%
5	1.3%
87	18.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
408	30.2%
941	69.8%
120	8.9%

446
3.02

387	86.8%
355	91.7%
8	2.1%
59	13.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
1,062	32.7%
2,185	67.3%
356	11.0%

1,065
3.00

847	79.5%
744	87.8%
40	4.7%
218	20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Watertown township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	57	13.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	42	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	75	17.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	1.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	44	10.4%
$200,000 or more	50	11.8%

Median Household Income	80,938
Per Capita Income	39,640

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	2.8%
Public Assistance	3	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	492	69.5%
Unemployed	42	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	534	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	174	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	196	127	60.7%
Non-Profit	13	39	25.0%
Self-Employed	87	31	73.7%

Local Government	6	10	37.5%
State Government	3	5	37.5%
Federal Government	5	2	71.4%

Total Private + Self	283	158	64.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27	56	32.5%
Total	310	214	59.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	74	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	90	17.2%
Professional, Technical	110	21.0%
Service Occupations	97	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	1.0%
All others	153	29.2%

White Collar		52.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	86	16.4%
Health care and social assistance	78	14.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	56	10.7%
Manufacturing	53	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	37	7.1%
Finance and insurance	37	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	31	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	29	5.5%
Other services	27	5.2%
Retail trade	20	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	3.6%
Educational services	18	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	2.7%
Wholesale trade	6	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.8%
Public administration	4	0.8%
Utilities	3	0.6%
Information	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%
Chinese	21	1.87%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,079	97.7%
Chinese	21	1.9%
Spanish	4	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	531	47.4%
Irish	167	14.9%
Norwegian	148	13.2%
Swedish	118	10.5%
Northern European	95	8.5%
Danish	48	4.3%
Polish	42	3.7%
Scandinavian	41	3.7%
English	34	3.0%
Finnish	18	1.6%
American	16	1.4%
French	12	1.1%
Italian	12	1.1%
African	10	0.9%
West Indian	10	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,100	98.1%
Not a citizen	21	1.9%

Native	1,089	97.1%
Foreign-born	32	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.3%	34	4.5%	266	35.0%	273	35.9%	140	18.4%	46	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.3%
9-12 Years	34	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	266	35.0%
Some College	273	35.9%
Bach. Degree	140	18.4%
Grad Degree	46	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +61	R +5	D + 5.3%
D +56
2020 vs. 2012	R +82	R +86	R + 7.4%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +98	R +126	R + 12.8%
D -28

2016 vs. 2008	R +37	R +121	R + 18.1%
D -84
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	104%	Donald Trump* (R)	583	67.9%	Joe Biden (D)	265	30.8%	11	1.3%	859	23	21	0.03%
2016	89%	Donald Trump (R)	522	66.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	209	26.8%	49	6.3%	780	22	21	0.03%
2012	85%	Mitt Romney (R)	501	64.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	269	34.4%	13	1.7%	783	19	17	0.03%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	485	60.9%	Barack Obama (D)	293	36.8%	18	2.3%	796	17	15	0.03%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	524	63.4%	John Kerry (D)	288	34.9%	14	1.7%	826	16	13	0.03%
2000	77%	George W. Bush (R)	480	61.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	257	32.8%	46	5.9%	783	16	13	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Watertown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

265

30.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

583

67.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

859

Turnout: 104%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Watertown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

209

26.8%

Donald Trump (R)

522

66.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

780

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Watertown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

269

34.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

501

64.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

783

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Watertown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

293

36.8%

John McCain (R)

485

60.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

796

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Watertown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

524

63.4%

John Kerry (D)

288

34.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

826

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Watertown township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

480

61.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

257

32.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

783

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watertown township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	91%	Scott Jensen (R)	516	69.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	218	29.1%	14 [+]	1.9%	748	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (0.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.7%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	103%	Jason Lewis (R)	564	66.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	254	29.9%	32 [+]	3.8%	850	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (2.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.3%);
2018	S2	82%	Karin Housley (R)	458	65.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	225	32.3%	14 [+]	2.0%	697	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (1.9%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	83%	Jim Newberger (R)	409	58.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	280	39.8%	14 [+]	2.0%	703	22	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	83%	Jeff Johnson (R)	458	65.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	224	32.0%	19 [+]	2.7%	701	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 14 (2.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%);
2014	S2	66%	Mike McFadden (R)	379	63.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	202	34.1%	12 [+]	2.0%	593	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (1.2%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (0.8%);
2014	G	66%	Jeff Johnson (R)	385	65.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	188	31.8%	19 [+]	3.2%	592	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); 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	457
Median Value	$430,800

Occupied	423	92.6%
Vacant	34	7.4%

Owned	386	91.3%
Rented	37	8.7%
Median Rent	$1,138

Single-Family Units	447	97.8%
Detached	445	97.4%
Attached	2	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	2.2%

Watertown township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Watertown township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Watertown township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Watertown township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Watertown township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Watertown township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watertown township, MN