Becker township, MN

2022 population: 486 ( 31 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 13.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	354	72.84%	29.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	132	27.16%	2100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	132	27.16%	842.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-149	-34.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	118	27.7

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
517
503	97.29%
1	0.19%
1	0.19%
0	0.00%
6	1.16%
5	0.97%
14	2.71%

2000
514
495	96.30%
0	0.00%
5	0.97%
4	0.78%
10	1.95%
0	0.00%
19	3.70%

1990
414
375	90.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.97%
n/a
6	1.45%
39	9.42%

1980
362
357	98.62%
0	0.00%
3	0.83%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.55%
5	1.38%

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

8	1.6
-5	-1.0

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

120	29.0
-20	-4.8

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

18	5.0
34	9.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Becker 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
50.6
75	15.4%
411	84.6%
101	20.8%

215
2.23

130	60.5%
106	81.5%
2	1.5%
85	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
133	25.7%
384	74.3%
73	14.1%

207
2.50

136	65.7%
103	75.7%
14	10.3%
71	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
31.5
180	35.0%
334	65.0%
26	5.1%

173
2.97

136	78.6%
108	79.4%
8	5.9%
37	21.4%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
119	28.7%
295	71.3%
51	12.3%

135
3.07

102	75.6%
94	92.2%
2	2.0%
33	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
104	28.7%
258	71.3%
61	16.9%

123
2.94

105	85.4%
90	85.7%
3	2.9%
18	14.6%

2022 Housing Data for Becker township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	40	18.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	31	14.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	19	8.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	6.0%
$200,000 or more	6	2.8%

Median Household Income	56,875
Per Capita Income	31,468

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	8.8%
Public Assistance	20	9.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	36	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	225	69.0%
Unemployed	8	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	233	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	93	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	112	49	69.6%
Non-Profit	2	21	8.7%
Self-Employed	13	8	61.9%

Local Government	3	15	16.7%
State Government	6	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	125	57	68.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11	36	23.4%
Total	136	93	59.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	39	16.9%
Professional, Technical	45	19.5%
Service Occupations	25	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	9.5%
All others	96	41.6%

White Collar		47.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	62	26.8%
Manufacturing	33	14.3%
Wholesale trade	27	11.7%
Construction	23	10.0%
Educational services	23	10.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	9.5%
Retail trade	19	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	5	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.9%
Finance and insurance	2	0.9%
Utilities	2	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.9%
Other services	2	0.9%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	467	98.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	1.1%
German, other Germanic	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	135	27.8%
Norwegian	64	13.2%
Swedish	29	6.0%
Polish	19	3.9%
English	18	3.7%
French	17	3.5%
Russian	17	3.5%
American	14	2.9%
Dutch	14	2.9%
Scotch-Irish	13	2.7%
Irish	9	1.9%
Czech	8	1.6%
French Canadian	6	1.2%
Italian	5	1.0%
Welsh	5	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	483	99.4%
Not a citizen	3	0.6%

Native	480	98.8%
Foreign-born	6	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.3%	33	8.8%	129	34.3%	172	45.7%	29	7.7%	12	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.3%
9-12 Years	33	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	129	34.3%
Some College	172	45.7%
Bach. Degree	29	7.7%
Grad Degree	12	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	R +13	D + 9.6%
D +23
2020 vs. 2012	R +41	R +65	R + 21.2%
D -24
2020 vs. 2008	R +85	R +118	R + 39.0%
D -33

2016 vs. 2008	R +49	R +105	R + 48.5%
D -56
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	219	77.1%	Joe Biden (D)	59	20.8%	6	2.1%	284	32	30	0.01%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	183	75.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	36	14.8%	24	9.9%	243	30	29	0.01%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	178	66.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	83	31.1%	6	2.2%	267	22	19	0.01%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	134	55.8%	Barack Obama (D)	92	38.3%	14	5.8%	240	12	10	0.01%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	159	63.9%	John Kerry (D)	86	34.5%	4	1.6%	249	16	13	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	119	61.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	57	29.5%	17	8.8%	193	16	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

219

77.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

284

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14.8%

Donald Trump (R)

183

75.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

6.6%

TOTAL

243

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

178

66.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

267

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

38.3%

John McCain (R)

134

55.8%

Other

5.8%

TOTAL

240

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

159

63.9%

John Kerry (D)

34.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

249

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

119

61.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

29.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Becker township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Scott Jensen (R)	159	71.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	53	24.0%	9 [+]	4.1%	221	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (2.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	73%	Jason Lewis (R)	196	70.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	57	20.5%	25 [+]	9.0%	278	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 17 (6.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (2.9%);
2018	S2	50%	Karin Housley (R)	138	71.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	23.4%	9 [+]	4.7%	192	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (3.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.0%);
2018	S1	50%	Jim Newberger (R)	123	64.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	64	33.5%	4 [+]	2.1%	191	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.1%);
2018	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	139	72.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	47	24.5%	6 [+]	3.1%	192	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2014	S2	40%	Mike McFadden (R)	87	56.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	60	39.0%	7 [+]	4.5%	154	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.9%);
2014	G	40%	Jeff Johnson (R)	90	58.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	55	35.9%	8 [+]	5.2%	153	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (2.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	265
Median Value	$195,000

Occupied	215	81.1%
Vacant	50	18.9%

Owned	186	86.5%
Rented	29	13.5%
Median Rent	$589

Single-Family Units	184	69.4%
Detached	184	69.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	2.6%
Mobile Homes	68	25.7%

Becker township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Becker township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Becker township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Becker township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Becker township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Becker township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Becker township, MN