Walden township, MN

2022 population: 487 ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.1 square miles
Population density: 13.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	452	92.81%	7.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	3	0.62%	25.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	17	3.49%	240.0%
Hispanic:	15	3.08%	1400.0%

Total non-White:	35	7.19%	150.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-34	-8.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	21	5.1

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
500
486	97.20%
1	0.20%
4	0.80%
3	0.60%
5	1.00%
1	0.20%
14	2.80%

2000
417
409	98.08%
3	0.72%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.72%
2	0.48%
8	1.92%

1990
348
317	91.09%
0	0.00%
9	2.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
31	8.91%

1980
358
347	96.93%
0	0.00%
11	3.07%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	3.07%

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

77	18.5
6	1.4

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

92	26.4
-23	-6.6

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

-30	-8.4
20	5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Walden 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
40.1
131	26.9%
356	73.1%
96	19.7%

202
2.41

127	62.9%
99	78.0%
0	0.0%
75	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
115	23.0%
385	77.0%
91	18.2%

196
2.55

147	75.0%
122	83.0%
8	5.4%
49	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
131	31.4%
286	68.6%
44	10.6%

155
2.66

106	68.4%
93	87.7%
8	7.5%
49	31.6%

1990
Number	Percent
27.8
123	35.3%
225	64.7%
40	11.5%

103
3.38

91	88.3%
80	87.9%
3	3.3%
12	11.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
130	36.3%
228	63.7%
55	15.4%

109
3.28

92	84.4%
85	92.4%
1	1.1%
17	15.6%

2022 Housing Data for Walden township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	19.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	11.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	13	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	33	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	6.9%
$200,000 or more	18	8.9%

Median Household Income	54,167
Per Capita Income	30,673

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	5.0%
Public Assistance	4	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	175	64.8%
Unemployed	5	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	180	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	90	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	91	45	66.9%
Non-Profit	2	13	13.3%
Self-Employed	9	5	64.3%

Local Government	0	9	0.0%
State Government	0	13	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	100	50	66.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2	35	5.4%
Total	102	85	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	13.9%
Professional, Technical	24	12.8%
Service Occupations	37	19.8%
All others	83	44.4%

White Collar		35.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	40	21.4%
Manufacturing	36	19.3%
Retail trade	29	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	26	13.9%
Educational services	20	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	12	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4	2.1%
Finance and insurance	4	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	1.1%
Information	2	1.1%
Utilities	2	1.1%
Public administration	2	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12	2.46%
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	3	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	439	96.9%
Spanish	14	3.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	160	32.9%
Norwegian	63	12.9%
Irish	61	12.5%
Swedish	50	10.3%
English	49	10.1%
French Canadian	27	5.5%
Czech	23	4.7%
Polish	19	3.9%
Finnish	15	3.1%
American	14	2.9%
French	11	2.3%
Scandinavian	11	2.3%
Scottish	10	2.1%
Russian	6	1.2%
Danish	4	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	487	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	487	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.4%	34	9.7%	128	36.7%	136	39.0%	33	9.5%	13	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.4%
9-12 Years	34	9.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	128	36.7%
Some College	136	39.0%
Bach. Degree	33	9.5%
Grad Degree	13	3.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +50	R +20	D + 7.0%
D +30
2020 vs. 2012	R +63	R +50	R + 9.9%
D +13
2020 vs. 2008	R +60	R +56	R + 14.8%
D +4

2016 vs. 2008	R +10	R +36	R + 21.7%
D -26
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	187	70.0%	Joe Biden (D)	78	29.2%	2	0.7%	267	25	23	0.01%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	137	66.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	48	23.4%	20	9.8%	205	22	21	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	124	60.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	65	31.9%	15	7.4%	204	16	14	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	127	59.3%	Barack Obama (D)	74	34.6%	13	6.1%	214	16	14	0.01%
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	113	62.1%	John Kerry (D)	68	37.4%	1	0.5%	182	14	11	0.01%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	99	60.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	55	33.3%	11	6.7%	165	14	12	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Walden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

187

70.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

267

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Walden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

23.4%

Donald Trump (R)

137

66.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

6.8%

TOTAL

205

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Walden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

31.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

124

60.8%

Other

7.4%

TOTAL

204

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Walden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34.6%

John McCain (R)

127

59.3%

Other

6.1%

TOTAL

214

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Walden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

113

62.1%

John Kerry (D)

37.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

182

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Walden township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

60.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

33.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

165

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Walden township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	51%	Scott Jensen (R)	141	73.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	49	25.4%	3 [+]	1.6%	193	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	68%	Jason Lewis (R)	166	64.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	73	28.4%	18 [+]	7.0%	257	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (5.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.6%);
2018	S2	45%	Karin Housley (R)	105	61.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	58	33.9%	8 [+]	4.7%	171	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.2%);
2018	S1	45%	Jim Newberger (R)	99	57.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	70	40.9%	2 [+]	1.2%	171	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.2%);
2018	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	104	60.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	61	35.7%	6 [+]	3.5%	171	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.2%);
2014	S2	35%	Mike McFadden (R)	67	50.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	58	43.3%	9 [+]	6.7%	134	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (5.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.5%);
2014	G	35%	Jeff Johnson (R)	74	54.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	51	37.8%	10 [+]	7.4%	135	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (2.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%); 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	222
Median Value	$190,200

Occupied	202	91.0%
Vacant	20	9.0%

Owned	164	81.2%
Rented	38	18.8%
Median Rent	$775

Single-Family Units	176	79.3%
Detached	170	76.6%
Attached	6	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	41	18.5%

Walden township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Walden township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Walden township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walden township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walden township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Walden township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Walden township, MN