Shafer city, MN

Chisago County, MN

2022 population: 1,111 ( 66 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population density: 886.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	942	84.79%	5.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	16	1.44%	433.3%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	58	5.22%	241.2%
Hispanic:	95	8.55%	352.4%

Total non-White:	169	15.21%	238.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-53	-6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	119	13.8

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
1,045
995	95.22%
5	0.48%
3	0.29%
2	0.19%
17	1.63%
21	2.01%
50	4.78%

2000
350
337	96.29%
0	0.00%
2	0.57%
0	0.00%
2	0.57%
9	2.57%
13	3.71%

1990
368
337	91.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
31	8.42%

1980
179
179	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

658	188.0
37	10.6

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

0	0.0
-18	-4.9

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

158	88.3
31	17.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Shafer 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
30.7
325	29.3%
786	70.7%
68	6.1%

390
2.85

292	74.9%
172	58.9%
30	10.3%
98	25.1%

2010
Number	Percent
29.4
354	33.9%
691	66.1%
49	4.7%

379
2.76

272	71.8%
200	73.5%
33	12.1%
107	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
30.9
118	33.7%
232	66.3%
18	5.1%

130
2.69

98	75.4%
66	67.3%
18	18.4%
32	24.6%

1990
Number	Percent
24.3
105	28.5%
263	71.5%
24	6.5%

126
2.92

88	69.8%
70	79.5%
10	11.4%
38	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
22.8
73	40.8%
106	59.2%
12	6.7%

64
2.80

42	65.6%
35	83.3%
7	16.7%
22	34.4%

2022 Housing Data for Shafer city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	15	3.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	56	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	79	20.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	40	10.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	47	12.1%
$200,000 or more	24	6.2%

Median Household Income	92,321
Per Capita Income	36,627

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	1.5%
Public Assistance	3	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	31	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	567	84.4%
Unemployed	21	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	588	87.5%
Not in Labor Force	84	12.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	282	154	64.7%
Non-Profit	13	39	25.0%
Self-Employed	3	25	10.7%

Local Government	20	67	23.0%
State Government	10	17	37.0%
Federal Government	7	3	70.0%

Total Private + Self	285	179	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50	126	28.4%
Total	335	305	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32	5.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	154	24.1%
Professional, Technical	126	19.7%
Service Occupations	121	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.5%
All others	207	32.3%

White Collar		48.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	142	22.2%
Health care and social assistance	108	16.9%
Construction	71	11.1%
Public administration	57	8.9%
Retail trade	47	7.3%
Educational services	46	7.2%
Wholesale trade	33	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	29	4.5%
Other services	23	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	2.3%
Finance and insurance	12	1.9%
Utilities	12	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	11	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.8%
Information	3	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	85	7.65%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	10	0.90%
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	984	95.8%
Spanish	38	3.7%
Chinese	5	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	363	32.7%
Norwegian	202	18.2%
English	135	12.2%
Irish	133	12.0%
Swedish	94	8.5%
Italian	52	4.7%
Scottish	50	4.5%
Czech	42	3.8%
French	40	3.6%
French Canadian	38	3.4%
American	32	2.9%
Polish	28	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	24	2.2%
Belgian	20	1.8%
Dutch	13	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,102	99.2%
Not a citizen	9	0.8%

Native	1,100	99.0%
Foreign-born	11	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	2.0%	21	3.1%	205	29.9%	320	46.7%	88	12.8%	37	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	2.0%
9-12 Years	21	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	205	29.9%
Some College	320	46.7%
Bach. Degree	88	12.8%
Grad Degree	37	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +95	R +72	R + 5.5%
D +23
2020 vs. 2012	R +112	R +165	R + 28.7%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +138	R +200	R + 35.7%
D -62

2016 vs. 2008	R +43	R +128	R + 30.2%
D -85
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	387	67.8%	Joe Biden (D)	162	28.4%	22	3.9%	571	22	21	0.02%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	292	61.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	139	29.3%	44	9.3%	475	17	16	0.02%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	275	54.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	215	42.7%	14	2.8%	504	10	7	0.02%
2008	82%	John McCain (R)	249	50.8%	Barack Obama (D)	224	45.7%	17	3.5%	490	7	5	0.02%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	192	53.9%	John Kerry (D)	161	45.2%	3	0.8%	356	6	3	0.01%
2000	66%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	76	50.0%	George W. Bush (R)	63	41.4%	13	8.6%	152	-4	-6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Shafer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

162

28.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

387

67.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

571

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Shafer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

139

29.3%

Donald Trump (R)

292

61.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.6%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

475

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Shafer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

215

42.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

275

54.6%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

504

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Shafer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

224

45.7%

John McCain (R)

249

50.8%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

490

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Shafer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

192

53.9%

John Kerry (D)

161

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

356

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Shafer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

41.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

50.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shafer city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	46%	Scott Jensen (R)	254	64.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	119	30.1%	23 [+]	5.8%	396	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (2.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (2.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (0.5%);
2020	S2	65%	Jason Lewis (R)	320	57.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	147	26.4%	89 [+]	16.0%	556	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 68 (12.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 21 (3.8%);
2018	S2	50%	Karin Housley (R)	227	55.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	152	37.0%	32 [+]	7.8%	411	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 32 (7.8%);
2018	S1	50%	Jim Newberger (R)	190	46.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	185	45.3%	33 [+]	8.1%	408	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (6.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (1.5%);
2018	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	222	54.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	160	39.1%	27 [+]	6.6%	409	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 21 (5.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	39%	Mike McFadden (R)	144	49.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	132	44.9%	18 [+]	6.1%	294	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 16 (5.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%);
2014	G	39%	Jeff Johnson (R)	155	53.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	114	39.0%	23 [+]	7.9%	292	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 16 (5.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (2.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	402
Median Value	$209,200

Occupied	390	97.0%
Vacant	12	3.0%

Owned	332	85.1%
Rented	58	14.9%
Median Rent	$1,067

Single-Family Units	256	63.7%
Detached	252	62.7%
Attached	4	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	3.2%
Mobile Homes	126	31.3%

Shafer city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Shafer city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Shafer city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shafer city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shafer city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shafer city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Shafer city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shafer city, MN