Comfrey city, MN

Brown County, MN
Cottonwood County, MN

2022 population: 370 ( 12 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population density: 6599.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	351	94.86%	5.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.54%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	7	1.89%	75.0%
Hispanic:	10	2.70%	66.7%

Total non-White:	19	5.14%	72.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-20	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	8	2.5

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
382
371	97.12%
1	0.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	1.05%
6	1.57%
11	2.88%

2000
372
370	99.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.54%
2	0.54%

1990
461
454	98.48%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	1.52%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	1.52%

1980
564
564	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

1	0.3
9	2.4

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

-84	-18.2
-5	-1.1

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

-110	-19.5
7	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Comfrey 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
41.9
103	27.8%
267	72.2%
79	21.4%

166
2.23

88	53.0%
73	83.0%
7	8.0%
78	47.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
89	23.3%
293	76.7%
95	24.9%

169
2.26

110	65.1%
95	86.4%
4	3.6%
59	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
44.2
87	23.4%
285	76.6%
115	30.9%

157
2.29

106	67.5%
102	96.2%
0	0.0%
51	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
48.5
99	21.5%
362	78.5%
136	29.5%

213
2.16

121	56.8%
118	97.5%
3	2.5%
92	43.2%

1980
Number	Percent
42.5
147	26.1%
417	73.9%
141	25.0%

241
2.34

151	62.7%
143	94.7%
2	1.3%
90	37.3%

2022 Housing Data for Comfrey city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	7.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	17	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	18	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	18	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	14	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	3.0%
$200,000 or more	7	4.2%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	32,503

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.6%
Public Assistance	4	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	155	82.0%
Unemployed	1	0.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	156	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	33	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	70	28	71.4%
Non-Profit	9	15	37.5%
Self-Employed	17	3	85.0%

Local Government	5	23	17.9%
State Government	2	2	50.0%
Federal Government	1	1	50.0%

Total Private + Self	87	31	73.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17	41	29.3%
Total	104	72	59.1%

Pct. Govt.	19.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	34	19.3%
Professional, Technical	29	16.5%
Service Occupations	25	14.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.7%
All others	64	36.4%

White Collar		49.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	30	428.6%
Other services	21	300.0%
Construction	20	285.7%
Health care and social assistance	20	285.7%
Educational services	17	242.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	228.6%
Transportation and warehousing	13	185.7%
Retail trade	11	157.1%
Information	6	85.7%
Finance and insurance	5	71.4%
Public administration	5	71.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	57.1%
Wholesale trade	4	57.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	28.6%
Utilities	2	28.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	2.70%
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	337	96.8%
Spanish	11	3.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	197	53.2%
Irish	79	21.4%
Norwegian	77	20.8%
Swedish	36	9.7%
Dutch	17	4.6%
English	13	3.5%
Russian	9	2.4%
American	6	1.6%
European	6	1.6%
Scottish	5	1.4%
Czech	4	1.1%
Italian	4	1.1%
Polish	4	1.1%
French	2	0.5%
Swiss	2	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	366	98.9%
Not a citizen	4	1.1%

Native	366	98.9%
Foreign-born	4	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	4.0%	7	2.8%	108	42.9%	88	34.9%	22	8.7%	17	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	4.0%
9-12 Years	7	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	108	42.9%
Some College	88	34.9%
Bach. Degree	22	8.7%
Grad Degree	17	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41	R +35	R + 4.4%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +70	R +123	R + 55.7%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +59	R +120	R + 54.6%
D -61

2016 vs. 2008	R +18	R +85	R + 50.2%
D -67
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	174	77.0%	Joe Biden (D)	46	20.4%	6	2.7%	226	32	30	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	133	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	40	21.1%	17	8.9%	190	25	24	0.01%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	104	50.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	99	48.3%	2	1.0%	205	6	4	0.01%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	115	50.2%	Barack Obama (D)	107	46.7%	7	3.1%	229	6	5	0.01%
2004	77%	George W. Bush* (R)	123	55.4%	John Kerry (D)	95	42.8%	4	1.8%	222	8	5	0.01%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	103	47.5%	George W. Bush (R)	95	43.8%	19	8.8%	217	-2	-4	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Comfrey city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

174

77.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

226

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Comfrey city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.1%

Donald Trump (R)

133

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

6.8%

TOTAL

190

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Comfrey city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

48.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

104

50.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

205

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Comfrey city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

107

46.7%

John McCain (R)

115

50.2%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

229

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Comfrey city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

123

55.4%

John Kerry (D)

42.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

222

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Comfrey city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

43.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

103

47.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.0%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

217

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Comfrey city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Scott Jensen (R)	120	74.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	38	23.6%	3 [+]	1.9%	161	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	80%	Jason Lewis (R)	155	68.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	52	23.0%	19 [+]	8.4%	226	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (4.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 9 (4.0%);
2018	S2	61%	Karin Housley (R)	92	52.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	70	40.2%	12 [+]	6.9%	174	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (5.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.1%);
2018	S1	62%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	89	50.9%	Jim Newberger (R)	78	44.6%	8 [+]	4.6%	175	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (1.1%);
2018	G	62%	Jeff Johnson (R)	90	51.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	79	45.1%	6 [+]	3.4%	175	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 6 (3.4%);
2014	S2	45%	Al Franken* (DFL)	75	58.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	44	34.1%	10 [+]	7.8%	129	-9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (3.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (3.9%);
2014	G	45%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	63	48.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	57	43.8%	10 [+]	7.7%	130	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (3.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	199
Median Value	$82,242

Occupied	166	83.4%
Vacant	33	16.6%

Owned	140	84.3%
Rented	26	15.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	182	91.5%
Detached	182	91.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12	6.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Comfrey city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Comfrey city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Comfrey city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Comfrey city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Comfrey city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Comfrey city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Comfrey city, MN