Baxter city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,668 ( 1,058 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.9 square miles
Population density: 459.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,275	95.47%	13.4%
Black:	70	0.81%	133.3%
Indian:	51	0.59%	64.5%
Asian:	16	0.18%	77.1%
2+ races:	67	0.77%	34.3%
Hispanic:	189	2.18%	130.5%

Total non-White:	393	4.53%	24.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	981	15.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	77	1.2

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
7,610
7,294	95.85%
30	0.39%
31	0.41%
70	0.92%
102	1.34%
82	1.08%
316	4.15%

2000
5,697
5,572	97.81%
0	0.00%
7	0.12%
49	0.86%
0	0.00%
69	1.21%
125	2.19%

1990
3,695
3,590	97.16%
0	0.00%
26	0.70%
0	0.00%
n/a
79	2.14%
105	2.84%

1980
2,625
2,616	99.66%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.34%
9	0.34%

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

1,722	30.2
191	3.4

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

1,982	53.6
20	0.5

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

974	37.1
96	3.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Baxter 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
43.5
1,891	21.8%
6,777	78.2%
2,033	23.5%

3,638
2.35

2,185	60.1%
1,659	75.9%
166	7.6%
1,453	39.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.7
2,052	27.0%
5,558	73.0%
1,201	15.8%

2,963
2.55

2,110	71.2%
1,763	83.6%
152	7.2%
853	28.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
1,781	31.3%
3,916	68.7%
574	10.1%

1,966
2.87

1,643	83.6%
1,443	87.8%
118	7.2%
323	16.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
1,313	35.5%
2,382	64.5%
274	7.4%

1,173
3.14

1,027	87.6%
938	91.3%
57	5.6%
146	12.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
972	37.0%
1,653	63.0%
169	6.4%

796
3.30

720	90.5%
686	95.3%
15	2.1%
76	9.5%

2022 Housing Data for Baxter city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	166	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	138	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	128	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	194	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	130	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	135	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	129	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	121	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	125	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	370	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	358	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	464	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	310	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	459	12.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	266	7.3%
$200,000 or more	145	4.0%

Median Household Income	67,064
Per Capita Income	36,141

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	241	6.6%
Public Assistance	30	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	251	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,732	75.5%
Unemployed	127	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,859	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,083	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,369	937	59.4%
Non-Profit	241	402	37.5%
Self-Employed	401	105	79.2%

Local Government	173	245	41.4%
State Government	81	182	30.8%
Federal Government	0	29	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,770	1,042	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	495	858	36.6%
Total	2,265	1,900	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	492	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	899	21.6%
Professional, Technical	1,273	30.6%
Service Occupations	686	16.5%
All others	815	19.6%

White Collar		64.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	866	20.8%
Retail trade	610	14.6%
Educational services	478	11.5%
Manufacturing	338	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	262	6.3%
Public administration	259	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	238	5.7%
Other services	229	5.5%
Finance and insurance	224	5.4%
Construction	157	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	131	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	103	2.5%
Information	100	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	42	1.0%
Wholesale trade	30	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.2%
Utilities	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	128	1.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	128	1.48%
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	61	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	16	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,147	98.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	64	0.8%
German, other Germanic	55	0.7%
Chinese	16	0.2%
Other	13	0.2%
Other Indo-European	10	0.1%
Spanish	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,237	37.3%
Norwegian	1,378	15.9%
Irish	768	8.9%
Swedish	676	7.8%
English	564	6.5%
Polish	536	6.2%
French	494	5.7%
Scandinavian	483	5.6%
European	279	3.2%
American	240	2.8%
Dutch	199	2.3%
Finnish	198	2.3%
Danish	131	1.5%
Italian	86	1.0%
Welsh	68	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,604	99.3%
Not a citizen	64	0.7%

Native	8,511	98.2%
Foreign-born	157	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	0.4%	128	2.1%	1,239	20.7%	2,446	40.9%	1,154	19.3%	998	16.7%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	0.4%
9-12 Years	128	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,239	20.7%
Some College	2,446	40.9%
Bach. Degree	1,154	19.3%
Grad Degree	998	16.7%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +284	D +213	D + 7.9%
D +497
2020 vs. 2012	R +593	R +317	R + 3.6%
D +276
2020 vs. 2008	R +840	R +701	R + 12.2%
D +139

2016 vs. 2008	R +556	R +914	R + 20.1%
D -358
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,117	58.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,156	40.1%	97	1.8%	5,370	13	11	0.16%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	2,833	58.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,659	34.4%	335	6.9%	4,827	14	13	0.16%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,524	56.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,880	41.8%	90	2.0%	4,494	11	9	0.15%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	2,277	52.2%	Barack Obama (D)	2,017	46.2%	71	1.6%	4,365	8	7	0.15%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,353	60.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,526	39.0%	38	1.0%	3,917	12	9	0.14%
2000	77%	George W. Bush (R)	1,761	58.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,104	36.6%	152	5.0%	3,017	13	10	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Baxter city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,156

40.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,117

58.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

5,370

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Baxter city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,659

34.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,833

58.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

168

3.5%

Other

167

3.5%

TOTAL

4,827

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Baxter city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,880

41.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,524

56.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

4,494

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Baxter city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,017

46.2%

John McCain (R)

2,277

52.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,365

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Baxter city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,353

60.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,526

39.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,917

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Baxter city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,761

58.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,104

36.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

126

4.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,017

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Baxter city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	2,414	56.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	1,782	41.4%	106 [+]	2.5%	4,302	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 38 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 37 (0.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 25 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%);
2020	S2	78%	Jason Lewis (R)	2,910	55.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,013	38.0%	368 [+]	7.0%	5,291	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 265 (5.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 101 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	2,296	54.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	1,757	41.6%	166 [+]	3.9%	4,219	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 120 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 45 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	65%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	2,087	49.1%	Jim Newberger (R)	2,047	48.2%	115 [+]	2.7%	4,249	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 90 (2.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 24 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	2,305	54.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	1,781	42.1%	149 [+]	3.5%	4,235	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 106 (2.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 42 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	59%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,813	51.1%	Al Franken* (DFL)	1,609	45.3%	126 [+]	3.6%	3,548	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 87 (2.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 39 (1.1%);
2014	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,837	51.9%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	1,538	43.5%	163 [+]	4.6%	3,538	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 95 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 48 (1.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 20 (0.6%); 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	3,796
Median Value	$245,700

Occupied	3,638	95.8%
Vacant	158	4.2%

Owned	2,367	65.1%
Rented	1,271	34.9%
Median Rent	$1,095

Single-Family Units	2,602	68.5%
Detached	2,417	63.7%
Attached	185	4.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	943	24.8%
Mobile Homes	78	2.1%

Baxter city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Baxter city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Baxter city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Baxter city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Baxter city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Baxter city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Baxter city, MN