Ideal township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,263 ( 194 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.7 square miles
Population density: 61.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,179	93.35%	12.0%
Black:	5	0.40%	0.0%
Indian:	3	0.24%	200.0%
Asian:	19	1.50%	533.3%
2+ races:	26	2.06%	160.0%
Hispanic:	28	2.22%	1300.0%

Total non-White:	84	6.65%	425.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	126	14.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	68	7.7

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
1,069
1,053	98.50%
0	0.00%
1	0.09%
3	0.28%
10	0.94%
2	0.19%
16	1.50%

2000
967
959	99.17%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.83%
0	0.00%
8	0.83%

1990
724
707	97.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.41%
n/a
9	1.24%
17	2.35%

1980
751
740	98.54%
0	0.00%
3	0.40%
5	0.67%
n/a
3	0.40%
11	1.46%

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

94	9.7
8	0.8

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

252	34.8
-9	-1.2

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

-33	-4.4
6	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ideal 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
57.4
126	10.0%
1,137	90.0%
441	34.9%

590
2.11

424	71.9%
399	94.1%
0	0.0%
166	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
54.4
174	16.3%
895	83.7%
297	27.8%

493
2.16

334	67.7%
298	89.2%
14	4.2%
159	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
51.3
187	19.3%
780	80.7%
276	28.5%

439
2.20

326	74.3%
297	91.1%
11	3.4%
113	25.7%

1990
Number	Percent
43.7
158	21.8%
566	78.2%
154	21.3%

296
2.45

236	79.7%
221	93.6%
5	2.1%
60	20.3%

1980
Number	Percent
46.3
159	21.2%
592	78.8%
169	22.5%

315
2.38

235	74.6%
220	93.6%
9	3.8%
80	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ideal township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	7.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	62	10.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	46	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	61	10.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	98	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	12.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	62	10.5%
$200,000 or more	60	10.2%

Median Household Income	99,531
Per Capita Income	54,935

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	1.9%
Public Assistance	16	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16	2.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	474	68.6%
Unemployed	26	3.8%
In Armed Forces	5	0.7%

Total Labor Force	505	73.1%
Not in Labor Force	186	26.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	182	112	61.9%
Non-Profit	34	43	44.2%
Self-Employed	86	45	65.6%

Local Government	3	27	10.0%
State Government	8	29	21.6%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	268	157	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	48	99	32.7%
Total	316	256	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	156	27.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	116	20.2%
Professional, Technical	148	25.7%
Service Occupations	67	11.7%
All others	88	15.3%

White Collar		73.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	131	22.8%
Retail trade	67	11.7%
Educational services	63	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	59	10.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	51	8.9%
Manufacturing	45	7.8%
Construction	40	7.0%
Finance and insurance	39	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	3.5%
Public administration	12	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	11	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	1.7%
Utilities	5	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.9%
Information	3	0.5%
Other services	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27	2.14%
Puerto Rican	1	0.08%
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	%
Filipino	14	1.11%
Indian	5	0.40%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,219	98.5%
German, other Germanic	10	0.8%
Other Indo-European	5	0.4%
Other	2	0.2%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	397	31.4%
Norwegian	217	17.2%
English	136	10.8%
Irish	134	10.6%
Swedish	95	7.5%
French	68	5.4%
Scandinavian	64	5.1%
Scottish	45	3.6%
French Canadian	44	3.5%
European	39	3.1%
Czech	38	3.0%
Polish	29	2.3%
Finnish	28	2.2%
Dutch	27	2.1%
American	22	1.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,263	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,238	98.0%
Foreign-born	25	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
36	3.4%	22	2.1%	259	24.2%	271	25.3%	282	26.4%	200	18.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	36	3.4%
9-12 Years	22	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	259	24.2%
Some College	271	25.3%
Bach. Degree	282	26.4%
Grad Degree	200	18.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +101	R +57	D + 0.7%
D +44
2020 vs. 2012	R +102	R +107	R + 8.1%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +144	R +146	R + 11.2%
D -2

2016 vs. 2008	R +43	R +89	R + 11.9%
D -46
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	645	70.2%	Joe Biden (D)	258	28.1%	16	1.7%	919	25	23	0.03%
2016	85%	Donald Trump (R)	544	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	214	26.5%	49	6.1%	807	22	22	0.03%
2012	90%	Mitt Romney (R)	543	66.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	263	32.0%	15	1.8%	821	21	19	0.03%
2008	88%	John McCain (R)	501	65.1%	Barack Obama (D)	260	33.8%	9	1.2%	770	21	19	0.03%
2004	93%	George W. Bush* (R)	509	66.5%	John Kerry (D)	252	32.9%	4	0.5%	765	19	16	0.03%
2000	85%	George W. Bush (R)	410	61.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	224	33.7%	30	4.5%	664	16	14	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ideal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

258

28.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

645

70.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

919

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Ideal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

214

26.5%

Donald Trump (R)

544

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

807

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Ideal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

263

32.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

543

66.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

821

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Ideal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

260

33.8%

John McCain (R)

501

65.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

770

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Ideal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

509

66.5%

John Kerry (D)

252

32.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

765

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Ideal township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

410

61.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

224

33.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

664

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ideal township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	85%	Scott Jensen (R)	555	66.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	268	31.9%	18 [+]	2.1%	841	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (0.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (0.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	92%	Jason Lewis (R)	628	68.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	251	27.5%	33 [+]	3.6%	912	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (3.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (0.7%);
2018	S2	75%	Karin Housley (R)	493	67.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	230	31.4%	9 [+]	1.2%	732	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (1.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S1	76%	Jim Newberger (R)	439	59.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	286	38.9%	10 [+]	1.4%	735	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (1.4%);
2018	G	75%	Jeff Johnson (R)	499	68.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	220	30.1%	11 [+]	1.5%	730	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (1.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%);
2014	S2	71%	Mike McFadden (R)	410	62.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	230	34.8%	21 [+]	3.2%	661	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 14 (2.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%);
2014	G	71%	Jeff Johnson (R)	412	62.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	216	32.8%	31 [+]	4.7%	659	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 17 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 6 (0.9%); 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	1,666
Median Value	$433,300

Occupied	590	35.4%
Vacant	1,076	64.6%

Owned	530	89.8%
Rented	60	10.2%
Median Rent	$1,135

Single-Family Units	1,597	95.9%
Detached	1,555	93.3%
Attached	42	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	62	3.7%

Ideal township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ideal township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Ideal township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ideal township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ideal township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ideal township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ideal township, MN