Solem township, MN

2022 population: 223 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.2 square miles
Population density: 6.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	222	99.55%	3.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	1	0.45%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	1	0.45%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-9	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.5

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
233
231	99.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.86%
0	0.00%
2	0.86%

2000
252
252	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
250
250	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
301
301	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

-21	-8.3
2	0.8

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

2	0.8
0	0.0

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

-51	-16.9
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Solem 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
50.2
38	17.0%
185	83.0%
74	33.2%

101
2.21

68	67.3%
65	95.6%
0	0.0%
33	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.8
58	24.9%
175	75.1%
42	18.0%

92
2.53

71	77.2%
62	87.3%
1	1.4%
21	22.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
73	29.0%
179	71.0%
50	19.8%

97
2.60

70	72.2%
66	94.3%
0	0.0%
27	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
75	30.0%
175	70.0%
29	11.6%

82
3.05

71	86.6%
66	93.0%
0	0.0%
11	13.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
118	39.2%
183	60.8%
36	12.0%

87
3.46

70	80.5%
66	94.3%
2	2.9%
17	19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Solem township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	12.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	20.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	16.8%
$200,000 or more	13	12.9%

Median Household Income	93,125
Per Capita Income	60,580

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	7.9%
Public Assistance	5	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	110	92.4%
Unemployed	2	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	112	94.1%
Not in Labor Force	7	5.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		7.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49	27	64.5%
Non-Profit	3	5	37.5%
Self-Employed	33	15	68.8%

Local Government	2	6	25.0%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	82	42	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	13	27.8%
Total	87	55	61.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43	30.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	19	13.4%
Professional, Technical	33	23.2%
Service Occupations	22	15.5%
All others	25	17.6%

White Collar		66.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	17	12.0%
Finance and insurance	15	10.6%
Manufacturing	15	10.6%
Transportation and warehousing	11	7.7%
Wholesale trade	9	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	9	6.3%
Other services	8	5.6%
Retail trade	6	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	3.5%
Information	4	2.8%
Educational services	3	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	2.1%
Construction	3	2.1%
Public administration	2	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	213	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	91	40.8%
Norwegian	65	29.1%
Swedish	32	14.3%
Irish	28	12.6%
English	22	9.9%
American	10	4.5%
French	10	4.5%
Czech	9	4.0%
Scotch-Irish	8	3.6%
Welsh	3	1.3%
Dutch	2	0.9%
Scandinavian	2	0.9%
Scottish	2	0.9%
Swiss	2	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	223	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	223	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	5	2.8%	78	44.3%	49	27.8%	32	18.2%	12	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	5	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	78	44.3%
Some College	49	27.8%
Bach. Degree	32	18.2%
Grad Degree	12	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +27	R +23	R + 5.7%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +41	R +54	R + 31.0%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +74	R + 47.1%
D -31

2016 vs. 2008	R +16	R +51	R + 41.4%
D -35
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	118	73.3%	Joe Biden (D)	38	23.6%	5	3.1%	161	28	26	0.00%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	91	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	34	25.2%	10	7.4%	135	22	22	0.00%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	77	58.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	51	38.6%	4	3.0%	132	13	11	0.00%
2008	84%	John McCain (R)	75	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	69	46.9%	3	2.0%	147	7	5	0.01%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	82	57.7%	John Kerry (D)	58	40.8%	2	1.4%	142	10	7	0.01%
2000	79%	George W. Bush (R)	82	58.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	52	36.9%	7	5.0%	141	13	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Solem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

118

73.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

161

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Solem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.2%

Donald Trump (R)

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Solem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

38.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

58.3%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

132

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Solem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

46.9%

John McCain (R)

51.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Solem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

57.7%

John Kerry (D)

40.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

TOTAL

142

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Solem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

58.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

36.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

141

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solem township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	77%	Scott Jensen (R)	95	70.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	34	25.4%	5 [+]	3.7%	134	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.7%);
2020	S2	93%	Jason Lewis (R)	110	68.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	28.0%	6 [+]	3.7%	161	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.7%);
2018	S2	70%	Karin Housley (R)	82	67.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	39	32.0%	1 [+]	0.8%	122	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S1	70%	Jim Newberger (R)	69	56.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	51	41.8%	2 [+]	1.6%	122	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.8%); Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	86	70.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	36	29.5%	0	0.0%	122	28	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2014	S2	65%	Mike McFadden (R)	57	50.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	46	40.7%	10 [+]	8.8%	113	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 10 (8.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	64%	Jeff Johnson (R)	66	58.9%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	40	35.7%	6 [+]	5.4%	112	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	114
Median Value	$316,700

Occupied	101	88.6%
Vacant	13	11.4%

Owned	91	90.1%
Rented	10	9.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	111	97.4%
Detached	111	97.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	2.6%

Solem township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Solem township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Solem township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Solem township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Solem township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Solem township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Solem township, MN