Welch township, MN

Goodhue County, MN

2022 population: 862 ( 108 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.1 square miles
Population density: 22.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	537	62.30%	21.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	147	17.05%	200.0%
Asian:	21	2.44%	200.0%
2+ races:	43	4.99%	290.9%
Hispanic:	104	12.06%	1385.7%

Total non-White:	325	37.70%	339.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-143	-23.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	251	40.4

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
754
680	90.19%
0	0.00%
49	6.50%
7	0.93%
11	1.46%
7	0.93%
74	9.81%

2000
699
686	98.14%
0	0.00%
8	1.14%
2	0.29%
0	0.00%
3	0.43%
13	1.86%

1990
702
702	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
673
660	98.07%
0	0.00%
11	1.63%
2	0.30%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	1.93%

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

-6	-0.9
61	8.7

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

-16	-2.3
13	1.9

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

42	6.2
-13	-1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Welch 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
35.6
231	26.8%
631	73.2%
98	11.4%

292
2.95

236	80.8%
171	72.5%
6	2.5%
56	19.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
179	23.7%
575	76.3%
84	11.1%

285
2.65

216	75.8%
192	88.9%
3	1.4%
69	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
169	24.2%
530	75.8%
65	9.3%

244
2.85

195	79.9%
182	93.3%
2	1.0%
49	20.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
214	30.5%
488	69.5%
75	10.7%

241
2.91

200	83.0%
184	92.0%
2	1.0%
41	17.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
228	33.9%
445	66.1%
65	9.7%

214
3.14

187	87.4%
176	94.1%
3	1.6%
27	12.6%

2022 Housing Data for Welch township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	9.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	0.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	3.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	25	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	17	5.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	28	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	13.0%
$200,000 or more	72	24.7%

Median Household Income	120,000
Per Capita Income	46,933

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	1.4%
Public Assistance	5	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	3.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	338	69.3%
Unemployed	4	0.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	342	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	146	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	125	116	51.9%
Non-Profit	9	42	17.6%
Self-Employed	33	15	68.8%

Local Government	11	43	20.4%
State Government	14	5	73.7%
Federal Government	8	2	80.0%

Total Private + Self	158	131	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	42	92	31.3%
Total	200	223	47.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	115	27.2%
Professional, Technical	63	14.9%
Service Occupations	78	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.5%
All others	112	26.5%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	60	14.2%
Manufacturing	58	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	48	11.3%
Transportation and warehousing	48	11.3%
Utilities	30	7.1%
Construction	29	6.9%
Educational services	25	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	5.0%
Retail trade	20	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	16	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	3.1%
Finance and insurance	12	2.8%
Wholesale trade	12	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	2.6%
Other services	7	1.7%
Information	4	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	79	9.16%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	25	2.90%
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	%
Vietnamese	13	1.51%
Hmong	5	0.58%
Laotian	3	0.35%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	691	85.1%
Other	70	8.6%
Spanish	22	2.7%
Vietnamese	13	1.6%
Other Asian	8	1.0%
German, other Germanic	6	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	228	26.5%
Swedish	134	15.5%
Irish	124	14.4%
Norwegian	112	13.0%
American	52	6.0%
Polish	22	2.6%
English	20	2.3%
European	18	2.1%
African	9	1.0%
Danish	6	0.7%
Finnish	6	0.7%
French	6	0.7%
Slovak	6	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	5	0.6%
Austrian	4	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	844	97.9%
Not a citizen	18	2.1%

Native	837	97.1%
Foreign-born	25	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	1.2%	9	1.7%	173	33.3%	179	34.5%	126	24.3%	26	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	1.2%
9-12 Years	9	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	173	33.3%
Some College	179	34.5%
Bach. Degree	126	24.3%
Grad Degree	26	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	D +28	D + 9.7%
D +64
2020 vs. 2012	R +49	R +42	R + 8.0%
D +7
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +46	R + 9.0%
D -3

2016 vs. 2008	R +7	R +74	R + 18.7%
D -67
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	279	53.1%	Joe Biden (D)	223	42.5%	23	4.4%	525	8	6	0.02%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	243	53.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	159	35.0%	52	11.5%	454	9	8	0.02%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	230	50.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	216	47.0%	14	3.0%	460	5	3	0.02%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	236	50.1%	Barack Obama (D)	226	48.0%	9	1.9%	471	6	5	0.02%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	225	50.2%	John Kerry (D)	215	48.0%	8	1.8%	448	3	0	0.02%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	200	51.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	162	41.4%	29	7.4%	391	6	3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Welch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

223

42.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

279

53.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

525

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Welch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

159

35.0%

Donald Trump (R)

243

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.6%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

454

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Welch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

216

47.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

230

50.0%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

460

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Welch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

226

48.0%

John McCain (R)

236

50.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

471

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Welch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

225

50.2%

John Kerry (D)

215

48.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

448

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Welch township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

200

51.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

162

41.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

391

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Welch township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	240	57.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	176	41.9%	4 [+]	1.0%	420	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	78%	Jason Lewis (R)	280	53.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	209	40.2%	31 [+]	6.0%	520	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (3.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	63%	Karin Housley (R)	206	49.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	184	44.6%	23 [+]	5.6%	413	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (4.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (1.2%);
2018	S1	63%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	227	55.1%	Jim Newberger (R)	172	41.7%	13 [+]	3.2%	412	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (3.2%);
2018	G	64%	Jeff Johnson (R)	211	51.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	187	45.2%	16 [+]	3.9%	414	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 10 (2.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 6 (1.4%);
2014	S2	50%	Mike McFadden (R)	155	50.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	138	45.1%	13 [+]	4.2%	306	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (2.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 6 (2.0%);
2014	G	50%	Jeff Johnson (R)	157	51.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	125	41.0%	23 [+]	7.5%	305	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 18 (5.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.3%); 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	339
Median Value	$407,100

Occupied	292	86.1%
Vacant	47	13.9%

Owned	258	88.4%
Rented	34	11.6%
Median Rent	$1,219

Single-Family Units	284	83.8%
Detached	284	83.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	55	16.2%

Welch township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Welch township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Welch township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Welch township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Welch township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Welch township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Welch township, MN