Lake Emma township, MN

2022 population: 932 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.2 square miles
Population density: 33.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	897	96.24%	4.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.43%	42.9%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	23	2.47%	15.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.54%	70.6%

Total non-White:	35	3.76%	23.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-42	-5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-11	-1.4

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
985
939	95.33%
1	0.10%
7	0.71%
1	0.10%
20	2.03%
17	1.73%
46	4.67%

2000
913
892	97.70%
3	0.33%
4	0.44%
2	0.22%
8	0.88%
4	0.44%
21	2.30%

1990
631
624	98.89%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	1.11%

1980
547
547	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

47	5.1
25	2.7

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

268	42.5
14	2.2

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

77	14.1
7	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Emma 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
64.0
81	8.7%
851	91.3%
414	44.4%

446
2.09

322	72.2%
294	91.3%
0	0.0%
124	27.8%

2010
Number	Percent
55.9
158	16.0%
827	84.0%
266	27.0%

444
2.22

329	74.1%
296	90.0%
9	2.7%
115	25.9%

2000
Number	Percent
47.6
179	19.6%
734	80.4%
183	20.0%

379
2.41

300	79.2%
280	93.3%
6	2.0%
79	20.8%

1990
Number	Percent
43.9
123	19.5%
508	80.5%
91	14.4%

257
2.46

212	82.5%
194	91.5%
6	2.8%
45	17.5%

1980
Number	Percent
41.9
143	26.1%
404	73.9%
106	19.4%

215
2.54

182	84.7%
172	94.5%
4	2.2%
33	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lake Emma township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	7.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	22	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	16.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	63	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	19.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	36	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	32	7.2%
$200,000 or more	39	8.7%

Median Household Income	86,154
Per Capita Income	51,504

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	1.8%
Public Assistance	12	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	2.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	321	71.7%
Unemployed	2	0.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	323	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	125	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	101	84	54.6%
Non-Profit	13	12	52.0%
Self-Employed	65	55	54.2%

Local Government	3	26	10.3%
State Government	15	4	78.9%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	166	139	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	42	46.8%
Total	203	181	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	66	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	137	35.7%
Professional, Technical	62	16.1%
Service Occupations	42	10.9%
All others	77	20.1%

White Collar		69.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	52	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	49	12.8%
Manufacturing	46	12.0%
Retail trade	41	10.7%
Finance and insurance	35	9.1%
Other services	29	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	7.3%
Wholesale trade	23	6.0%
Construction	21	5.5%
Educational services	19	4.9%
Public administration	17	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	13	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	1.0%
Information	4	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.54%
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	902	98.4%
Spanish	12	1.3%
Other Indo-European	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	377	40.5%
Norwegian	298	32.0%
Swedish	146	15.7%
Irish	77	8.3%
English	72	7.7%
Finnish	22	2.4%
Danish	20	2.1%
Northern European	19	2.0%
French	18	1.9%
Dutch	17	1.8%
Polish	17	1.8%
Scottish	15	1.6%
British	14	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	13	1.4%
American	12	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	932	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	921	98.8%
Foreign-born	11	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.0%	14	1.7%	158	18.8%	288	34.3%	218	26.0%	153	18.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.0%
9-12 Years	14	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	158	18.8%
Some College	288	34.3%
Bach. Degree	218	26.0%
Grad Degree	153	18.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +29	D +21	D + 5.0%
D +50
2020 vs. 2012	R +9	R +9	R + 1.1%
D +0
2020 vs. 2008	R -19	D +16	D + 1.8%
D -3

2016 vs. 2008	R -48	R +5	R + 3.2%
D -53
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	97%	Donald Trump* (R)	392	55.4%	Joe Biden (D)	304	42.9%	12	1.7%	708	10	9	0.02%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	363	55.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	254	39.1%	32	4.9%	649	11	10	0.02%
2012	86%	Mitt Romney (R)	383	55.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	304	43.8%	7	1.0%	694	10	8	0.02%
2008	90%	John McCain (R)	411	56.6%	Barack Obama (D)	307	42.3%	8	1.1%	726	13	11	0.02%
2004	91%	George W. Bush* (R)	409	58.2%	John Kerry (D)	289	41.1%	5	0.7%	703	11	7	0.02%
2000	81%	George W. Bush (R)	355	60.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	209	35.4%	27	4.6%	591	15	12	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lake Emma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

304

42.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

392

55.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

708

Turnout: 97%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Lake Emma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

254

39.1%

Donald Trump (R)

363

55.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

649

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Lake Emma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

304

43.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

383

55.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

694

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Lake Emma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

307

42.3%

John McCain (R)

411

56.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

726

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Lake Emma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

409

58.2%

John Kerry (D)

289

41.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

703

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Lake Emma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

355

60.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

209

35.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

591

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake Emma township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	86%	Scott Jensen (R)	349	55.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	267	42.7%	10 [+]	1.6%	626	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.5%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (0.5%);
2020	S2	96%	Jason Lewis (R)	387	54.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	288	40.9%	30 [+]	4.3%	705	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (2.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.4%);
2018	S2	79%	Karin Housley (R)	328	55.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	257	43.1%	11 [+]	1.8%	596	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (0.8%);
2018	S1	79%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	299	50.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	286	48.0%	11 [+]	1.8%	596	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (1.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	79%	Jeff Johnson (R)	329	55.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	258	43.4%	8 [+]	1.3%	595	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%);
2014	S2	71%	Mike McFadden (R)	290	51.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	257	45.6%	16 [+]	2.8%	563	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 14 (2.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%);
2014	G	72%	Jeff Johnson (R)	298	52.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	244	43.3%	22 [+]	3.9%	564	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 11 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	1,178
Median Value	$388,700

Occupied	446	37.9%
Vacant	732	62.1%

Owned	431	96.6%
Rented	15	3.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,124	95.4%
Detached	1,116	94.7%
Attached	8	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	54	4.6%

Lake Emma township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake Emma township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Lake Emma township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake Emma township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lake Emma township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake Emma township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lake Emma township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake Emma township, MN