Athens township, MN

Isanti County, MN

2022 population: 2,036 ( 141 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.8 square miles
Population density: 66.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,916	94.11%	9.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	23	1.13%	360.0%
2+ races:	95	4.67%	163.9%
Hispanic:	2	0.10%	90.5%

Total non-White:	120	5.89%	76.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-193	-10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	52	2.9

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
2,177
2,109	96.88%
4	0.18%
2	0.09%
5	0.23%
36	1.65%
21	0.96%
68	3.12%

2000
2,303
2,247	97.57%
0	0.00%
24	1.04%
10	0.43%
7	0.30%
15	0.65%
56	2.43%

1990
2,090
2,059	98.52%
9	0.43%
9	0.43%
8	0.38%
n/a
5	0.24%
31	1.48%

1980
1,793
1,763	98.33%
7	0.39%
10	0.56%
5	0.28%
n/a
8	0.45%
30	1.67%

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

-138	-6.0
12	0.5

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

188	9.0
25	1.2

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

296	16.5
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Athens 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
45.6
381	18.7%
1,655	81.3%
359	17.6%

796
2.55

581	73.0%
487	83.8%
13	2.2%
215	27.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
488	22.4%
1,689	77.6%
240	11.0%

779
2.79

600	77.0%
493	82.2%
30	5.0%
179	23.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
668	29.0%
1,635	71.0%
146	6.3%

777
2.96

623	80.2%
523	83.9%
33	5.3%
154	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
27.9
796	38.1%
1,294	61.9%
57	2.7%

638
3.28

549	86.1%
470	85.6%
40	7.3%
89	13.9%

1980
Number	Percent
24.8
708	39.5%
1,085	60.5%
62	3.5%

520
3.45

469	90.2%
439	93.6%
17	3.6%
51	9.8%

2022 Housing Data for Athens township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	22	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	16	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	17	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	42	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	73	9.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	87	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	122	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	89	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	106	13.3%
$200,000 or more	52	6.5%

Median Household Income	88,333
Per Capita Income	40,385

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	3.3%
Public Assistance	13	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40	5.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,049	78.6%
Unemployed	25	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,074	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	261	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	495	287	63.3%
Non-Profit	62	60	50.8%
Self-Employed	101	4	96.2%

Local Government	24	25	49.0%
State Government	5	3	62.5%
Federal Government	6	4	60.0%

Total Private + Self	596	291	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	97	92	51.3%
Total	693	383	64.4%

Pct. Govt.	6.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	152	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	216	20.1%
Professional, Technical	148	13.8%
Service Occupations	93	8.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.8%
All others	467	43.4%

White Collar		48.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	324	30.1%
Health care and social assistance	173	16.1%
Construction	146	13.6%
Retail trade	108	10.0%
Educational services	90	8.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	44	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	35	3.3%
Public administration	30	2.8%
Wholesale trade	26	2.4%
Other services	25	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	1.7%
Finance and insurance	14	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.8%
Accommodation and food services	8	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.5%
Utilities	4	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.10%
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	%
Hmong	14	0.69%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,890	97.9%
German, other Germanic	22	1.1%
Other Asian	10	0.5%
Spanish	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	498	24.5%
Swedish	300	14.7%
Irish	286	14.0%
Norwegian	229	11.2%
American	207	10.2%
English	131	6.4%
Polish	84	4.1%
French	71	3.5%
Danish	53	2.6%
Scandinavian	51	2.5%
European	41	2.0%
French Canadian	39	1.9%
Dutch	35	1.7%
Russian	15	0.7%
Austrian	14	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,036	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,026	99.5%
Foreign-born	10	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.3%	129	8.8%	613	42.0%	563	38.5%	112	7.7%	39	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.3%
9-12 Years	129	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	613	42.0%
Some College	563	38.5%
Bach. Degree	112	7.7%
Grad Degree	39	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +160	R +108	R + 1.2%
D +52
2020 vs. 2012	R +235	R +394	R + 30.2%
D -159
2020 vs. 2008	R +209	R +350	R + 26.6%
D -141

2016 vs. 2008	R +49	R +242	R + 25.4%
D -193
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	920	71.1%	Joe Biden (D)	349	27.0%	25	1.9%	1,294	26	24	0.04%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	760	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	297	25.8%	94	8.2%	1,151	21	20	0.04%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	685	56.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	508	41.8%	23	1.9%	1,216	11	9	0.04%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	711	57.1%	Barack Obama (D)	490	39.3%	45	3.6%	1,246	13	11	0.04%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	694	55.2%	John Kerry (D)	538	42.8%	25	2.0%	1,257	8	5	0.04%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	499	48.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	462	45.1%	63	6.2%	1,024	3	1	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

349

27.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

920

71.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,294

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

297

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

760

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

1,151

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

508

41.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

685

56.3%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,216

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

490

39.3%

John McCain (R)

711

57.1%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

1,246

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

694

55.2%

John Kerry (D)

538

42.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,257

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Athens township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

499

48.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

462

45.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,024

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Athens township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Scott Jensen (R)	693	69.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	269	26.8%	41 [+]	4.1%	1,003	24	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (2.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 14 (1.4%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 6 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	824	65.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	314	24.9%	122 [+]	9.7%	1,260	22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 83 (6.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 36 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S2	59%	Karin Housley (R)	567	61.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	305	33.0%	52 [+]	5.6%	924	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 42 (4.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 10 (1.1%);
2018	S1	59%	Jim Newberger (R)	505	54.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	378	40.7%	46 [+]	5.0%	929	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 34 (3.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 12 (1.3%);
2018	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	569	61.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	305	33.1%	48 [+]	5.2%	922	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 39 (4.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%);
2014	S2	48%	Mike McFadden (R)	392	50.1%	Al Franken* (DFL)	335	42.8%	55 [+]	7.0%	782	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 34 (4.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 20 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	48%	Jeff Johnson (R)	416	53.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	295	38.0%	66 [+]	8.5%	777	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 35 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 20 (2.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 11 (1.4%); 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	805
Median Value	$290,700

Occupied	796	98.9%
Vacant	9	1.1%

Owned	764	96.0%
Rented	32	4.0%
Median Rent	$1,396

Single-Family Units	728	90.4%
Detached	723	89.8%
Attached	5	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	73	9.1%

Athens township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Athens township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Athens township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Athens township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Athens township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Athens township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Athens township, MN