Balsam township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 664 ( 114 from 2010 )
Land area: 72.5 square miles
Population density: 9.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	605	91.11%	13.5%
Black:	7	1.05%	0.0%
Indian:	6	0.90%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	29	4.37%	222.2%
Hispanic:	17	2.56%	1600.0%

Total non-White:	59	8.89%	247.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	72	15.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	42	9.3

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
550
533	96.91%
0	0.00%
6	1.09%
1	0.18%
9	1.64%
1	0.18%
17	3.09%

2000
601
595	99.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.67%
2	0.33%
6	1.00%

1990
502
472	94.02%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.60%
n/a
6	1.20%
30	5.98%

1980
496
496	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

-62	-10.3
11	1.8

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

123	24.5
-24	-4.8

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

-24	-4.8
30	6.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Balsam 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
60.5
50	7.5%
614	92.5%
255	38.4%

284
2.23

208	73.2%
191	91.8%
2	1.0%
76	26.8%

2010
Number	Percent
53.3
96	17.5%
454	82.5%
135	24.5%

240
2.27

178	74.2%
163	91.6%
5	2.8%
62	25.8%

2000
Number	Percent
46.6
141	23.5%
460	76.5%
112	18.6%

236
2.55

195	82.6%
188	96.4%
0	0.0%
41	17.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
131	26.1%
371	73.9%
79	15.7%

184
2.73

145	78.8%
125	86.2%
4	2.8%
39	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.0
151	30.4%
345	69.6%
69	13.9%

178
2.79

148	83.1%
145	98.0%
0	0.0%
30	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Balsam township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	64	22.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	18	6.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	14.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	6.3%
$200,000 or more	12	4.2%

Median Household Income	69,242
Per Capita Income	38,177

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	8.8%
Public Assistance	2	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	2.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	164	46.5%
Unemployed	21	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	185	52.4%
Not in Labor Force	168	47.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		53.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	86	63	57.7%
Non-Profit	1	23	4.2%
Self-Employed	7	7	50.0%

Local Government	0	6	0.0%
State Government	9	2	81.8%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	93	70	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14	31	31.1%
Total	107	101	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15	7.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	65	30.8%
Professional, Technical	34	16.1%
Service Occupations	21	10.0%
All others	76	36.0%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	57	27.0%
Manufacturing	36	17.1%
Health care and social assistance	24	11.4%
Construction	21	10.0%
Educational services	18	8.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	11	5.2%
Utilities	7	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	2.4%
Finance and insurance	4	1.9%
Public administration	4	1.9%
Information	2	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.9%
Wholesale trade	2	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.75%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	1.36%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	9	1.36%
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	3	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	622	95.1%
Spanish	16	2.4%
Arabic	7	1.1%
Other	5	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	211	31.8%
Norwegian	111	16.7%
Swedish	86	13.0%
Finnish	56	8.4%
English	50	7.5%
Italian	36	5.4%
French	33	5.0%
Irish	27	4.1%
American	25	3.8%
Polish	23	3.5%
Eastern European	8	1.2%
Hungarian	7	1.1%
Danish	6	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5	0.8%
Serbian	5	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	655	98.6%
Not a citizen	9	1.4%

Native	651	98.0%
Foreign-born	13	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.4%	22	3.8%	203	35.2%	173	30.0%	114	19.8%	57	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.4%
9-12 Years	22	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	203	35.2%
Some College	173	30.0%
Bach. Degree	114	19.8%
Grad Degree	57	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +66	R +39	R + 5.4%
D +27
2020 vs. 2012	R +62	R +69	R + 15.6%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +95	R +121	R + 30.3%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +29	R +82	R + 24.9%
D -53
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	256	61.1%	Joe Biden (D)	159	37.9%	4	1.0%	419	16	14	0.01%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	190	54.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	132	37.6%	29	8.3%	351	9	8	0.01%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	194	53.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	166	45.5%	5	1.4%	365	8	6	0.01%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	185	52.4%	John McCain (R)	161	45.6%	7	2.0%	353	2	0	0.01%
2004	77%	George W. Bush* (R)	186	52.8%	John Kerry (D)	164	46.6%	2	0.6%	352	5	2	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	171	55.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	113	36.6%	25	8.1%	309	10	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

159

37.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

256

61.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

419

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

132

37.6%

Donald Trump (R)

190

54.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

351

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

166

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

194

53.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

365

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

2008 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

185

52.4%

John McCain (R)

161

45.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

353

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

186

52.8%

John Kerry (D)

164

46.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

352

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Balsam township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

171

55.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

113

36.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.8%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

309

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balsam township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Scott Jensen (R)	227	59.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	144	37.4%	14 [+]	3.6%	385	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 7 (1.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.3%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.5%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	244	58.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	150	36.1%	21 [+]	5.1%	415	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (4.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	70%	Karin Housley (R)	177	49.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	169	47.3%	11 [+]	3.1%	357	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (3.1%);
2018	S1	71%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	197	54.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	158	43.6%	7 [+]	1.9%	362	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (1.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 2 (0.6%);
2018	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	181	50.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	164	45.8%	13 [+]	3.6%	358	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 12 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	60%	Al Franken* (DFL)	161	55.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	118	41.0%	9 [+]	3.1%	288	-2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 6 (2.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.0%);
2014	G	59%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	156	54.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	114	40.0%	15 [+]	5.3%	285	-5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 7 (2.5%); 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	685
Median Value	$231,900

Occupied	284	41.5%
Vacant	401	58.5%

Owned	278	97.9%
Rented	6	2.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	653	95.3%
Detached	650	94.9%
Attached	3	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.3%
Mobile Homes	30	4.4%

Balsam township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Balsam township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Balsam township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Balsam township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Balsam township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Balsam township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balsam township, MN