Silver Bay city, MN

Lake County, MN

2022 population: 1,690 ( 197 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.6 square miles
Population density: 221.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,552	91.83%	15.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	12	0.71%	140.0%
2+ races:	97	5.74%	410.5%
Hispanic:	29	1.72%	70.6%

Total non-White:	138	8.17%	160.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-282	-18.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	85	5.5

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
1,887
1,834	97.19%
4	0.21%
6	0.32%
5	0.26%
19	1.01%
17	0.90%
53	2.81%

2000
2,106
2,058	97.72%
0	0.00%
25	1.19%
0	0.00%
14	0.66%
9	0.43%
48	2.28%

1990
1,921
1,874	97.55%
0	0.00%
29	1.51%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	0.94%
47	2.45%

1980
2,917
2,911	99.79%
0	0.00%
6	0.21%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.21%

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

-224	-10.6
5	0.2

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

184	9.6
1	0.1

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

-1,037	-35.6
41	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Bay city, 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
48.7
342	20.2%
1,348	79.8%
501	29.6%

826
1.94

480	58.1%
340	70.8%
99	20.6%
346	41.9%

2010
Number	Percent
50.1
347	18.4%
1,540	81.6%
543	28.8%

836
2.17

542	64.8%
446	82.3%
32	5.9%
294	35.2%

2000
Number	Percent
43.3
528	25.1%
1,578	74.9%
568	27.0%

854
2.37

602	70.5%
513	85.2%
41	6.8%
252	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
45.4
464	24.2%
1,457	75.8%
338	17.6%

763
2.52

636	83.4%
583	91.7%
36	5.7%
127	16.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
985	33.8%
1,932	66.2%
84	2.9%

886
3.29

799	90.2%
767	96.0%
19	2.4%
87	9.8%

2022 Housing Data for Silver Bay city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	66	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	30	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	39	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	65	7.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	90	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	86	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	110	13.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	89	10.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	3.3%
$200,000 or more	28	3.4%

Median Household Income	65,882
Per Capita Income	41,880

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	1.7%
Public Assistance	45	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	96	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	662	77.1%
Unemployed	29	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	691	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	168	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	206	166	55.4%
Non-Profit	8	50	13.8%
Self-Employed	38	30	55.9%

Local Government	54	25	68.4%
State Government	20	91	18.0%
Federal Government	16	4	80.0%

Total Private + Self	244	196	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	98	170	36.6%
Total	342	366	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	29.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	89	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	145	20.5%
Professional, Technical	152	21.5%
Service Occupations	199	28.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.8%
All others	123	17.4%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	177	25.0%
Retail trade	144	20.3%
Educational services	59	8.3%
Manufacturing	42	5.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	40	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	39	5.5%
Public administration	34	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	31	4.4%
Construction	28	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	20	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	2.5%
Information	18	2.5%
Wholesale trade	12	1.7%
Finance and insurance	11	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.4%
Other services	9	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.1%
Transportation and warehousing	8	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	1.12%
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	10	0.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	7	0.41%
Filipino	5	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,545	97.7%
Other	15	0.9%
Vietnamese	7	0.4%
Spanish	5	0.3%
Tagalog	5	0.3%
Other Indo-European	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	458	27.1%
Norwegian	345	20.4%
Irish	256	15.1%
Finnish	158	9.3%
Swedish	157	9.3%
English	137	8.1%
Italian	74	4.4%
American	59	3.5%
French	52	3.1%
Polish	51	3.0%
Scottish	36	2.1%
Dutch	31	1.8%
Slovene	29	1.7%
Danish	28	1.7%
African	23	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,685	99.7%
Not a citizen	5	0.3%

Native	1,678	99.3%
Foreign-born	12	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.8%	51	4.1%	395	31.5%	473	37.7%	253	20.2%	71	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.8%
9-12 Years	51	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	395	31.5%
Some College	473	37.7%
Bach. Degree	253	20.2%
Grad Degree	71	5.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +108	R +43	R + 1.1%
D +65
2020 vs. 2012	R +143	R +273	R + 24.2%
D -130
2020 vs. 2008	R +175	R +377	R + 33.0%
D -202

2016 vs. 2008	R +67	R +334	R + 31.9%
D -267
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)	673	58.1%	Joe Biden (D)	459	39.6%	27	2.3%	1,159	13	11	0.04%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	565	54.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	394	38.2%	73	7.1%	1,032	10	9	0.04%
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	589	51.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	530	46.2%	27	2.4%	1,146	1	-1	0.04%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	661	55.9%	John McCain (R)	498	42.1%	23	1.9%	1,182	-2	-3	0.04%
2004	81%	John Kerry (D)	694	54.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	554	43.8%	17	1.3%	1,265	-4	-7	0.04%
2000	77%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	626	51.7%	George W. Bush (R)	529	43.7%	55	4.5%	1,210	-2	-4	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Silver Bay city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

459

39.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

673

58.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,159

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Silver Bay city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

394

38.2%

Donald Trump (R)

565

54.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

4.7%

TOTAL

1,032

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Silver Bay city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

589

51.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

530

46.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,146

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Silver Bay city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

661

55.9%

John McCain (R)

498

42.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,182

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Silver Bay city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

554

43.8%

John Kerry (D)

694

54.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,265

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Silver Bay city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

529

43.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

626

51.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,210

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Bay city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Scott Jensen (R)	478	54.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	369	42.0%	32 [+]	3.6%	879	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 16 (1.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 6 (0.7%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	612	53.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	446	39.0%	87 [+]	7.6%	1,145	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 52 (4.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 35 (3.1%);
2018	S2	67%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	462	48.5%	Karin Housley (R)	445	46.7%	46 [+]	4.8%	953	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 38 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 8 (0.8%);
2018	S1	68%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	532	55.7%	Jim Newberger (R)	398	41.7%	25 [+]	2.6%	955	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (1.9%); Paula Overby (Green) 7 (0.7%);
2018	G	68%	Tim Walz (DFL)	468	49.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	455	47.7%	31 [+]	3.2%	954	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 25 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	58%	Al Franken* (DFL)	490	57.3%	Mike McFadden (R)	323	37.8%	42 [+]	4.9%	855	-5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 31 (3.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 11 (1.3%);
2014	G	56%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	452	54.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	342	41.1%	38 [+]	4.6%	832	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 27 (3.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 11 (1.3%); 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	960
Median Value	$129,100

Occupied	826	86.0%
Vacant	134	14.0%

Owned	674	81.6%
Rented	152	18.4%
Median Rent	$941

Single-Family Units	856	89.2%
Detached	856	89.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	93	9.7%
Mobile Homes	11	1.1%

Silver Bay city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Silver Bay city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Silver Bay city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Silver Bay city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Silver Bay city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Silver Bay city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Silver Bay city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Silver Bay city, MN