Kasota township, MN

Le Sueur County, MN

2022 population: 1,519 ( 62 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.4 square miles
Population density: 40.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,491	98.16%	3.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.07%	50.0%
2+ races:	18	1.18%	350.0%
Hispanic:	9	0.59%	72.7%

Total non-White:	28	1.84%	31.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-49	-3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-1.0

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
1,581
1,540	97.41%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
4	0.25%
33	2.09%
41	2.59%

2000
1,473
1,433	97.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.34%
12	0.81%
20	1.36%
40	2.72%

1990
1,303
1,282	98.39%
1	0.08%
0	0.00%
5	0.38%
n/a
15	1.15%
21	1.61%

1980
1,977
1,957	98.99%
0	0.00%
4	0.20%
5	0.25%
n/a
11	0.56%
20	1.01%

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

107	7.3
1	0.1

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

151	11.6
19	1.5

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

-675	-34.1
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Kasota 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
50.5
325	21.4%
1,194	78.6%
350	23.0%

563
2.70

475	84.4%
420	88.4%
3	0.6%
88	15.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.0
337	21.3%
1,244	78.7%
227	14.4%

608
2.60

478	78.6%
419	87.7%
4	0.8%
130	21.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
351	23.8%
1,122	76.2%
174	11.8%

541
2.72

446	82.4%
411	92.2%
6	1.3%
95	17.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
371	28.5%
932	71.5%
130	10.0%

453
2.88

375	82.8%
349	93.1%
7	1.9%
78	17.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
662	33.5%
1,315	66.5%
146	7.4%

652
3.03

528	81.0%
463	87.7%
27	5.1%
124	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Kasota township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	41	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	99	17.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	69	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	43	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	96	17.1%
$200,000 or more	89	15.8%

Median Household Income	109,583
Per Capita Income	46,940

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.4%
Public Assistance	2	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	1.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	738	81.2%
Unemployed	25	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	763	83.9%
Not in Labor Force	146	16.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	256	231	52.6%
Non-Profit	22	48	31.4%
Self-Employed	71	29	71.0%

Local Government	10	71	12.3%
State Government	31	36	46.3%
Federal Government	3	2	60.0%

Total Private + Self	327	260	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	66	157	29.6%
Total	393	417	48.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	148	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	193	23.7%
Professional, Technical	233	28.6%
Service Occupations	68	8.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.5%
All others	172	21.1%

White Collar		70.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	160	19.7%
Educational services	115	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	101	12.4%
Retail trade	79	9.7%
Construction	76	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	63	7.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	3.4%
Finance and insurance	28	3.4%
Public administration	28	3.4%
Wholesale trade	28	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	26	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	25	3.1%
Other services	23	2.8%
Information	11	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	1.2%
Utilities	4	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	9	0.59%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.59%
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	%
Laotian	1	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,439	99.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.3%
Spanish	3	0.2%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%
Other Asian	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	630	41.5%
Irish	202	13.3%
Norwegian	199	13.1%
English	191	12.6%
Swedish	137	9.0%
American	83	5.5%
Polish	33	2.2%
Danish	30	2.0%
Czech	23	1.5%
Scandinavian	20	1.3%
Swiss	19	1.3%
Dutch	13	0.9%
Welsh	13	0.9%
European	12	0.8%
French	11	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,519	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,516	99.8%
Foreign-born	3	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.5%	16	1.4%	260	23.1%	423	37.6%	300	26.6%	121	10.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.5%
9-12 Years	16	1.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	260	23.1%
Some College	423	37.6%
Bach. Degree	300	26.6%
Grad Degree	121	10.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +105	R +41	R + 2.1%
D +64
2020 vs. 2012	R +138	R +149	R + 14.1%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +153	R +196	R + 19.1%
D -43

2016 vs. 2008	R +48	R +155	R + 17.0%
D -107
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	601	55.3%	Joe Biden (D)	461	42.4%	24	2.2%	1,086	10	9	0.03%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	496	51.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	397	40.9%	78	8.0%	971	6	5	0.03%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	472	49.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	463	48.7%	16	1.7%	951	4	1	0.03%
2008	80%	Barack Obama (D)	504	51.9%	John McCain (R)	448	46.1%	20	2.1%	972	2	0	0.03%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	489	50.9%	John Kerry (D)	462	48.1%	9	0.9%	960	3	0	0.03%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	395	47.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	388	46.2%	56	6.7%	839	2	-1	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kasota township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

461

42.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

601

55.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,086

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Kasota township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

397

40.9%

Donald Trump (R)

496

51.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

971

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Kasota township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

472

49.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

463

48.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

951

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Kasota township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

504

51.9%

John McCain (R)

448

46.1%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

972

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Kasota township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

489

50.9%

John Kerry (D)

462

48.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

960

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

2000 President, Kasota township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

395

47.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

388

46.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

839

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kasota township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Scott Jensen (R)	464	55.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	353	41.9%	26 [+]	3.1%	843	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 9 (1.1%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 7 (0.8%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	92%	Jason Lewis (R)	551	51.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	453	42.6%	59 [+]	5.6%	1,063	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 41 (3.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 18 (1.7%);
2018	S2	71%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	409	48.9%	Karin Housley (R)	391	46.8%	36 [+]	4.3%	836	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 25 (3.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 10 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	72%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	480	57.3%	Jim Newberger (R)	332	39.7%	25 [+]	3.0%	837	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (2.3%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	71%	Tim Walz (DFL)	425	50.9%	Jeff Johnson (R)	384	46.0%	26 [+]	3.1%	835	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 17 (2.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 8 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	54%	Al Franken* (DFL)	348	53.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	279	42.6%	28 [+]	4.3%	655	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 19 (2.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (1.4%);
2014	G	54%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	322	49.4%	Jeff Johnson (R)	300	46.0%	30 [+]	4.6%	652	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 19 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (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	659
Median Value	$377,100

Occupied	563	85.4%
Vacant	96	14.6%

Owned	544	96.6%
Rented	19	3.4%
Median Rent	$1,325

Single-Family Units	650	98.6%
Detached	650	98.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	2	0.3%

Kasota township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kasota township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Kasota township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kasota township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kasota township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kasota township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kasota township, MN