Le Center city, MN

Le Sueur County, MN

2022 population: 2,502 ( 3 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population density: 1490.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,910	76.34%	0.7%
Black:	9	0.36%	80.0%
Indian:	7	0.28%	75.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	3	0.12%	50.0%
Hispanic:	573	22.90%	9.1%

Total non-White:	592	23.66%	2.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-13	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	16	0.8

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
2,499
1,923	76.95%
5	0.20%
4	0.16%
35	1.40%
6	0.24%
525	21.01%
576	23.05%

2000
2,193
1,942	88.55%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
11	0.50%
8	0.36%
228	10.40%
251	11.45%

1990
2,006
1,993	99.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.65%
13	0.65%

1980
1,967
1,937	98.47%
0	0.00%
4	0.20%
22	1.12%
n/a
2	0.10%
30	1.53%

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

-19	-0.9
325	14.8

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

-51	-2.5
238	11.9

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

56	2.8
-17	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Le Center 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
36.7
514	20.5%
1,988	79.5%
354	14.1%

975
2.50

646	66.3%
498	77.1%
38	5.9%
329	33.7%

2010
Number	Percent
32.8
712	28.5%
1,787	71.5%
314	12.6%

915
2.67

629	68.7%
480	76.3%
56	8.9%
286	31.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
594	27.1%
1,599	72.9%
398	18.1%

824
2.56

562	68.2%
442	78.6%
61	10.9%
262	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
573	28.6%
1,433	71.4%
421	21.0%

765
2.48

518	67.7%
429	82.8%
41	7.9%
247	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
543	27.6%
1,424	72.4%
462	23.5%

748
2.49

509	68.0%
437	85.9%
37	7.3%
239	32.0%

2022 Housing Data for Le Center city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	57	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	72	7.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	64	6.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	91	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	93	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	120	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	105	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	93	9.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	111	11.4%
$200,000 or more	13	1.3%

Median Household Income	63,944
Per Capita Income	31,173

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	68	7.0%
Public Assistance	50	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	105	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,005	76.3%
Unemployed	78	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,083	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	235	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	508	377	57.4%
Non-Profit	49	34	59.0%
Self-Employed	150	19	88.8%

Local Government	36	144	20.0%
State Government	0	17	0.0%
Federal Government	0	6	0.0%

Total Private + Self	658	396	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	85	201	29.7%
Total	743	597	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	130	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	194	14.5%
Professional, Technical	193	14.4%
Service Occupations	222	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	1.6%
All others	601	44.9%

White Collar		38.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	295	22.0%
Construction	216	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	165	12.3%
Educational services	126	9.4%
Retail trade	95	7.1%
Wholesale trade	92	6.9%
Public administration	60	4.5%
Other services	59	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	40	3.0%
Finance and insurance	37	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	1.5%
Accommodation and food services	14	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	1.0%
Information	5	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	557	22.26%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.40%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	10	0.40%
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	6	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,934	81.3%
Spanish	436	18.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	920	36.8%
Czech	243	9.7%
English	239	9.6%
Irish	231	9.2%
Norwegian	161	6.4%
Polish	72	2.9%
Swedish	71	2.8%
American	50	2.0%
Eastern European	35	1.4%
Dutch	32	1.3%
Czechoslovakian	24	1.0%
French	21	0.8%
Austrian	15	0.6%
Scandinavian	13	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,221	88.8%
Not a citizen	281	11.2%

Native	2,193	87.6%
Foreign-born	309	12.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
102	6.1%	101	6.0%	620	37.1%	614	36.7%	179	10.7%	56	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	102	6.1%
9-12 Years	101	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	620	37.1%
Some College	614	36.7%
Bach. Degree	179	10.7%
Grad Degree	56	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +98	R +61	R + 1.6%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012	R +191	R +324	R + 29.9%
D -133
2020 vs. 2008	R +190	R +367	R + 34.1%
D -177

2016 vs. 2008	R +92	R +306	R + 32.5%
D -214
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	721	65.5%	Joe Biden (D)	356	32.3%	24	2.2%	1,101	20	19	0.03%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	623	61.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	319	31.3%	77	7.6%	1,019	16	15	0.03%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	530	50.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	489	46.8%	25	2.4%	1,044	6	4	0.04%
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	533	48.9%	John McCain (R)	531	48.7%	26	2.4%	1,090	5	3	0.04%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	585	55.3%	John Kerry (D)	458	43.3%	15	1.4%	1,058	8	5	0.04%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	516	51.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	421	42.2%	61	6.1%	998	6	4	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Le Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

356

32.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

721

65.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,101

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Le Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

319

31.3%

Donald Trump (R)

623

61.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

1,019

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Le Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

489

46.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

530

50.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,044

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Le Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

533

48.9%

John McCain (R)

531

48.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,090

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Le Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

585

55.3%

John Kerry (D)

458

43.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,058

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Le Center city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

516

51.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

421

42.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

998

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Le Center city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	43%	Scott Jensen (R)	518	63.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	269	33.1%	26 [+]	3.2%	813	19	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (1.6%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	57%	Jason Lewis (R)	652	60.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	333	31.0%	89 [+]	8.3%	1,074	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 69 (6.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 18 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	S2	46%	Karin Housley (R)	468	54.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	346	39.9%	53 [+]	6.1%	867	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 43 (5.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	47%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	432	49.5%	Jim Newberger (R)	404	46.3%	36 [+]	4.1%	872	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (3.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	445	51.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	381	44.2%	36 [+]	4.2%	862	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 30 (3.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	37%	Al Franken* (DFL)	338	49.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	312	45.6%	34 [+]	5.0%	684	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 18 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 16 (2.3%);
2014	G	37%	Jeff Johnson (R)	334	49.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	297	43.9%	45 [+]	6.7%	676	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 35 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%); 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	1,016
Median Value	$171,600

Occupied	975	96.0%
Vacant	41	4.0%

Owned	707	72.5%
Rented	268	27.5%
Median Rent	$767

Single-Family Units	823	81.0%
Detached	811	79.8%
Attached	12	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	95	9.4%
Mobile Homes	34	3.3%

Le Center city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Le Center city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Le Center city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Le Center city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Le Center city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Le Center city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Le Center city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Le Center city, MN