Cottonwood city, MN

Lyon County, MN

2022 population: 1,150 ( 62 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 1154.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,043	90.70%	8.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.09%	0.0%
2+ races:	16	1.39%	60.0%
Hispanic:	90	7.83%	57.9%

Total non-White:	107	9.30%	44.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-95	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	33	3.3

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
1,212
1,138	93.89%
4	0.33%
1	0.08%
1	0.08%
10	0.83%
57	4.70%
74	6.11%

2000
1,146
1,095	95.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.87%
2	0.17%
28	2.44%
51	4.45%

1990
982
950	96.74%
0	0.00%
5	0.51%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.41%
32	3.26%

1980
924
891	96.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
31	3.35%
n/a
2	0.22%
33	3.57%

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

43	3.8
23	2.0

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

145	14.8
19	1.9

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

59	6.4
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Cottonwood 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
38.1
283	24.6%
867	75.4%
162	14.1%

492
2.33

291	59.1%
237	81.4%
27	9.3%
201	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
305	25.2%
907	74.8%
182	15.0%

504
2.39

331	65.7%
278	84.0%
29	8.8%
173	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
334	29.1%
812	70.9%
175	15.3%

446
2.53

317	71.1%
285	89.9%
18	5.7%
129	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
266	27.1%
716	72.9%
208	21.2%

391
2.51

285	72.9%
262	91.9%
9	3.2%
106	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
264	28.6%
660	71.4%
174	18.8%

364
2.54

249	68.4%
224	90.0%
12	4.8%
115	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Cottonwood city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	7.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	22	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	47	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	29	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	82	16.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	70	14.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	8.7%
$200,000 or more	21	4.3%

Median Household Income	79,457
Per Capita Income	40,715

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.4%
Public Assistance	25	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	59	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	509	78.2%
Unemployed	15	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	524	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	127	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	245	199	55.2%
Non-Profit	17	14	54.8%
Self-Employed	52	30	63.4%

Local Government	10	17	37.0%
State Government	0	20	0.0%
Federal Government	2	2	50.0%

Total Private + Self	297	229	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	29	53	35.4%
Total	326	282	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	107	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	127	20.9%
Professional, Technical	105	17.3%
Service Occupations	70	11.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.8%
All others	199	32.7%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	104	17.1%
Manufacturing	88	14.5%
Construction	65	10.7%
Educational services	63	10.4%
Health care and social assistance	52	8.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	50	8.2%
Retail trade	48	7.9%
Other services	31	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	26	4.3%
Wholesale trade	26	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	18	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	9	1.5%
Public administration	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	1.22%
Puerto Rican	69	6.00%
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	6	0.52%
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	6	0.52%

Other Hispanic	1	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	998	93.8%
Spanish	65	6.1%
Chinese	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	484	42.1%
Norwegian	247	21.5%
Belgian	81	7.0%
Irish	67	5.8%
Danish	43	3.7%
Dutch	39	3.4%
American	28	2.4%
English	28	2.4%
Swedish	23	2.0%
Finnish	18	1.6%
Polish	16	1.4%
French Canadian	13	1.1%
French	12	1.0%
British	10	0.9%
Czech	10	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,150	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,135	98.7%
Foreign-born	15	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	16	2.0%	220	27.9%	352	44.7%	159	20.2%	41	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	16	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	220	27.9%
Some College	352	44.7%
Bach. Degree	159	20.2%
Grad Degree	41	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +103	R +91	R + 9.6%
D +12
2020 vs. 2012	R +131	R +202	R + 30.5%
D -71
2020 vs. 2008	R +132	R +208	R + 31.5%
D -76

2016 vs. 2008	R +29	R +117	R + 21.9%
D -88
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	439	65.4%	Joe Biden (D)	216	32.2%	16	2.4%	671	20	19	0.02%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	336	56.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	204	34.2%	56	9.4%	596	11	10	0.02%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	308	50.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	287	47.1%	14	2.3%	609	6	3	0.02%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	307	49.9%	Barack Obama (D)	292	47.5%	16	2.6%	615	6	4	0.02%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	330	52.4%	John Kerry (D)	293	46.5%	7	1.1%	630	5	2	0.02%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	275	47.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	260	44.9%	44	7.6%	579	2	0	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cottonwood city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

216

32.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

439

65.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

671

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Cottonwood city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

204

34.2%

Donald Trump (R)

336

56.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

596

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Cottonwood city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

287

47.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

308

50.6%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

609

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Cottonwood city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

292

47.5%

John McCain (R)

307

49.9%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

615

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Cottonwood city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

330

52.4%

John Kerry (D)

293

46.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

630

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Cottonwood city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

275

47.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

260

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

579

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cottonwood city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Scott Jensen (R)	343	67.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	149	29.3%	16 [+]	3.1%	508	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 7 (1.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (1.2%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (0.6%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	398	59.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	230	34.2%	44 [+]	6.5%	672	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 34 (5.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S2	56%	Karin Housley (R)	248	51.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	211	44.1%	19 [+]	4.0%	478	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 16 (3.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (0.6%);
2018	S1	56%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	264	55.0%	Jim Newberger (R)	198	41.2%	18 [+]	3.8%	480	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (2.9%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (0.8%);
2018	G	56%	Jeff Johnson (R)	256	53.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	210	43.8%	13 [+]	2.7%	479	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 9 (1.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%);
2014	S2	53%	Al Franken* (DFL)	230	49.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	216	46.4%	20 [+]	4.3%	466	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (2.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 8 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	53%	Jeff Johnson (R)	230	49.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	206	44.3%	29 [+]	6.2%	465	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 23 (4.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (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	528
Median Value	$167,300

Occupied	492	93.2%
Vacant	36	6.8%

Owned	362	73.6%
Rented	130	26.4%
Median Rent	$683

Single-Family Units	400	75.8%
Detached	393	74.4%
Attached	7	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	71	13.4%
Mobile Homes	29	5.5%

Cottonwood city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cottonwood city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Cottonwood city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cottonwood city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cottonwood city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cottonwood city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cottonwood city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cottonwood city, MN