Penn township, MN

2022 population: 330 ( 15 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.7 square miles
Population density: 9.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	305	92.42%	2.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	22	6.67%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	1	0.30%	50.0%
Hispanic:	2	0.61%	0.0%

Total non-White:	25	7.58%	733.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-7	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	8.5

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
315
312	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.32%
2	0.63%
0	0.00%
3	0.95%

2000
286
284	99.30%
2	0.70%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.70%

1990
390
389	99.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.26%

1980
394
394	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

28	9.8
1	0.3

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

-105	-26.9
1	0.3

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

-5	-1.3
1	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Penn 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
41.5
94	28.5%
236	71.5%
54	16.4%

113
2.92

87	77.0%
77	88.5%
0	0.0%
26	23.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
82	26.0%
233	74.0%
62	19.7%

120
2.62

95	79.2%
80	84.2%
3	3.2%
25	20.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
74	25.9%
212	74.1%
28	9.8%

115
2.49

85	73.9%
67	78.8%
8	9.4%
30	26.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
113	29.0%
277	71.0%
51	13.1%

121
3.22

105	86.8%
94	89.5%
0	0.0%
16	13.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
129	32.7%
265	67.3%
27	6.9%

115
3.43

115	100.0%
106	92.2%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

2022 Housing Data for Penn township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	27	23.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	20	17.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	13.3%
$200,000 or more	9	8.0%

Median Household Income	95,417
Per Capita Income	37,219

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	156	81.7%
Unemployed	8	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	164	85.9%
Not in Labor Force	27	14.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	73	56	56.6%
Non-Profit	2	3	40.0%
Self-Employed	26	2	92.9%

Local Government	1	4	20.0%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	99	58	63.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	10	23.1%
Total	102	68	60.0%

Pct. Govt.	4.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	30	17.5%
Professional, Technical	16	9.4%
Service Occupations	11	6.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	4.1%
All others	83	48.5%

White Collar		45.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	45	26.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	16.4%
Wholesale trade	15	8.8%
Construction	12	7.0%
Other services	12	7.0%
Finance and insurance	11	6.4%
Retail trade	10	5.8%
Health care and social assistance	7	4.1%
Information	7	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	7	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4	2.3%
Public administration	3	1.8%
Educational services	2	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.6%
Utilities	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	2	0.61%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	308	98.4%
Spanish	2	0.6%
German, other Germanic	2	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	232	70.3%
Norwegian	30	9.1%
Irish	28	8.5%
Welsh	14	4.2%
American	11	3.3%
Italian	5	1.5%
English	4	1.2%
Polish	4	1.2%
French	3	0.9%
Swiss	3	0.9%
Swedish	2	0.6%
European	1	0.3%
Greek	1	0.3%
Russian	1	0.3%
Ukrainian	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	330	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	329	99.7%
Foreign-born	1	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	2.3%	2	0.9%	92	43.0%	89	41.6%	15	7.0%	11	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	2.3%
9-12 Years	2	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	92	43.0%
Some College	89	41.6%
Bach. Degree	15	7.0%
Grad Degree	11	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +22	R +13	D + 3.2%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +45	R +51	R + 16.9%
D -6
2020 vs. 2008	R +50	R +73	R + 32.3%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +28	R +60	R + 35.5%
D -32
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)	162	79.4%	Joe Biden (D)	41	20.1%	1	0.5%	204	34	33	0.01%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	140	75.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32	17.2%	14	7.5%	186	30	29	0.01%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	117	68.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	47	27.3%	8	4.7%	172	23	21	0.01%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	112	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	64	34.4%	10	5.4%	186	16	15	0.01%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	103	66.9%	John Kerry (D)	48	31.2%	3	1.9%	154	19	16	0.01%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	101	69.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	38	26.2%	6	4.1%	145	24	22	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Penn township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

162

79.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

204

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Penn township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.2%

Donald Trump (R)

140

75.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

186

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Penn township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

27.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

117

68.0%

Other

4.7%

TOTAL

172

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Penn township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34.4%

John McCain (R)

112

60.2%

Other

5.4%

TOTAL

186

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Penn township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

103

66.9%

John Kerry (D)

31.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

154

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Penn township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

101

69.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

26.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

145

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Penn township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Scott Jensen (R)	132	79.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	29	17.5%	5 [+]	3.0%	166	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.4%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.6%);
2020	S2	80%	Jason Lewis (R)	147	72.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	42	20.8%	13 [+]	6.4%	202	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (5.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.0%);
2018	S2	60%	Karin Housley (R)	100	66.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	46	30.5%	5 [+]	3.3%	151	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.7%);
2018	S1	61%	Jim Newberger (R)	92	60.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	57	37.5%	3 [+]	2.0%	152	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.0%);
2018	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	107	70.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	42	27.6%	3 [+]	2.0%	152	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.0%);
2014	S2	50%	Mike McFadden (R)	70	58.3%	Al Franken* (DFL)	45	37.5%	5 [+]	4.2%	120	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (3.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.8%);
2014	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	73	61.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	38	31.9%	8 [+]	6.7%	119	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (2.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	126
Median Value	$255,000

Occupied	113	89.7%
Vacant	13	10.3%

Owned	101	89.4%
Rented	12	10.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	120	95.2%
Detached	119	94.4%
Attached	1	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	6	4.8%

Penn township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Penn township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Penn township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Penn township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Penn township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Penn township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Penn township, MN