Bowlus city, MN

2022 population: 248 ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population density: 194.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	245	98.79%	14.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	1.21%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	3	1.21%	40.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-40	-16.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-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
290
285	98.28%
1	0.34%
1	0.34%
0	0.00%
3	1.03%
0	0.00%
5	1.72%

2000
290
290	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
260
258	99.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.77%

1980
273
273	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

-5	-1.7
5	1.7

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

32	12.3
-2	-0.8

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

-15	-5.5
2	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowlus 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
43.2
41	16.5%
207	83.5%
43	17.3%

118
2.10

59	50.0%
44	74.6%
1	1.7%
59	50.0%

2010
Number	Percent
33.0
70	24.1%
220	75.9%
45	15.5%

114
2.54

79	69.3%
60	75.9%
9	11.4%
35	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
79	27.2%
211	72.8%
50	17.2%

116
2.50

81	69.8%
69	85.2%
2	2.5%
35	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
67	25.8%
193	74.2%
49	18.8%

108
2.41

67	62.0%
55	82.1%
0	0.0%
41	38.0%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
80	29.3%
193	70.7%
69	25.3%

100
2.73

75	75.0%
64	85.3%
2	2.7%
25	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Bowlus city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	8.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	18.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	11	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	27	22.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	5.9%
$200,000 or more	4	3.4%

Median Household Income	67,500
Per Capita Income	38,757

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	7.6%
Public Assistance	1	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2	1.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	146	86.9%
Unemployed	4	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	150	89.3%
Not in Labor Force	18	10.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	52	47	52.5%
Non-Profit	1	4	20.0%
Self-Employed	10	5	66.7%

Local Government	4	1	80.0%
State Government	21	7	75.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	62	52	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26	12	68.4%
Total	88	64	57.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	31	20.4%
Professional, Technical	35	23.0%
Service Occupations	18	11.8%
All others	55	36.2%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	25	16.4%
Manufacturing	22	14.5%
Retail trade	16	10.5%
Construction	15	9.9%
Health care and social assistance	13	8.6%
Wholesale trade	11	7.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	8	5.3%
Finance and insurance	7	4.6%
Educational services	4	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	2.6%
Information	3	2.0%
Utilities	3	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	1.3%
Accommodation and food services	2	1.3%
Other services	2	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.7%

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	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	228	97.4%
German, other Germanic	5	2.1%
Spanish	1	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	107	43.1%
German	87	35.1%
Irish	19	7.7%
Swedish	8	3.2%
American	5	2.0%
Dutch	4	1.6%
Hungarian	4	1.6%
Norwegian	4	1.6%
Czechoslovakian	3	1.2%
English	3	1.2%
European	3	1.2%
Finnish	2	0.8%
Eastern European	1	0.4%
French Canadian	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	248	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	248	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	2.8%	15	8.4%	92	51.4%	56	31.3%	10	5.6%	1	0.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	2.8%
9-12 Years	15	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	92	51.4%
Some College	56	31.3%
Bach. Degree	10	5.6%
Grad Degree	1	0.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	R +30	R + 12.1%
D -4
2020 vs. 2012	R +47	R +67	R + 41.7%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +49	R +88	R + 61.3%
D -39

2016 vs. 2008	R +23	R +58	R + 49.2%
D -35
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	121	83.4%	Joe Biden (D)	21	14.5%	3	2.1%	145	38	37	0.00%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	95	72.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	25	19.1%	11	8.4%	131	28	27	0.00%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	74	60.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	41	33.6%	7	5.7%	122	16	13	0.00%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	72	52.6%	Barack Obama (D)	60	43.8%	5	3.6%	137	9	7	0.00%
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	78	53.1%	John Kerry (D)	65	44.2%	4	2.7%	147	5	2	0.01%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	68	57.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	35	29.7%	15	12.7%	118	12	10	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bowlus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

14.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

121

83.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

145

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 37

2016 President, Bowlus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

19.1%

Donald Trump (R)

72.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

131

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Bowlus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

33.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

60.7%

Other

5.7%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Bowlus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

43.8%

John McCain (R)

52.6%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

137

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Bowlus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

53.1%

John Kerry (D)

44.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Bowlus city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

57.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

29.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

9.3%

TOTAL

118

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bowlus city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Scott Jensen (R)	92	85.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	13	12.0%	3 [+]	2.8%	108	41	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.9%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	105	73.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	23	16.2%	14 [+]	9.9%	142	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (9.9%);
2018	S2	46%	Karin Housley (R)	55	61.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	29	32.6%	5 [+]	5.6%	89	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (4.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (1.1%);
2018	S1	47%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	44	48.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	44	48.4%	3 [+]	3.3%	91	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (3.3%);
2018	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	59	65.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	28	31.1%	3 [+]	3.3%	90	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (3.3%);
2014	S2	46%	Mike McFadden (R)	44	46.3%	Al Franken* (DFL)	42	44.2%	9 [+]	9.5%	95	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (5.3%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (4.2%);
2014	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	47	49.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	33	34.7%	15 [+]	15.8%	95	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 8 (8.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (4.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (3.2%); 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	130
Median Value	$141,000

Occupied	118	90.8%
Vacant	12	9.2%

Owned	91	77.1%
Rented	27	22.9%
Median Rent	$880

Single-Family Units	121	93.1%
Detached	117	90.0%
Attached	4	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	1.5%
Mobile Homes	5	3.8%

Bowlus city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowlus city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Bowlus city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bowlus city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bowlus city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bowlus city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bowlus city, MN