Ripley township, MN

2022 population: 678 ( 51 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.7 square miles
Population density: 14.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	573	84.51%	18.4%
Black:	5	0.74%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	22	3.24%	214.3%
Hispanic:	78	11.50%	333.3%

Total non-White:	105	15.49%	288.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-129	-21.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	78	13.0

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
729
702	96.30%
0	0.00%
1	0.14%
1	0.14%
7	0.96%
18	2.47%
27	3.70%

2000
704
696	98.86%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.57%
4	0.57%
8	1.14%

1990
607
592	97.53%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	2.47%

1980
620
620	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

6	0.9
19	2.7

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

104	17.1
-7	-1.2

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

-28	-4.5
15	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Ripley 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
44.8
151	22.3%
527	77.7%
133	19.6%

262
2.58

176	67.2%
155	88.1%
2	1.1%
86	32.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
191	26.2%
538	73.8%
82	11.2%

275
2.65

205	74.5%
181	88.3%
6	2.9%
70	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
222	31.5%
482	68.5%
72	10.2%

235
3.00

199	84.7%
174	87.4%
5	2.5%
36	15.3%

1990
Number	Percent
27.2
216	35.6%
391	64.4%
26	4.3%

179
3.39

151	84.4%
143	94.7%
2	1.3%
28	15.6%

1980
Number	Percent
23.0
254	41.0%
366	59.0%
44	7.1%

172
3.60

142	82.6%
135	95.1%
0	0.0%
30	17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ripley township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	22	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	9.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	26	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	50	19.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	26	9.9%
$200,000 or more	13	5.0%

Median Household Income	73,000
Per Capita Income	32,938

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	3.4%
Public Assistance	5	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	285	77.4%
Unemployed	8	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	293	79.6%
Not in Labor Force	75	20.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	143	90	61.4%
Non-Profit	3	27	10.0%
Self-Employed	33	23	58.9%

Local Government	8	7	53.3%
State Government	7	10	41.2%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	176	113	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	44	33.3%
Total	198	157	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	68	19.2%
Professional, Technical	60	16.9%
Service Occupations	40	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	12.7%
All others	144	40.6%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	89	25.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	54	15.2%
Retail trade	36	10.1%
Construction	33	9.3%
Other services	31	8.7%
Wholesale trade	18	5.1%
Public administration	15	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	15	4.2%
Educational services	11	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	10	2.8%
Manufacturing	10	2.8%
Finance and insurance	8	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	2.3%
Utilities	3	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	76	11.21%
Puerto Rican	2	0.29%
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	562	86.2%
Spanish	76	11.7%
German, other Germanic	13	2.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	189	27.9%
Polish	93	13.7%
Swedish	52	7.7%
Norwegian	46	6.8%
French	44	6.5%
European	26	3.8%
English	25	3.7%
Irish	25	3.7%
French Canadian	16	2.4%
American	13	1.9%
Italian	8	1.2%
Russian	6	0.9%
Danish	5	0.7%
Finnish	4	0.6%
Scandinavian	3	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	638	94.1%
Not a citizen	40	5.9%

Native	631	93.1%
Foreign-born	47	6.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23	4.8%	44	9.3%	177	37.3%	156	32.8%	46	9.7%	29	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23	4.8%
9-12 Years	44	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	177	37.3%
Some College	156	32.8%
Bach. Degree	46	9.7%
Grad Degree	29	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37	R +23	D + 1.8%
D +14
2020 vs. 2012	R +106	R +161	R + 33.0%
D -55
2020 vs. 2008	R +104	R +159	R + 32.7%
D -55

2016 vs. 2008	R +67	R +136	R + 34.5%
D -69
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Donald Trump* (R)	356	77.4%	Joe Biden (D)	91	19.8%	13	2.8%	460	32	31	0.01%
2016	80%	Donald Trump (R)	319	75.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	77	18.2%	26	6.2%	422	31	30	0.01%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	250	61.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	146	35.9%	11	2.7%	407	16	14	0.01%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	252	62.2%	Barack Obama (D)	146	36.0%	7	1.7%	405	18	17	0.01%
2004	78%	George W. Bush* (R)	242	61.9%	John Kerry (D)	141	36.1%	8	2.0%	391	14	11	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	186	57.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	106	32.6%	33	10.2%	325	12	9	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ripley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

356

77.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

460

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Ripley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.2%

Donald Trump (R)

319

75.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

422

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Ripley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

146

35.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

250

61.4%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

407

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Ripley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

146

36.0%

John McCain (R)

252

62.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

405

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Ripley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

242

61.9%

John Kerry (D)

141

36.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

391

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Ripley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

186

57.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

106

32.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

5.8%

TOTAL

325

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ripley township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	78%	Scott Jensen (R)	312	77.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	75	18.6%	16 [+]	4.0%	403	33	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.0%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.0%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.7%);
2020	S2	88%	Jason Lewis (R)	329	72.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	106	23.3%	20 [+]	4.4%	455	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (2.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.8%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	231	68.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	92	27.1%	16 [+]	4.7%	339	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (3.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (1.5%);
2018	S1	65%	Jim Newberger (R)	206	60.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	124	36.5%	10 [+]	2.9%	340	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 9 (2.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	236	69.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	93	27.3%	12 [+]	3.5%	341	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 9 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%);
2014	S2	60%	Mike McFadden (R)	171	53.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	132	41.4%	16 [+]	5.0%	319	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 12 (3.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (1.3%);
2014	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	178	56.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	115	36.6%	21 [+]	6.7%	314	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 16 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	290
Median Value	$261,100

Occupied	262	90.3%
Vacant	28	9.7%

Owned	240	91.6%
Rented	22	8.4%
Median Rent	$643

Single-Family Units	235	81.0%
Detached	235	81.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	1.7%
Mobile Homes	50	17.2%

Ripley township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ripley township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Ripley township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ripley township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ripley township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ripley township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ripley township, MN