Wild Rice township, MN

2022 population: 221 ( 35 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.9 square miles
Population density: 6.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	191	86.43%	17.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	1	0.45%	85.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	26	11.76%	188.9%
Hispanic:	3	1.36%	70.0%

Total non-White:	30	13.57%	15.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-39	-18.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	1.9

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
256
230	89.84%
0	0.00%
7	2.73%
0	0.00%
9	3.52%
10	3.91%
26	10.16%

2000
331
321	96.98%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.60%
8	2.42%
10	3.02%

1990
369
330	89.43%
0	0.00%
8	2.17%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	2.17%
39	10.57%

1980
386
383	99.22%
0	0.00%
2	0.52%
1	0.26%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.78%

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

-91	-27.5
16	4.8

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

-9	-2.4
-29	-7.9

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

-53	-13.7
36	9.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wild Rice 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
55.5
40	18.1%
181	81.9%
51	23.1%

103
2.15

69	67.0%
56	81.2%
5	7.2%
34	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
52	20.3%
204	79.7%
43	16.8%

109
2.35

79	72.5%
69	87.3%
2	2.5%
30	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
91	27.5%
240	72.5%
36	10.9%

125
2.65

95	76.0%
87	91.6%
2	2.1%
30	24.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
115	31.2%
254	68.8%
45	12.2%

127
2.91

93	73.2%
84	90.3%
7	7.5%
34	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
127	32.9%
259	67.1%
36	9.3%

128
3.02

113	88.3%
99	87.6%
3	2.7%
15	11.7%

2022 Housing Data for Wild Rice township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	6.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	9.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	17.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	23	22.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	9	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	4.9%

Median Household Income	58,194
Per Capita Income	29,798

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	1.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98	76.0%
Unemployed	6	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	104	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	25	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29	27	51.8%
Non-Profit	0	7	0.0%
Self-Employed	13	7	65.0%

Local Government	9	9	50.0%
State Government	3	1	75.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	42	34	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	17	41.4%
Total	54	51	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26	24.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	36	34.3%
Professional, Technical	8	7.6%
Service Occupations	22	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	2.9%
All others	13	12.4%

White Collar		66.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15	14.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	13.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	12.4%
Wholesale trade	11	10.5%
Finance and insurance	9	8.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	7.6%
Educational services	6	5.7%
Utilities	6	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4	3.8%
Public administration	3	2.9%
Information	3	2.9%
Retail trade	3	2.9%
Management	2	1.9%
Manufacturing	2	1.9%
Construction	2	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	1	1.0%
Other services	1	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	1.36%
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	195	98.0%
Other Asian	3	1.5%
German, other Germanic	1	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	126	57.0%
German	56	25.3%
Swedish	14	6.3%
Danish	10	4.5%
Irish	5	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	4	1.8%
Czech	3	1.4%
Dutch	3	1.4%
English	3	1.4%
Polish	3	1.4%
Eastern European	2	0.9%
Scandinavian	2	0.9%
American	1	0.5%
Belgian	1	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	221	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	221	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	3.4%	12	6.9%	82	46.9%	55	31.4%	18	10.3%	2	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	3.4%
9-12 Years	12	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	82	46.9%
Some College	55	31.4%
Bach. Degree	18	10.3%
Grad Degree	2	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12	D +3	D + 4.9%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +31	R +33	R + 25.1%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +23	R +28	R + 20.0%
D -5

2016 vs. 2008	R +11	R +31	R + 24.9%
D -20
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	90%	Donald Trump* (R)	82	53.9%	Joe Biden (D)	66	43.4%	4	2.6%	152	9	7	0.00%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	70	50.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	51	36.7%	18	12.9%	139	5	4	0.00%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	68	56.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	51	42.1%	2	1.7%	121	-3	-5	0.00%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	71	53.0%	John McCain (R)	59	44.0%	4	3.0%	134	0	-2	0.00%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	82	51.9%	John Kerry (D)	76	48.1%	0	0.0%	158	4	1	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	86	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	50	33.1%	15	9.9%	151	11	9	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wild Rice township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

43.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

53.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

152

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Wild Rice township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

36.7%

Donald Trump (R)

50.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.0%

Other

7.9%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Wild Rice township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

56.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

42.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

121

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Wild Rice township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53.0%

John McCain (R)

44.0%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

134

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Wild Rice township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

51.9%

John Kerry (D)

48.1%

TOTAL

158

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Wild Rice township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

33.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.0%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

151

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wild Rice township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Scott Jensen (R)	63	54.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	43	37.1%	10 [+]	8.6%	116	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (3.4%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (1.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.9%);
2020	S2	88%	Jason Lewis (R)	71	48.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	68	45.9%	9 [+]	6.1%	148	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (4.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.0%);
2018	S2	66%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	59	51.3%	Karin Housley (R)	50	43.5%	6 [+]	5.2%	115	1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.7%);
2018	S1	66%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	69	59.5%	Jim Newberger (R)	44	37.9%	3 [+]	2.6%	116	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.6%);
2018	G	65%	Tim Walz (DFL)	56	49.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	51	44.7%	7 [+]	6.1%	114	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 6 (5.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	46%	Al Franken* (DFL)	50	57.5%	Mike McFadden (R)	28	32.2%	9 [+]	10.3%	87	-11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (5.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (4.6%);
2014	G	45%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	48	56.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	33	38.8%	4 [+]	4.7%	85	-6	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (3.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (1.2%); 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	120
Median Value	$189,100

Occupied	103	85.8%
Vacant	17	14.2%

Owned	91	88.3%
Rented	12	11.7%
Median Rent	$479

Single-Family Units	115	95.8%
Detached	115	95.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	3	2.5%

Wild Rice township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wild Rice township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Wild Rice township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wild Rice township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wild Rice township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wild Rice township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wild Rice township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wild Rice township, MN