Salem township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,024 ( 62 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 28.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,009	98.54%	5.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.39%	33.3%
Hispanic:	11	1.07%	22.2%

Total non-White:	15	1.46%	25.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-57	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-0.6

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
1,086
1,066	98.16%
3	0.28%
0	0.00%
1	0.09%
6	0.55%
9	0.83%
20	1.84%

2000
1,040
1,025	98.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.29%
8	0.77%
0	0.00%
15	1.44%

1990
1,056
1,050	99.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.28%
n/a
3	0.28%
6	0.57%

1980
1,153
1,150	99.74%
0	0.00%
1	0.09%
2	0.17%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.26%

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

41	3.9
5	0.5

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

-25	-2.4
9	0.9

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

-100	-8.7
3	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem 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
51.3
203	19.8%
821	80.2%
291	28.4%

448
2.29

297	66.3%
278	93.6%
5	1.7%
151	33.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.2
229	21.1%
857	78.9%
190	17.5%

423
2.57

336	79.4%
304	90.5%
6	1.8%
87	20.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
256	24.6%
784	75.4%
111	10.7%

397
2.62

306	77.1%
269	87.9%
9	2.9%
91	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
280	26.5%
776	73.5%
94	8.9%

369
2.86

314	85.1%
282	89.8%
7	2.2%
55	14.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
427	37.0%
726	63.0%
78	6.8%

342
3.37

305	89.2%
281	92.1%
7	2.3%
37	10.8%

2022 Housing Data for Salem township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	22	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	70	15.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	82	18.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	73	16.3%
$200,000 or more	71	15.8%

Median Household Income	91,000
Per Capita Income	57,521

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	0.7%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	437	80.9%
Unemployed	7	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	444	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	96	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	142	96	59.7%
Non-Profit	21	81	20.6%
Self-Employed	67	24	73.6%

Local Government	24	15	61.5%
State Government	10	0	100.0%
Federal Government	3	3	50.0%

Total Private + Self	209	120	63.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	58	99	36.9%
Total	267	219	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	118	24.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	94	19.3%
Professional, Technical	120	24.7%
Service Occupations	64	13.2%
All others	90	18.5%

White Collar		68.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	138	28.4%
Construction	72	14.8%
Manufacturing	50	10.3%
Retail trade	37	7.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	7.4%
Educational services	21	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	20	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	3.7%
Public administration	18	3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	2.7%
Finance and insurance	10	2.1%
Wholesale trade	10	2.1%
Other services	10	2.1%
Utilities	7	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6	1.2%
Information	3	0.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.4%

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	11	1.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	959	98.7%
Spanish	11	1.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	439	42.9%
Norwegian	225	22.0%
Irish	170	16.6%
English	53	5.2%
Dutch	39	3.8%
European	32	3.1%
Scandinavian	31	3.0%
French	29	2.8%
Swedish	23	2.2%
American	18	1.8%
Polish	17	1.7%
Scottish	12	1.2%
Czech	11	1.1%
Italian	10	1.0%
British	9	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,024	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,024	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.5%	3	0.4%	216	27.6%	198	25.3%	184	23.5%	177	22.6%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.5%
9-12 Years	3	0.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	216	27.6%
Some College	198	25.3%
Bach. Degree	184	23.5%
Grad Degree	177	22.6%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +27	D +24	D + 7.3%
D +51
2020 vs. 2012	R +77	R +90	R + 10.8%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R +78	R +101	R + 12.7%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +51	R +125	R + 19.9%
D -74
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	95%	Donald Trump* (R)	469	63.6%	Joe Biden (D)	256	34.7%	12	1.6%	737	18	17	0.02%
2016	87%	Donald Trump (R)	442	63.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	205	29.2%	55	7.8%	702	18	17	0.02%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	392	58.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	269	39.8%	15	2.2%	676	13	11	0.02%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	391	57.2%	Barack Obama (D)	279	40.8%	13	1.9%	683	13	12	0.02%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	373	56.8%	John Kerry (D)	274	41.7%	10	1.5%	657	9	6	0.02%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	282	50.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	248	44.3%	30	5.4%	560	5	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

256

34.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

469

63.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

737

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

205

29.2%

Donald Trump (R)

442

63.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

4.7%

TOTAL

702

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

269

39.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

392

58.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

676

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

279

40.8%

John McCain (R)

391

57.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

683

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

373

56.8%

John Kerry (D)

274

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

657

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

282

50.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

248

44.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

560

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	76%	Scott Jensen (R)	375	63.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	203	34.5%	11 [+]	1.9%	589	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	94%	Jason Lewis (R)	435	60.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	250	34.5%	39 [+]	5.4%	724	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (4.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	77%	Karin Housley (R)	359	59.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	234	38.6%	13 [+]	2.1%	606	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (1.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 3 (0.5%);
2018	S1	77%	Jim Newberger (R)	308	50.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	284	46.9%	13 [+]	2.1%	605	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (2.1%);
2018	G	77%	Jeff Johnson (R)	353	58.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	244	40.3%	8 [+]	1.3%	605	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 5 (0.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);
2014	S2	59%	Mike McFadden (R)	269	55.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	190	39.0%	28 [+]	5.7%	487	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 20 (4.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 8 (1.6%);
2014	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	301	61.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	167	34.2%	20 [+]	4.1%	488	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 15 (3.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%); 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	453
Median Value	$378,400

Occupied	448	98.9%
Vacant	5	1.1%

Owned	428	95.5%
Rented	20	4.5%
Median Rent	$1,531

Single-Family Units	420	92.7%
Detached	420	92.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	33	7.3%

Salem township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Salem township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salem township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem township, MN