Bluffton township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 571 ( 92 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.9 square miles
Population density: 17.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	560	98.07%	20.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	9	1.58%	12.5%
Hispanic:	2	0.35%	60.0%

Total non-White:	11	1.93%	21.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	95	24.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-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
479
465	97.08%
1	0.21%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	1.67%
5	1.04%
14	2.92%

2000
495
488	98.59%
2	0.40%
3	0.61%
0	0.00%
2	0.40%
0	0.00%
7	1.41%

1990
436
380	87.16%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	2.29%
56	12.84%

1980
733
728	99.32%
0	0.00%
3	0.41%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.27%
5	0.68%

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

-23	-4.6
7	1.4

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

108	24.8
-49	-11.2

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

-348	-47.5
51	7.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bluffton 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
38.2
166	29.1%
405	70.9%
54	9.5%

202
2.83

162	80.2%
116	71.6%
22	13.6%
40	19.8%

2010
Number	Percent
33.4
139	29.0%
340	71.0%
69	14.4%

171
2.80

133	77.8%
111	83.5%
7	5.3%
38	22.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
152	30.7%
343	69.3%
41	8.3%

175
2.83

138	78.9%
120	87.0%
5	3.6%
37	21.1%

1990
Number	Percent
27.0
127	29.1%
309	70.9%
48	11.0%

132
3.30

113	85.6%
106	93.8%
3	2.7%
19	14.4%

1980
Number	Percent
25.0
291	39.7%
442	60.3%
77	10.5%

212
3.46

177	83.5%
157	88.7%
6	3.4%
35	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bluffton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	7.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	16	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	28	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	26.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	15	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	4.0%
$200,000 or more	6	3.0%

Median Household Income	79,107
Per Capita Income	29,849

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	0.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	309	82.8%
Unemployed	2	0.5%
In Armed Forces	8	2.1%

Total Labor Force	319	85.5%
Not in Labor Force	54	14.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	121	74	62.1%
Non-Profit	2	20	9.1%
Self-Employed	51	19	72.9%

Local Government	12	14	46.2%
State Government	5	6	45.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	172	93	64.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	40	32.2%
Total	191	133	59.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	50	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	78	24.1%
Professional, Technical	47	14.5%
Service Occupations	15	4.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	4.6%
All others	134	41.4%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	78	24.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	57	17.6%
Manufacturing	34	10.5%
Health care and social assistance	30	9.3%
Wholesale trade	24	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	7.1%
Retail trade	18	5.6%
Public administration	16	4.9%
Educational services	12	3.7%
Other services	9	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	8	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	2.2%
Finance and insurance	4	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	2	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.3%
Information	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.35%
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	532	99.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.4%
Spanish	1	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	364	63.7%
Irish	94	16.5%
Norwegian	48	8.4%
Swedish	22	3.9%
Polish	17	3.0%
Dutch	14	2.5%
American	12	2.1%
Italian	11	1.9%
Egyptian	10	1.8%
English	9	1.6%
Finnish	9	1.6%
European	6	1.1%
French Canadian	5	0.9%
Czech	3	0.5%
Belgian	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	571	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	571	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	2.0%	12	3.4%	152	43.7%	132	37.9%	41	11.8%	4	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	2.0%
9-12 Years	12	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	152	43.7%
Some College	132	37.9%
Bach. Degree	41	11.8%
Grad Degree	4	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +38	R +33	R + 1.7%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R +63	R +65	R + 11.2%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +77	R +117	R + 39.1%
D -40

2016 vs. 2008	R +39	R +84	R + 37.4%
D -45
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	228	82.9%	Joe Biden (D)	44	16.0%	3	1.1%	275	38	36	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	190	78.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	39	16.1%	13	5.4%	242	34	33	0.01%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	165	77.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	46	21.5%	3	1.4%	214	32	30	0.01%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	151	62.1%	Barack Obama (D)	84	34.6%	8	3.3%	243	18	17	0.01%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	167	67.3%	John Kerry (D)	73	29.4%	8	3.2%	248	20	17	0.01%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	170	71.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	55	23.0%	14	5.9%	239	26	23	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bluffton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

228

82.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

275

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Bluffton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.1%

Donald Trump (R)

190

78.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

242

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Bluffton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

21.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

165

77.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

214

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 30

2008 President, Bluffton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

34.6%

John McCain (R)

151

62.1%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

243

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Bluffton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

167

67.3%

John Kerry (D)

29.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

248

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Bluffton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

170

71.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

23.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

239

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bluffton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Scott Jensen (R)	187	86.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	28	12.9%	2 [+]	0.9%	217	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.5%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	61%	Jason Lewis (R)	224	82.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	40	14.7%	8 [+]	2.9%	272	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.8%); Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);
2018	S2	47%	Karin Housley (R)	158	80.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	36	18.3%	3 [+]	1.5%	197	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S1	47%	Jim Newberger (R)	147	74.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	47	23.9%	3 [+]	1.5%	197	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.5%);
2018	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	160	81.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	35	17.8%	2 [+]	1.0%	197	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.0%);
2014	S2	42%	Mike McFadden (R)	116	73.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	37	23.3%	6 [+]	3.8%	159	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 4 (2.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 2 (1.3%);
2014	G	41%	Jeff Johnson (R)	119	75.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	33	20.9%	6 [+]	3.8%	158	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (3.2%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	224
Median Value	$184,700

Occupied	202	90.2%
Vacant	22	9.8%

Owned	189	93.6%
Rented	13	6.4%
Median Rent	$1,094

Single-Family Units	186	83.0%
Detached	186	83.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	38	17.0%

Bluffton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bluffton township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Bluffton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bluffton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bluffton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bluffton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bluffton township, MN