Compton township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 841 ( 40 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 23.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	796	94.65%	1.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	30	3.57%	1400.0%
Hispanic:	15	1.78%	15.4%

Total non-White:	45	5.35%	125.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	15	2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	25	3.8

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
801
781	97.50%
5	0.62%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.25%
13	1.62%
20	2.50%

2000
815
806	98.90%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.37%
6	0.74%
9	1.10%

1990
778
777	99.87%
0	0.00%
1	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.13%

1980
773
773	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

-25	-3.1
11	1.3

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

29	3.7
8	1.0

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

4	0.5
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Compton 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
41.4
260	30.9%
581	69.1%
136	16.2%

281
2.99

218	77.6%
194	89.0%
8	3.7%
63	22.4%

2010
Number	Percent
35.4
268	33.5%
533	66.5%
96	12.0%

275
2.91

210	76.4%
189	90.0%
8	3.8%
65	23.6%

2000
Number	Percent
30.6
295	36.2%
520	63.8%
77	9.4%

261
3.12

209	80.1%
180	86.1%
9	4.3%
52	19.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
271	34.8%
507	65.2%
83	10.7%

237
3.28

206	86.9%
183	88.8%
0	0.0%
31	13.1%

1980
Number	Percent
24.2
324	41.9%
449	58.1%
60	7.8%

209
3.70

182	87.1%
167	91.8%
4	2.2%
27	12.9%

2022 Housing Data for Compton township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	16	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	30	10.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	32	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	41	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	5.3%
$200,000 or more	29	10.3%

Median Household Income	74,250
Per Capita Income	36,748

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	3.2%
Public Assistance	5	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	2.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	373	76.0%
Unemployed	19	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	392	79.8%
Not in Labor Force	99	20.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	164	86	65.6%
Non-Profit	24	42	36.4%
Self-Employed	30	20	60.0%

Local Government	5	20	20.0%
State Government	0	4	0.0%
Federal Government	5	6	45.5%

Total Private + Self	194	106	64.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	34	72	32.1%
Total	228	178	56.2%

Pct. Govt.	9.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	84	20.5%
Professional, Technical	82	20.0%
Service Occupations	24	5.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	1.7%
All others	164	40.1%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	74	18.1%
Manufacturing	72	17.6%
Construction	48	11.7%
Retail trade	43	10.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	8.1%
Educational services	25	6.1%
Wholesale trade	22	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	19	4.6%
Information	14	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	14	3.4%
Other services	12	2.9%
Finance and insurance	9	2.2%
Public administration	9	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.0%
Utilities	4	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.36%
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	12	1.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	691	85.2%
German, other Germanic	112	13.8%
Spanish	8	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	369	43.9%
Norwegian	128	15.2%
Swedish	60	7.1%
American	58	6.9%
Irish	49	5.8%
Finnish	47	5.6%
English	35	4.2%
Polish	24	2.9%
Russian	21	2.5%
Dutch	20	2.4%
European	8	1.0%
French	7	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	7	0.8%
Canadian	4	0.5%
Italian	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	841	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	841	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
37	7.1%	29	5.5%	131	25.0%	212	40.5%	92	17.6%	22	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	37	7.1%
9-12 Years	29	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	131	25.0%
Some College	212	40.5%
Bach. Degree	92	17.6%
Grad Degree	22	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67	R +64	R + 6.1%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +120	R +153	R + 29.8%
D -33
2020 vs. 2008	R +126	R +166	R + 33.8%
D -40

2016 vs. 2008	R +59	R +102	R + 27.7%
D -43
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	340	78.2%	Joe Biden (D)	83	19.1%	12	2.8%	435	33	31	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	273	73.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	80	21.4%	21	5.6%	374	28	27	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	220	63.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	116	33.6%	9	2.6%	345	19	17	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	214	61.8%	Barack Obama (D)	123	35.5%	9	2.6%	346	18	16	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	219	66.2%	John Kerry (D)	106	32.0%	6	1.8%	331	19	15	0.01%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	215	66.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	86	26.7%	21	6.5%	322	21	19	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Compton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

340

78.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

435

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Compton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.4%

Donald Trump (R)

273

73.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Compton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

116

33.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

220

63.8%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

345

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Compton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

123

35.5%

John McCain (R)

214

61.8%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

346

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Compton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

219

66.2%

John Kerry (D)

106

32.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

331

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Compton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

215

66.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

26.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

322

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Compton township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	49%	Scott Jensen (R)	251	77.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	65	20.1%	7 [+]	2.2%	323	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.9%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.6%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (0.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.3%);
2020	S2	64%	Jason Lewis (R)	305	72.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	87	20.8%	27 [+]	6.4%	419	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (5.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.5%);
2018	S2	47%	Karin Housley (R)	204	68.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	88	29.4%	7 [+]	2.3%	299	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (2.3%);
2018	S1	48%	Jim Newberger (R)	187	62.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	110	36.7%	3 [+]	1.0%	300	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.0%);
2018	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	207	69.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	89	29.9%	2 [+]	0.7%	298	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (0.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	40%	Mike McFadden (R)	158	67.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	66	28.2%	10 [+]	4.3%	234	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (3.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%);
2014	G	40%	Jeff Johnson (R)	160	68.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	59	25.3%	14 [+]	6.0%	233	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 9 (3.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (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	304
Median Value	$207,800

Occupied	281	92.4%
Vacant	23	7.6%

Owned	233	82.9%
Rented	48	17.1%
Median Rent	$450

Single-Family Units	265	87.2%
Detached	252	82.9%
Attached	13	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20	6.6%
Mobile Homes	12	3.9%

Compton township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Compton township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Compton township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Compton township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Compton township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Compton township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Compton township, MN