Dent city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 244 ( 52 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population density: 674.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	239	97.95%	32.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	2	0.82%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	1.23%	57.1%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	5	2.05%	54.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	58	36.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-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
192
181	94.27%
0	0.00%
2	1.04%
0	0.00%
7	3.65%
2	1.04%
11	5.73%

2000
211
202	95.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	4.27%
0	0.00%
9	4.27%

1990
177
139	78.53%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	4.52%
n/a
0	0.00%
38	21.47%

1980
176
174	98.86%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	1.14%
2	1.14%

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

-21	-10.0
2	0.9

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

63	35.6
-29	-16.4

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

-35	-19.9
36	20.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Dent city, 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
31.5
76	31.1%
168	68.9%
25	10.2%

104
2.35

54	51.9%
31	57.4%
19	35.2%
50	48.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
49	25.5%
143	74.5%
28	14.6%

78
2.46

53	67.9%
41	77.4%
3	5.7%
25	32.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
66	31.3%
145	68.7%
29	13.7%

78
2.71

54	69.2%
48	88.9%
3	5.6%
24	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
25.4
47	26.6%
130	73.4%
23	13.0%

57
3.11

30	52.6%
28	93.3%
2	6.7%
27	47.4%

1980
Number	Percent
44.0
43	24.4%
133	75.6%
62	35.2%

74
2.38

51	68.9%
44	86.3%
2	3.9%
23	31.1%

2022 Housing Data for Dent city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	7.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	28	26.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	8.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	19	18.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	16	15.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1	1.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	1.0%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	21,311

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	5.8%
Public Assistance	6	5.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	104	71.7%
Unemployed	8	5.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	112	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	33	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42	54	43.8%
Non-Profit	0	4	0.0%
Self-Employed	1	3	25.0%

Local Government	1	5	16.7%
State Government	0	3	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	43	57	43.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1	12	7.7%
Total	44	69	38.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3	2.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	19	16.8%
Professional, Technical	24	21.2%
Service Occupations	18	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.9%
All others	49	43.4%

White Collar		40.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	23	20.4%
Health care and social assistance	23	20.4%
Construction	20	17.7%
Manufacturing	16	14.2%
Educational services	10	8.8%
Wholesale trade	5	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	5	4.4%
Information	3	2.7%
Finance and insurance	2	1.8%
Other services	1	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1	0.9%
Utilities	1	0.9%
Public administration	1	0.9%

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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	236	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	148	60.7%
Polish	65	26.6%
Norwegian	56	23.0%
French	15	6.1%
Irish	15	6.1%
Czech	9	3.7%
Swedish	9	3.7%
American	6	2.5%
English	4	1.6%
French Canadian	4	1.6%
Greek	4	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	4	1.6%
Finnish	3	1.2%
Scandinavian	3	1.2%
Slovak	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	244	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	244	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	11	7.6%	47	32.6%	68	47.2%	18	12.5%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	11	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	47	32.6%
Some College	68	47.2%
Bach. Degree	18	12.5%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +15	R +13	R + 6.4%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +15	R +28	R + 28.5%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R +8	R +21	R + 22.9%
D -13

2016 vs. 2008	R -7	R +8	R + 16.5%
D -15
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	71	71.7%	Joe Biden (D)	26	26.3%	2	2.0%	99	26	25	0.00%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	56	63.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	24	27.3%	8	9.1%	88	19	18	0.00%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	56	56.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	39	39.0%	5	5.0%	100	11	9	0.00%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	63	58.3%	Barack Obama (D)	39	36.1%	6	5.6%	108	15	13	0.00%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	75	73.5%	John Kerry (D)	27	26.5%	0	0.0%	102	26	23	0.00%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	62	66.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	28	29.8%	4	4.3%	94	20	18	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dent city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

26.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

71.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Dent city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.3%

Donald Trump (R)

63.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.7%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Dent city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

39.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

56.0%

Other

5.0%

TOTAL

100

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Dent city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

36.1%

John McCain (R)

58.3%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Dent city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

73.5%

John Kerry (D)

26.5%

TOTAL

102

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Dent city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

66.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

29.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dent city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	36%	Scott Jensen (R)	45	66.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	21	30.9%	2 [+]	2.9%	68	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (2.9%);
2020	S2	50%	Jason Lewis (R)	62	66.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	26	27.7%	6 [+]	6.4%	94	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (4.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.1%);
2018	S2	38%	Karin Housley (R)	45	65.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	20	29.0%	4 [+]	5.8%	69	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (4.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (1.4%);
2018	S1	40%	Jim Newberger (R)	43	59.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	26	36.1%	3 [+]	4.2%	72	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (1.4%);
2018	G	38%	Jeff Johnson (R)	49	71.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	16	23.2%	4 [+]	5.8%	69	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (5.8%);
2014	S2	30%	Mike McFadden (R)	24	49.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	19	38.8%	6 [+]	12.2%	49	6	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (10.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (2.0%);
2014	G	31%	Jeff Johnson (R)	28	56.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	20	40.0%	2 [+]	4.0%	50	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (4.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 0 (0.0%); 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	106
Median Value	$93,800

Occupied	104	98.1%
Vacant	2	1.9%

Owned	84	80.8%
Rented	20	19.2%
Median Rent	$817

Single-Family Units	84	79.2%
Detached	84	79.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	14	13.2%

Dent city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dent city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Dent city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dent city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dent city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dent city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dent city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dent city, MN