Oak Valley township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 318 ( 37 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 8.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	311	97.80%	10.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	0.94%	50.0%
Hispanic:	4	1.26%	300.0%

Total non-White:	7	2.20%	12.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-36	-12.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.3

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
355
347	97.75%
0	0.00%
1	0.28%
0	0.00%
6	1.69%
1	0.28%
8	2.25%

2000
366
366	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
378
361	95.50%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	1.59%
17	4.50%

1980
446
444	99.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.45%
2	0.45%

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

-19	-5.2
8	2.2

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

5	1.3
-17	-4.5

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

-83	-18.6
15	3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Oak Valley 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
37.5
66	20.8%
252	79.2%
78	24.5%

125
2.54

85	68.0%
63	74.1%
4	4.7%
40	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
83	23.4%
272	76.6%
65	18.3%

143
2.48

109	76.2%
89	81.7%
3	2.8%
34	23.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
95	26.0%
271	74.0%
43	11.7%

132
2.77

110	83.3%
95	86.4%
9	8.2%
22	16.7%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
126	33.3%
252	66.7%
37	9.8%

122
3.10

89	73.0%
79	88.8%
0	0.0%
33	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
154	34.5%
292	65.5%
55	12.3%

141
3.16

123	87.2%
120	97.6%
0	0.0%
18	12.8%

2022 Housing Data for Oak Valley township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	8.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	8.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	11.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	19	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	18	14.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	2.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	2.4%
$200,000 or more	10	8.0%

Median Household Income	63,125
Per Capita Income	36,825

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	4.8%
Public Assistance	8	6.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	144	80.0%
Unemployed	6	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	150	83.3%
Not in Labor Force	30	16.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	84	33	71.8%
Non-Profit	3	18	14.3%
Self-Employed	12	2	85.7%

Local Government	2	0	100.0%
State Government	2	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	96	35	73.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	18	28.0%
Total	103	53	66.0%

Pct. Govt.	2.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	25	16.0%
Professional, Technical	23	14.7%
Service Occupations	22	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	5.8%
All others	63	40.4%

White Collar		45.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	31	19.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	13.5%
Manufacturing	19	12.2%
Wholesale trade	17	10.9%
Retail trade	17	10.9%
Other services	8	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	7	4.5%
Construction	7	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	2.6%
Educational services	3	1.9%
Finance and insurance	3	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.3%
Utilities	2	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.6%
Information	1	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	1.26%
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	274	92.6%
German, other Germanic	21	7.1%
Spanish	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	154	48.4%
Norwegian	41	12.9%
Polish	29	9.1%
English	26	8.2%
American	21	6.6%
Irish	20	6.3%
Swedish	19	6.0%
European	6	1.9%
Dutch	5	1.6%
Czech	4	1.3%
French	4	1.3%
Icelander	4	1.3%
French Canadian	3	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3	0.9%
Belgian	1	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	315	99.1%
Not a citizen	3	0.9%

Native	315	99.1%
Foreign-born	3	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	5.7%	16	7.0%	97	42.5%	84	36.8%	10	4.4%	8	3.5%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	5.7%
9-12 Years	16	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	97	42.5%
Some College	84	36.8%
Bach. Degree	10	4.4%
Grad Degree	8	3.5%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	R +17	D + 0.2%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +54	R +77	R + 34.8%
D -23
2020 vs. 2008	R +55	R +86	R + 40.9%
D -31

2016 vs. 2008	R +32	R +69	R + 41.1%
D -37
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	159	79.5%	Joe Biden (D)	40	20.0%	1	0.5%	200	34	33	0.01%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	136	72.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	34	18.1%	18	9.6%	188	27	26	0.01%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	105	59.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	63	35.6%	9	5.1%	177	14	12	0.01%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	104	56.5%	Barack Obama (D)	71	38.6%	9	4.9%	184	13	11	0.01%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	106	57.9%	John Kerry (D)	74	40.4%	3	1.6%	183	10	7	0.01%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	95	57.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	47	28.7%	22	13.4%	164	12	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oak Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

159

79.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

200

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Oak Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.1%

Donald Trump (R)

136

72.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

5.9%

TOTAL

188

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Oak Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

105

59.3%

Other

5.1%

TOTAL

177

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Oak Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

38.6%

John McCain (R)

104

56.5%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

184

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Oak Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

106

57.9%

John Kerry (D)

40.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Oak Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

57.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

28.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.3%

Other

6.1%

TOTAL

164

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oak Valley township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	122	77.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	33	21.0%	2 [+]	1.3%	157	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.3%);
2020	S2	80%	Jason Lewis (R)	144	72.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	22.7%	9 [+]	4.5%	198	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (2.5%); Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (2.0%);
2018	S2	48%	Karin Housley (R)	76	62.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	41	33.6%	5 [+]	4.1%	122	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (1.6%);
2018	S1	48%	Jim Newberger (R)	74	60.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	45	36.9%	3 [+]	2.5%	122	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.5%);
2018	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	81	65.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	36	29.3%	6 [+]	4.9%	123	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (3.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%);
2014	S2	39%	Mike McFadden (R)	60	58.3%	Al Franken* (DFL)	37	35.9%	6 [+]	5.8%	103	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (3.9%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (1.9%);
2014	G	39%	Jeff Johnson (R)	62	60.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	34	33.0%	7 [+]	6.8%	103	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.0%); 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	148
Median Value	$172,200

Occupied	125	84.5%
Vacant	23	15.5%

Owned	120	96.0%
Rented	5	4.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	119	80.4%
Detached	117	79.1%
Attached	2	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	1.4%
Mobile Homes	27	18.2%

Oak Valley township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oak Valley township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Oak Valley township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oak Valley township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oak Valley township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oak Valley township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oak Valley township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oak Valley township, MN