Rush Lake township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 869 ( 101 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.7 square miles
Population density: 32.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	775	89.18%	17.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.46%	50.0%
Asian:	16	1.84%	433.3%
2+ races:	61	7.02%	369.2%
Hispanic:	11	1.27%	37.5%

Total non-White:	94	10.82%	184.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-162	-20.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	61	7.6

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
970
937	96.60%
1	0.10%
8	0.82%
3	0.31%
13	1.34%
8	0.82%
33	3.40%

2000
1,005
1,001	99.60%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.40%
0	0.00%
4	0.40%

1990
788
783	99.37%
0	0.00%
2	0.25%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.38%
5	0.63%

1980
638
634	99.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.63%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.63%

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

-64	-6.4
29	2.9

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

218	27.7
-1	-0.1

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

149	23.4
1	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush Lake 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
58.9
98	11.3%
771	88.7%
280	32.2%

420
2.04

302	71.9%
279	92.4%
3	1.0%
118	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
49.7
191	19.7%
779	80.3%
204	21.0%

401
2.42

301	75.1%
263	87.4%
15	5.0%
100	24.9%

2000
Number	Percent
43.7
272	27.1%
733	72.9%
184	18.3%

394
2.55

316	80.2%
287	90.8%
11	3.5%
78	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
39.9
212	26.9%
576	73.1%
130	16.5%

288
2.74

235	81.6%
218	92.8%
4	1.7%
53	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
37.7
163	25.5%
475	74.5%
97	15.2%

248
2.57

207	83.5%
197	95.2%
2	1.0%
41	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Rush Lake township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	28	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	37	8.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	49	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	63	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	8.1%
$200,000 or more	20	4.8%

Median Household Income	72,222
Per Capita Income	43,704

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	43	10.2%
Public Assistance	30	7.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	392	81.0%
Unemployed	8	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	400	82.6%
Not in Labor Force	84	17.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	137	135	50.4%
Non-Profit	30	27	52.6%
Self-Employed	56	19	74.7%

Local Government	0	10	0.0%
State Government	7	23	23.3%
Federal Government	3	3	50.0%

Total Private + Self	193	154	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	40	63	38.8%
Total	233	217	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	73	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	72	16.0%
Professional, Technical	109	24.2%
Service Occupations	56	12.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	2.7%
All others	140	31.1%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	96	21.3%
Manufacturing	67	14.9%
Construction	38	8.4%
Retail trade	35	7.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	26	5.8%
Other services	25	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	24	5.3%
Educational services	21	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	19	4.2%
Information	15	3.3%
Wholesale trade	12	2.7%
Utilities	11	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.3%
Public administration	6	1.3%
Finance and insurance	5	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	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	1.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	16	1.84%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	835	98.9%
German, other Germanic	6	0.7%
Other	3	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	385	44.3%
Norwegian	144	16.6%
Irish	87	10.0%
American	55	6.3%
Polish	42	4.8%
Swedish	40	4.6%
Finnish	37	4.3%
English	34	3.9%
French	24	2.8%
Scottish	20	2.3%
Czech	15	1.7%
Italian	15	1.7%
Russian	7	0.8%
Dutch	6	0.7%
Scandinavian	6	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	869	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	849	97.7%
Foreign-born	20	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	1.4%	47	6.1%	195	25.4%	342	44.6%	86	11.2%	86	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	1.4%
9-12 Years	47	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	195	25.4%
Some College	342	44.6%
Bach. Degree	86	11.2%
Grad Degree	86	11.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +73	R +24	D + 5.0%
D +49
2020 vs. 2012	R +123	R +98	R + 5.9%
D +25
2020 vs. 2008	R +117	R +106	R + 8.5%
D +11

2016 vs. 2008	R +44	R +82	R + 13.5%
D -38
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	106%	Donald Trump* (R)	512	71.1%	Joe Biden (D)	200	27.8%	8	1.1%	720	26	24	0.02%
2016	88%	Donald Trump (R)	439	69.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	151	24.0%	39	6.2%	629	25	24	0.02%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	389	67.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	175	30.4%	12	2.1%	576	23	20	0.02%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	395	65.8%	Barack Obama (D)	189	31.5%	16	2.7%	600	22	20	0.02%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	373	66.7%	John Kerry (D)	178	31.8%	8	1.4%	559	19	16	0.02%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	294	57.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	195	38.3%	20	3.9%	509	12	10	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rush Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

200

27.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

512

71.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 106%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Rush Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

151

24.0%

Donald Trump (R)

439

69.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

629

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Rush Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

175

30.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

389

67.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

576

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Rush Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

189

31.5%

John McCain (R)

395

65.8%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

600

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Rush Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

373

66.7%

John Kerry (D)

178

31.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

559

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Rush Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

294

57.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

195

38.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

509

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush Lake township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	85%	Scott Jensen (R)	394	68.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	165	28.8%	13 [+]	2.3%	572	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.5%);
2020	S2	106%	Jason Lewis (R)	478	66.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	204	28.4%	37 [+]	5.1%	719	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (3.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 9 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	77%	Karin Housley (R)	344	64.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	167	31.2%	25 [+]	4.7%	536	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 20 (3.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (0.9%);
2018	S1	77%	Jim Newberger (R)	322	60.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	200	37.2%	15 [+]	2.8%	537	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (2.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	77%	Jeff Johnson (R)	353	66.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	166	31.0%	16 [+]	3.0%	535	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 11 (2.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%);
2014	S2	58%	Mike McFadden (R)	251	58.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	152	35.6%	24 [+]	5.6%	427	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 16 (3.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	267	62.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	137	32.1%	23 [+]	5.4%	427	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 11 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	797
Median Value	$259,100

Occupied	420	52.7%
Vacant	377	47.3%

Owned	385	91.7%
Rented	35	8.3%
Median Rent	$591

Single-Family Units	711	89.2%
Detached	707	88.7%
Attached	4	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	70	8.8%

Rush Lake township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rush Lake township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Rush Lake township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rush Lake township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rush Lake township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rush Lake township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rush Lake township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rush Lake township, MN