Willow River city, MN

2022 population: 368 ( 47 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 209.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	358	97.28%	8.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	10	2.72%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	10	2.72%	61.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-31	-9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-16	-4.7

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
415
389	93.73%
1	0.24%
6	1.45%
0	0.00%
10	2.41%
9	2.17%
26	6.27%

2000
295
270	91.53%
0	0.00%
21	7.12%
0	0.00%
4	1.36%
0	0.00%
25	8.47%

1990
284
262	92.25%
0	0.00%
13	4.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	7.75%

1980
310
310	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

119	40.3
1	0.3

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

8	2.8
3	1.1

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

-48	-15.5
22	7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Willow River 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
36.3
69	18.8%
299	81.2%
72	19.6%

160
2.30

85	53.1%
66	77.6%
1	1.2%
75	46.9%

2010
Number	Percent
35.1
108	26.0%
307	74.0%
51	12.3%

173
2.40

103	59.5%
71	68.9%
17	16.5%
70	40.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
80	27.1%
215	72.9%
59	20.0%

137
2.15

62	45.3%
44	71.0%
7	11.3%
75	54.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.7
72	25.4%
212	74.6%
74	26.1%

127
2.24

71	55.9%
54	76.1%
4	5.6%
56	44.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
104	33.5%
206	66.5%
62	20.0%

131
2.37

80	61.1%
66	82.5%
9	11.2%
51	38.9%

2022 Housing Data for Willow River city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	13.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	10.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	5.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	15	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	21	13.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	5.6%

Median Household Income	47,083
Per Capita Income	29,085

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.8%
Public Assistance	2	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28	17.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	163	70.3%
Unemployed	24	10.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	187	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	45	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	58	45	56.3%
Non-Profit	5	10	33.3%
Self-Employed	5	6	45.5%

Local Government	4	15	21.1%
State Government	11	8	57.9%
Federal Government	1	2	33.3%

Total Private + Self	63	51	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21	35	37.5%
Total	84	86	49.4%

Pct. Govt.	24.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13	7.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	25	14.7%
Professional, Technical	32	18.8%
Service Occupations	53	31.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	6.5%
All others	47	27.6%

White Collar		41.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	39	22.9%
Public administration	23	13.5%
Retail trade	21	12.4%
Construction	19	11.2%
Educational services	15	8.8%
Manufacturing	12	7.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	7	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	6	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	2.9%
Wholesale trade	4	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	1.2%
Finance and insurance	2	1.2%
Information	1	0.6%

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	347	96.9%
Other	6	1.7%
Arabic	3	0.8%
German, other Germanic	2	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	105	28.5%
Polish	47	12.8%
Irish	37	10.1%
Norwegian	35	9.5%
Swedish	33	9.0%
English	28	7.6%
Czech	26	7.1%
Finnish	25	6.8%
Italian	18	4.9%
Russian	16	4.3%
Welsh	15	4.1%
Scotch-Irish	14	3.8%
French	10	2.7%
American	7	1.9%
Danish	7	1.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	368	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	364	98.9%
Foreign-born	4	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	16	5.9%	122	44.9%	102	37.5%	28	10.3%	4	1.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	16	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	122	44.9%
Some College	102	37.5%
Bach. Degree	28	10.3%
Grad Degree	4	1.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +41	R +47	R + 23.8%
D -6
2020 vs. 2012	R +45	R +70	R + 36.6%
D -25
2020 vs. 2008	R +56	R +90	R + 48.0%
D -34

2016 vs. 2008	R +15	R +43	R + 24.2%
D -28
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	122	59.2%	Joe Biden (D)	77	37.4%	7	3.4%	206	14	12	0.01%
2016	58%	Hillary Clinton (D)	83	47.4%	Donald Trump (R)	81	46.3%	11	6.3%	175	1	0	0.01%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	102	55.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	77	42.1%	4	2.2%	183	-3	-5	0.01%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	111	60.3%	John McCain (R)	66	35.9%	7	3.8%	184	-8	-10	0.01%
2004	77%	John Kerry (D)	109	56.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	79	40.9%	5	2.6%	193	-7	-10	0.01%
2000	80%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	87	50.3%	George W. Bush (R)	72	41.6%	14	8.1%	173	-4	-6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Willow River city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

37.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

122

59.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

206

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Willow River city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

47.4%

Donald Trump (R)

46.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Willow River city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

102

55.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

42.1%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Willow River city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

111

60.3%

John McCain (R)

35.9%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

184

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Willow River city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

40.9%

John Kerry (D)

109

56.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Willow River city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

41.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

50.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.0%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

173

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Willow River city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Scott Jensen (R)	74	47.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	67	43.2%	14 [+]	9.0%	155	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (3.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (3.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.9%);
2020	S2	68%	Jason Lewis (R)	104	51.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	75	37.3%	22 [+]	10.9%	201	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (9.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (2.0%);
2018	S2	53%	Karin Housley (R)	73	46.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	72	45.9%	12 [+]	7.6%	157	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (4.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (3.2%);
2018	S1	53%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	87	55.1%	Jim Newberger (R)	68	43.0%	3 [+]	1.9%	158	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (1.9%);
2018	G	53%	Tim Walz (DFL)	76	48.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	74	46.8%	8 [+]	5.1%	158	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 7 (4.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	S2	44%	Al Franken* (DFL)	83	62.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	42	31.6%	8 [+]	6.0%	133	-11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (3.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (2.3%);
2014	G	44%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	78	58.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	45	33.8%	10 [+]	7.5%	133	-11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (4.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.8%); 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	186
Median Value	$199,000

Occupied	160	86.0%
Vacant	26	14.0%

Owned	113	70.6%
Rented	47	29.4%
Median Rent	$680

Single-Family Units	151	81.2%
Detached	146	78.5%
Attached	5	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	5.4%

Willow River city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Willow River city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Willow River city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Willow River city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Willow River city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Willow River city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Willow River city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Willow River city, MN