Ruthton city, MN

2022 population: 200 ( 41 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population density: 346.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	165	82.50%	30.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	6	3.00%	200.0%
Hispanic:	24	12.00%	1100.0%

Total non-White:	35	17.50%	775.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-72	-36.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	31	15.6

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
241
237	98.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.83%
2	0.83%
4	1.66%

2000
306
304	99.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.65%
0	0.00%
2	0.65%

1990
328
327	99.70%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.30%

1980
329
309	93.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.61%
n/a
18	5.47%
20	6.08%

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

-67	-21.9
2	0.7

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

-23	-7.0
1	0.3

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

18	5.5
-19	-5.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ruthton 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
43.2
45	22.5%
155	77.5%
28	14.0%

105
1.90

46	43.8%
33	71.7%
3	6.5%
59	56.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
54	22.4%
187	77.6%
34	14.1%

110
2.19

67	60.9%
54	80.6%
6	9.0%
43	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
76	24.8%
230	75.2%
55	18.0%

133
2.30

90	67.7%
77	85.6%
10	11.1%
43	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
103	31.4%
225	68.6%
98	29.9%

141
2.33

86	61.0%
75	87.2%
7	8.1%
55	39.0%

1980
Number	Percent
52.5
73	22.2%
256	77.8%
122	37.1%

151
2.18

98	64.9%
82	83.7%
6	6.1%
53	35.1%

2022 Housing Data for Ruthton city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	10.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	17.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	9.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	4	3.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	6	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	1.0%

Median Household Income	40,250
Per Capita Income	24,074

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	2.9%
Public Assistance	1	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	14.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	94	83.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	94	83.2%
Not in Labor Force	19	16.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	48	33	59.3%
Non-Profit	5	12	29.4%
Self-Employed	4	0	100.0%

Local Government	1	2	33.3%
State Government	2	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	52	33	61.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	14	36.4%
Total	60	47	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	4.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9	8.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	16.2%
Professional, Technical	14	12.6%
Service Occupations	17	15.3%
All others	53	47.7%

White Collar		36.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	27	24.3%
Manufacturing	21	18.9%
Construction	18	16.2%
Finance and insurance	10	9.0%
Educational services	8	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	7	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	3.6%
Utilities	4	3.6%
Retail trade	4	3.6%
Other services	4	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	11.00%
Puerto Rican	2	1.00%
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	180	93.3%
Spanish	13	6.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	44	22.0%
Dutch	23	11.5%
Norwegian	19	9.5%
American	11	5.5%
French	11	5.5%
Danish	9	4.5%
French Canadian	6	3.0%
Irish	6	3.0%
Belgian	4	2.0%
Swedish	4	2.0%
English	3	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3	1.5%
African	3	1.5%
Scottish	2	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	200	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	200	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	16	11.7%	30	21.9%	73	53.3%	14	10.2%	4	2.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	16	11.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	30	21.9%
Some College	73	53.3%
Bach. Degree	14	10.2%
Grad Degree	4	2.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +10	R +1	D + 4.6%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +26	R +45	R + 43.6%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +13	R +44	R + 39.3%
D -31

2016 vs. 2008	R +3	R +43	R + 43.9%
D -40
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	67	62.0%	Joe Biden (D)	39	36.1%	2	1.9%	108	17	15	0.00%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	57	58.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	30	30.9%	10	10.3%	97	14	13	0.00%
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	58	55.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	41	39.0%	6	5.7%	105	-6	-8	0.00%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	70	53.8%	John McCain (R)	54	41.5%	6	4.6%	130	-2	-4	0.00%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	77	54.2%	John Kerry (D)	63	44.4%	2	1.4%	142	7	4	0.01%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	72	49.7%	George W. Bush (R)	65	44.8%	8	5.5%	145	-1	-3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ruthton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

36.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

62.0%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

108

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Ruthton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

30.9%

Donald Trump (R)

58.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

8.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Ruthton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

55.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

39.0%

Other

5.7%

TOTAL

105

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, Ruthton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

53.8%

John McCain (R)

41.5%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

130

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Ruthton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

54.2%

John Kerry (D)

44.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

142

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Ruthton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

44.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

49.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

145

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ruthton city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	54%	Scott Jensen (R)	51	65.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	26	33.3%	1 [+]	1.3%	78	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.3%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	63	60.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	35	33.3%	7 [+]	6.7%	105	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (5.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.0%);
2018	S2	46%	Karin Housley (R)	40	57.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	26	37.1%	4 [+]	5.7%	70	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (5.7%);
2018	S1	46%	Jim Newberger (R)	34	48.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	33	47.1%	3 [+]	4.3%	70	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.9%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (1.4%);
2018	G	46%	Jeff Johnson (R)	40	57.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	27	38.6%	3 [+]	4.3%	70	15	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.4%);
2014	S2	45%	Al Franken* (DFL)	34	44.2%	Mike McFadden (R)	32	41.6%	11 [+]	14.3%	77	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 8 (10.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (3.9%);
2014	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	35	46.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	34	44.7%	7 [+]	9.2%	76	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (3.9%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (2.6%); 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	123
Median Value	$49,300

Occupied	105	85.4%
Vacant	18	14.6%

Owned	84	80.0%
Rented	21	20.0%
Median Rent	$733

Single-Family Units	119	96.7%
Detached	114	92.7%
Attached	5	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	3.3%

Ruthton city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ruthton city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Ruthton city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ruthton city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ruthton city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ruthton city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ruthton city, MN