Fosston city, MN

Polk County, MN

2022 population: 1,299 ( 228 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population density: 648.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,170	90.07%	17.1%
Black:	18	1.39%	0.0%
Indian:	12	0.92%	70.7%
Asian:	5	0.38%	66.7%
2+ races:	72	5.54%	89.5%
Hispanic:	22	1.69%	33.3%

Total non-White:	129	9.93%	12.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-242	-19.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	14	1.1

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
1,527
1,412	92.47%
0	0.00%
41	2.69%
3	0.20%
38	2.49%
33	2.16%
115	7.53%

2000
1,584
1,528	96.46%
0	0.00%
13	0.82%
15	0.95%
15	0.95%
13	0.82%
56	3.54%

1990
1,529
1,481	96.86%
0	0.00%
24	1.57%
10	0.65%
n/a
2	0.13%
48	3.14%

1980
1,599
1,571	98.25%
0	0.00%
15	0.94%
4	0.25%
n/a
5	0.31%
28	1.75%

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

-116	-7.3
59	3.7

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

47	3.1
8	0.5

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

-90	-5.6
20	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Fosston 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
48.9
268	20.6%
1,031	79.4%
434	33.4%

571
2.03

293	51.3%
223	76.1%
30	10.2%
278	48.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
389	25.5%
1,138	74.5%
397	26.0%

670
2.14

367	54.8%
251	68.4%
58	15.8%
303	45.2%

2000
Number	Percent
43.8
363	22.9%
1,221	77.1%
444	28.0%

675
2.19

369	54.7%
277	75.1%
50	13.6%
306	45.3%

1990
Number	Percent
43.7
362	23.7%
1,167	76.3%
492	32.2%

644
2.19

381	59.2%
322	84.5%
35	9.2%
263	40.8%

1980
Number	Percent
47.2
371	23.2%
1,228	76.8%
484	30.3%

627
2.36

404	64.4%
367	90.8%
14	3.5%
223	35.6%

2022 Housing Data for Fosston city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	48	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	46	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	59	10.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	54	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	80	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	5.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	34	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	2.3%
$200,000 or more	10	1.8%

Median Household Income	45,893
Per Capita Income	27,461

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	43	7.5%
Public Assistance	36	6.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	131	22.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	469	76.8%
Unemployed	35	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	504	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	107	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	193	114	62.9%
Non-Profit	20	57	26.0%
Self-Employed	19	21	47.5%

Local Government	43	31	58.1%
State Government	5	2	71.4%
Federal Government	2	7	22.2%

Total Private + Self	212	135	61.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	70	97	41.9%
Total	282	232	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	63	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	103	20.0%
Professional, Technical	84	16.3%
Service Occupations	108	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.6%
All others	156	30.4%

White Collar		48.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	117	22.8%
Manufacturing	79	15.4%
Retail trade	76	14.8%
Educational services	56	10.9%
Construction	33	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	30	5.8%
Other services	27	5.3%
Public administration	27	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	3.1%
Wholesale trade	11	2.1%
Information	10	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	1.9%
Accommodation and food services	9	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	8	1.6%
Finance and insurance	4	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	1.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	9	0.69%
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	%
Indian	4	0.31%
Korean	1	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,225	98.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	1.3%
Other Asian	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	443	34.1%
German	307	23.6%
Swedish	134	10.3%
Irish	106	8.2%
English	73	5.6%
Dutch	52	4.0%
French	47	3.6%
Italian	43	3.3%
Canadian	38	2.9%
Croatian	27	2.1%
Serbian	27	2.1%
Finnish	24	1.8%
Russian	23	1.8%
Polish	22	1.7%
Scottish	22	1.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,295	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,289	99.2%
Foreign-born	10	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
54	5.5%	61	6.2%	396	40.4%	238	24.3%	152	15.5%	78	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	54	5.5%
9-12 Years	61	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	396	40.4%
Some College	238	24.3%
Bach. Degree	152	15.5%
Grad Degree	78	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +57	R +41	R + 2.8%
D +16
2020 vs. 2012	R +118	R +180	R + 24.6%
D -62
2020 vs. 2008	R +98	R +207	R + 28.9%
D -109

2016 vs. 2008	R +41	R +166	R + 26.1%
D -125
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	470	65.0%	Joe Biden (D)	246	34.0%	7	1.0%	723	20	18	0.02%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	413	59.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	230	33.2%	49	7.1%	692	15	14	0.02%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	352	52.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	308	45.8%	12	1.8%	672	7	5	0.02%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	372	50.4%	Barack Obama (D)	355	48.1%	11	1.5%	738	7	5	0.03%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	435	57.6%	John Kerry (D)	316	41.9%	4	0.5%	755	10	7	0.03%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	418	57.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	281	38.4%	32	4.4%	731	12	9	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fosston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

246

34.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

470

65.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

723

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Fosston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

230

33.2%

Donald Trump (R)

413

59.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

692

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Fosston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

308

45.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

352

52.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

672

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Fosston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

355

48.1%

John McCain (R)

372

50.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

738

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Fosston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

435

57.6%

John Kerry (D)

316

41.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

TOTAL

755

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Fosston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

418

57.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

281

38.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

731

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fosston city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	53%	Scott Jensen (R)	326	62.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	169	32.6%	24 [+]	4.6%	519	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (2.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 6 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (0.8%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	408	57.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	250	35.5%	47 [+]	6.7%	705	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 32 (4.5%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 14 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	55%	Karin Housley (R)	301	54.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	223	40.3%	29 [+]	5.2%	553	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (3.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 8 (1.4%);
2018	S1	55%	Jim Newberger (R)	276	49.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	261	47.0%	18 [+]	3.2%	555	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (1.1%);
2018	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	311	56.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	220	39.9%	21 [+]	3.8%	552	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 17 (3.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%);
2014	S2	41%	Mike McFadden (R)	209	47.6%	Al Franken* (DFL)	208	47.4%	22 [+]	5.0%	439	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 13 (3.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (2.1%);
2014	G	41%	Jeff Johnson (R)	212	48.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	199	45.4%	27 [+]	6.2%	438	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 6 (1.4%); 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	631
Median Value	$124,400

Occupied	571	90.5%
Vacant	60	9.5%

Owned	376	65.8%
Rented	195	34.2%
Median Rent	$889

Single-Family Units	497	78.8%
Detached	493	78.1%
Attached	4	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	74	11.7%
Mobile Homes	27	4.3%

Fosston city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fosston city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Fosston city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fosston city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fosston city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fosston city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fosston city, MN