Mentor city, MN

2022 population: 142 ( 11 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population density: 74.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	142	100.00%	4.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-6	-4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-4.0

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
153
148	96.73%
0	0.00%
1	0.65%
0	0.00%
1	0.65%
3	1.96%
5	3.27%

2000
156
156	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
94
89	94.68%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	5.32%

1980
230
228	99.13%
0	0.00%
2	0.87%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.87%

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

-8	-5.1
5	3.2

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

67	71.3
-5	-5.3

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

-139	-60.4
3	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Mentor 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
52.5
25	17.6%
117	82.4%
39	27.5%

70
2.03

38	54.3%
30	78.9%
1	2.6%
32	45.7%

2010
Number	Percent
50.8
23	15.0%
130	85.0%
35	22.9%

79
1.94

39	49.4%
27	69.2%
5	12.8%
40	50.6%

2000
Number	Percent
49.1
25	16.0%
131	84.0%
34	21.8%

83
1.88

56	67.5%
45	80.4%
3	5.4%
27	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
52.4
9	9.6%
85	90.4%
26	27.7%

41
2.29

30	73.2%
28	93.3%
0	0.0%
11	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
73	31.7%
157	68.3%
32	13.9%

85
2.71

67	78.8%
51	76.1%
6	9.0%
18	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Mentor city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	12.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	12.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	8.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	10.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	5.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	14.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	10	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	3	4.3%
$200,000 or more	2	2.9%

Median Household Income	39,583
Per Capita Income	25,402

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	66	84.6%
Unemployed	6	7.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	72	92.3%
Not in Labor Force	6	7.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19	17	52.8%
Non-Profit	0	5	0.0%
Self-Employed	19	1	95.0%

Local Government	0	5	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	38	18	67.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	10	0.0%
Total	38	28	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	7.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6	9.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	7	10.6%
Professional, Technical	2	3.0%
Service Occupations	23	34.8%
All others	28	42.4%

White Collar		22.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	21	31.8%
Retail trade	19	28.8%
Health care and social assistance	13	19.7%
Manufacturing	5	7.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	3.0%
Finance and insurance	2	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	1.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1	1.5%
Wholesale trade	1	1.5%
Other services	1	1.5%

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	132	97.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	2.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Norwegian	66	46.5%
French	23	16.2%
German	22	15.5%
Swedish	19	13.4%
Russian	13	9.2%
French Canadian	9	6.3%
Irish	7	4.9%
Italian	7	4.9%
Scotch-Irish	6	4.2%
American	4	2.8%
Czech	2	1.4%
English	2	1.4%
Danish	1	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	142	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	142	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	16	14.3%	53	47.3%	36	32.1%	7	6.2%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	16	14.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	53	47.3%
Some College	36	32.1%
Bach. Degree	7	6.2%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -6	D +4	D + 3.8%
D -2
2020 vs. 2012	R -5	R +8	R + 15.3%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R -2	R +21	R + 31.5%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +4	R +25	R + 35.3%
D -21
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	34	59.6%	Joe Biden (D)	23	40.4%	0	0.0%	57	14	13	0.00%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	40	52.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	25	32.9%	11	14.5%	76	8	7	0.00%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	39	48.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	36	45.0%	5	6.2%	80	4	2	0.00%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	46	51.1%	John McCain (R)	36	40.0%	8	8.9%	90	-4	-6	0.00%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	47	54.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	36	41.9%	3	3.5%	86	-6	-9	0.00%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	41	49.4%	George W. Bush (R)	35	42.2%	7	8.4%	83	-3	-6	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mentor city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

40.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

59.6%

TOTAL

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Mentor city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

32.9%

Donald Trump (R)

52.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

9.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Mentor city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

45.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

48.8%

Other

6.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Mentor city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

51.1%

John McCain (R)

40.0%

Other

8.9%

TOTAL

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Mentor city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

41.9%

John Kerry (D)

54.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Mentor city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

42.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

49.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

4.8%

TOTAL

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mentor city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	34%	Scott Jensen (R)	22	61.1%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	11	30.6%	3 [+]	8.3%	36	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (2.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (2.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (2.8%);
2020	S2	54%	Jason Lewis (R)	30	52.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	21	36.8%	6 [+]	10.5%	57	9	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (8.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.8%);
2018	S2	54%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	28	46.7%	Karin Housley (R)	27	45.0%	5 [+]	8.3%	60	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (8.3%);
2018	S1	54%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	29	48.3%	Jim Newberger (R)	28	46.7%	3 [+]	5.0%	60	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (3.3%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (1.7%);
2018	G	53%	Jeff Johnson (R)	31	52.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	23	39.0%	5 [+]	8.5%	59	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (6.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 1 (1.7%);
2014	S2	51%	Al Franken* (DFL)	32	51.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	28	45.2%	2 [+]	3.2%	62	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (3.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	51%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	30	49.2%	Jeff Johnson (R)	26	42.6%	5 [+]	8.2%	61	-2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 3 (4.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (3.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	95
Median Value	$57,800

Occupied	70	73.7%
Vacant	25	26.3%

Owned	60	85.7%
Rented	10	14.3%
Median Rent	$788

Single-Family Units	69	72.6%
Detached	69	72.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6	6.3%
Mobile Homes	13	13.7%

Mentor city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mentor city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Mentor city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mentor city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mentor city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mentor city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mentor city, MN