Vesta township, MN

2022 population: 131 ( 61 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.9 square miles
Population density: 3.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	131	100.00%	28.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-53	-33.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-5.1

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
192
184	95.83%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	3.65%
1	0.52%
0	0.00%
8	4.17%

2000
199
199	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
247
247	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
631
629	99.68%
0	0.00%
2	0.32%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.32%

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

-15	-7.5
8	4.0

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

-48	-19.4
0	0.0

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

-382	-60.5
-2	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Vesta 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
35.6
44	33.6%
87	66.4%
8	6.1%

45
2.91

42	93.3%
42	100.0%
0	0.0%
3	6.7%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
49	25.5%
143	74.5%
30	15.6%

71
2.70

57	80.3%
54	94.7%
1	1.8%
14	19.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
64	32.2%
135	67.8%
37	18.6%

69
2.88

57	82.6%
56	98.2%
1	1.8%
12	17.4%

1990
Number	Percent
28.5
91	36.8%
156	63.2%
29	11.7%

69
3.58

65	94.2%
65	100.0%
0	0.0%
4	5.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
195	30.9%
436	69.1%
140	22.2%

219
2.88

173	79.0%
158	91.3%
8	4.6%
46	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Vesta township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	4	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	7	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	4	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	24.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	13.3%

Median Household Income	98,125
Per Capita Income	32,260

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

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	74	88.1%
Unemployed	1	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	75	89.3%
Not in Labor Force	9	10.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20	11	64.5%
Non-Profit	1	7	12.5%
Self-Employed	16	7	69.6%

Local Government	2	3	40.0%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	36	18	66.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	18	14.3%
Total	39	36	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	12.0%
Professional, Technical	20	26.7%
Service Occupations	7	9.3%
All others	25	33.3%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	11	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	10	13.3%
Educational services	10	13.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	12.0%
Manufacturing	8	10.7%
Retail trade	8	10.7%
Other services	3	4.0%
Finance and insurance	3	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	1	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.3%
Public administration	1	1.3%

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	112	99.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	73	55.7%
Norwegian	11	8.4%
Czech	10	7.6%
Irish	6	4.6%
Polish	4	3.1%
American	2	1.5%
Belgian	2	1.5%
Danish	2	1.5%
English	2	1.5%
Northern European	2	1.5%
French	1	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	131	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	131	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	1.2%	3	3.6%	16	19.3%	36	43.4%	19	22.9%	8	9.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	1.2%
9-12 Years	3	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	16	19.3%
Some College	36	43.4%
Bach. Degree	19	22.9%
Grad Degree	8	9.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	R +2	D + 15.0%
D +12
2020 vs. 2012	R +18	R +20	R + 11.5%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +27	R +34	R + 24.9%
D -7

2016 vs. 2008	R +13	R +32	R + 39.9%
D -19
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	117%	Donald Trump* (R)	87	75.7%	Joe Biden (D)	24	20.9%	4	3.5%	115	30	29	0.00%
2016	91%	Donald Trump (R)	73	69.5%	Write-ins (I)	15	14.3%	17	16.2%	105	25	24	0.00%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	69	66.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	26	25.0%	9	8.7%	104	21	19	0.00%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	60	60.0%	Barack Obama (D)	31	31.0%	9	9.0%	100	16	14	0.00%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	67	67.7%	John Kerry (D)	27	27.3%	5	5.1%	99	20	17	0.00%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	61	63.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	24	25.0%	11	11.5%	96	18	16	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Vesta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

75.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 117%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Vesta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11.4%

Donald Trump (R)

69.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.8%

Other

14.3%

TOTAL

105

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Vesta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

25.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

66.3%

Other

8.7%

TOTAL

104

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Vesta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

31.0%

John McCain (R)

60.0%

Other

9.0%

TOTAL

100

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Vesta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

67.7%

John Kerry (D)

27.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

3.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Vesta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

63.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

6.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Vesta township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	108%	Scott Jensen (R)	84	79.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	20	18.9%	2 [+]	1.9%	106	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.9%);
2020	S2	117%	Jason Lewis (R)	89	77.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	26	22.6%	0	0.0%	115	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	S2	80%	Karin Housley (R)	60	69.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	23	26.7%	3 [+]	3.5%	86	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (2.3%); Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 1 (1.2%);
2018	S1	79%	Jim Newberger (R)	52	61.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	33	38.8%	0	0.0%	85	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	79%	Jeff Johnson (R)	59	69.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	25	29.4%	1 [+]	1.2%	85	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 1 (1.2%);
2014	S2	66%	Mike McFadden (R)	44	53.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	28	34.1%	10 [+]	12.2%	82	11	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (8.5%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 3 (3.7%);
2014	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	53	65.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	19	23.5%	9 [+]	11.1%	81	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (7.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.2%); 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	49
Median Value	$217,900

Occupied	45	91.8%
Vacant	4	8.2%

Owned	43	95.6%
Rented	2	4.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	49	100.0%
Detached	48	98.0%
Attached	1	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Vesta township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Vesta township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Vesta township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Vesta township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Vesta township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Vesta township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Vesta township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Vesta township, MN