Wells township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,620 ( 26 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.9 square miles
Population density: 62.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,449	89.44%	4.4%
Black:	87	5.37%	8600.0%
Indian:	2	0.12%	100.0%
Asian:	14	0.86%	366.7%
2+ races:	15	0.93%	275.0%
Hispanic:	43	2.65%	38.6%

Total non-White:	171	10.56%	116.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-66	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	92	7.0

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
1,594
1,515	95.04%
1	0.06%
1	0.06%
3	0.19%
4	0.25%
70	4.39%
79	4.96%

2000
1,691
1,638	96.87%
0	0.00%
7	0.41%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
44	2.60%
53	3.13%

1990
1,677
1,667	99.40%
0	0.00%
6	0.36%
2	0.12%
n/a
2	0.12%
10	0.60%

1980
1,563
1,551	99.23%
4	0.26%
0	0.00%
3	0.19%
n/a
5	0.32%
12	0.77%

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

-123	-7.3
26	1.5

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

-29	-1.7
43	2.6

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

116	7.4
-2	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wells 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
50.8
238	14.7%
1,382	85.3%
381	23.5%

725
2.23

486	67.0%
434	89.3%
18	3.7%
239	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
337	21.1%
1,257	78.9%
260	16.3%

642
2.48

485	75.5%
413	85.2%
21	4.3%
157	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
404	23.9%
1,287	76.1%
190	11.2%

644
2.63

478	74.2%
450	94.1%
5	1.0%
166	25.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
496	29.6%
1,181	70.4%
189	11.3%

606
2.77

484	79.9%
435	89.9%
22	4.5%
122	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
540	34.5%
1,023	65.5%
133	8.5%

519
3.01

413	79.6%
374	90.6%
19	4.6%
106	20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wells township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	54	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	58	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	109	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	80	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	45	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	113	15.6%
$200,000 or more	62	8.6%

Median Household Income	82,250
Per Capita Income	50,646

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	3.0%
Public Assistance	3	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	2.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	814	80.2%
Unemployed	22	2.2%
In Armed Forces	6	0.6%

Total Labor Force	842	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	173	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	280	248	53.0%
Non-Profit	4	45	8.2%
Self-Employed	137	35	79.7%

Local Government	27	56	32.5%
State Government	15	39	27.8%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	417	283	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	49	140	25.9%
Total	466	423	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	180	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	192	21.3%
Professional, Technical	162	18.0%
Service Occupations	102	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	1.7%
All others	266	29.5%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	139	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	116	12.9%
Construction	102	11.3%
Retail trade	82	9.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	79	8.8%
Transportation and warehousing	77	8.5%
Educational services	73	8.1%
Public administration	49	5.4%
Other services	38	4.2%
Finance and insurance	37	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	32	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	31	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	1.9%
Wholesale trade	7	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32	1.98%
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	11	0.68%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	14	0.86%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,495	97.3%
Spanish	38	2.5%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	651	40.2%
Irish	240	14.8%
Norwegian	221	13.6%
Czech	127	7.8%
English	103	6.4%
French	93	5.7%
Dutch	81	5.0%
Polish	58	3.6%
American	55	3.4%
Swiss	46	2.8%
Swedish	39	2.4%
European	33	2.0%
Scandinavian	24	1.5%
Czechoslovakian	16	1.0%
French Canadian	13	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,608	99.3%
Not a citizen	12	0.7%

Native	1,593	98.3%
Foreign-born	27	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.0%	73	5.6%	386	29.8%	427	32.9%	328	25.3%	70	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.0%
9-12 Years	73	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	386	29.8%
Some College	427	32.9%
Bach. Degree	328	25.3%
Grad Degree	70	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +68	R +13	D + 3.4%
D +55
2020 vs. 2012	R +150	R +203	R + 18.5%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +196	R +300	R + 29.1%
D -104

2016 vs. 2008	R +128	R +287	R + 32.6%
D -159
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	683	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	327	31.9%	14	1.4%	1,024	21	20	0.03%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	615	64.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	272	28.4%	70	7.3%	957	19	18	0.03%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	533	57.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	380	40.9%	17	1.8%	930	12	10	0.03%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	487	52.0%	Barack Obama (D)	431	46.0%	19	2.0%	937	8	6	0.03%
2004	79%	George W. Bush* (R)	551	54.6%	John Kerry (D)	445	44.1%	13	1.3%	1,009	7	4	0.04%
2000	68%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	413	47.0%	George W. Bush (R)	396	45.1%	69	7.9%	878	0	-3	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

327

31.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

683

66.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,024

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

272

28.4%

Donald Trump (R)

615

64.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

957

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

380

40.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

533

57.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

930

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

431

46.0%

John McCain (R)

487

52.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

937

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

551

54.6%

John Kerry (D)

445

44.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,009

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Wells township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

396

45.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

413

47.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

878

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wells township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Scott Jensen (R)	576	65.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	280	32.0%	18 [+]	2.1%	874	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.6%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.3%);
2020	S2	79%	Jason Lewis (R)	616	61.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	308	30.9%	73 [+]	7.3%	997	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 56 (5.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 16 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	61%	Karin Housley (R)	454	59.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	270	35.2%	44 [+]	5.7%	768	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 31 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 13 (1.7%);
2018	S1	61%	Jim Newberger (R)	379	49.2%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	356	46.2%	35 [+]	4.5%	770	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 24 (3.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 11 (1.4%);
2018	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	459	59.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	272	35.4%	38 [+]	4.9%	769	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 26 (3.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%);
2014	S2	51%	Mike McFadden (R)	321	49.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	301	46.6%	24 [+]	3.7%	646	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 12 (1.9%); Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 12 (1.9%);
2014	G	51%	Jeff Johnson (R)	343	53.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	262	40.7%	39 [+]	6.1%	644	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 27 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); 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	883
Median Value	$333,700

Occupied	725	82.1%
Vacant	158	17.9%

Owned	649	89.5%
Rented	76	10.5%
Median Rent	$927

Single-Family Units	848	96.0%
Detached	830	94.0%
Attached	18	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	30	3.4%

Wells township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wells township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Wells township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wells township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wells township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wells township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wells township, MN