Babbitt city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,377 ( 98 from 2010 )
Land area: 106.0 square miles
Population density: 13.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,307	94.92%	9.7%
Black:	1	0.07%	0.0%
Indian:	9	0.65%	80.0%
Asian:	16	1.16%	433.3%
2+ races:	11	0.80%	42.1%
Hispanic:	33	2.40%	3200.0%

Total non-White:	70	5.08%	150.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-140	-11.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	42	3.5

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
1,475
1,447	98.10%
0	0.00%
5	0.34%
3	0.20%
19	1.29%
1	0.07%
28	1.90%

2000
1,670
1,656	99.16%
2	0.12%
2	0.12%
5	0.30%
5	0.30%
0	0.00%
14	0.84%

1990
1,562
1,555	99.55%
0	0.00%
7	0.45%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.45%

1980
2,447
2,374	97.02%
0	0.00%
9	0.37%
42	1.72%
n/a
22	0.90%
73	2.98%

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

-209	-12.5
14	0.8

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

101	6.5
7	0.4

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

-819	-33.5
-66	-2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Babbitt 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
51.6
194	14.1%
1,183	85.9%
386	28.0%

667
1.98

411	61.6%
316	76.9%
12	2.9%
256	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
51.1
252	17.1%
1,223	82.9%
462	31.3%

707
2.07

435	61.5%
348	80.0%
27	6.2%
272	38.5%

2000
Number	Percent
47.6
352	21.1%
1,318	78.9%
477	28.6%

737
2.27

533	72.3%
468	87.8%
29	5.4%
204	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
48.1
298	19.1%
1,264	80.9%
269	17.2%

674
2.32

527	78.2%
471	89.4%
35	6.6%
147	21.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
891	36.4%
1,556	63.6%
79	3.2%

740
3.31

674	91.1%
630	93.5%
25	3.7%
66	8.9%

2022 Housing Data for Babbitt city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	42	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	82	12.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	76	11.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	81	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	74	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	40	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	6.7%
$200,000 or more	2	0.3%

Median Household Income	53,875
Per Capita Income	32,922

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	6.1%
Public Assistance	8	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	579	73.4%
Unemployed	24	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	603	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	186	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	288	158	64.6%
Non-Profit	16	32	33.3%
Self-Employed	32	9	78.0%

Local Government	33	27	55.0%
State Government	3	7	30.0%
Federal Government	14	3	82.4%

Total Private + Self	320	167	65.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	66	69	48.9%
Total	386	236	62.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	68	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	108	17.4%
Professional, Technical	93	15.0%
Service Occupations	106	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	1.1%
All others	247	39.7%

White Collar		43.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	145	23.3%
Retail trade	92	14.8%
Construction	91	14.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	51	8.2%
Educational services	45	7.2%
Manufacturing	28	4.5%
Finance and insurance	28	4.5%
Other services	26	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	23	3.7%
Public administration	17	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	16	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.0%
Information	3	0.5%
Utilities	3	0.5%
Wholesale trade	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	1.02%
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	19	1.38%
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	19	1.38%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	11	0.80%
Laotian	5	0.36%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,262	94.5%
Other	38	2.8%
Spanish	22	1.6%
Other Asian	5	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	382	27.7%
Finnish	170	12.3%
Norwegian	154	11.2%
Swedish	120	8.7%
English	93	6.8%
Irish	81	5.9%
French	66	4.8%
American	49	3.6%
Polish	45	3.3%
Slovene	41	3.0%
Italian	38	2.8%
Scotch-Irish	23	1.7%
Eastern European	20	1.5%
Austrian	15	1.1%
French Canadian	13	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,358	98.6%
Not a citizen	19	1.4%

Native	1,338	97.2%
Foreign-born	39	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	2.2%	75	7.0%	263	24.6%	504	47.1%	131	12.2%	73	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	2.2%
9-12 Years	75	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	263	24.6%
Some College	504	47.1%
Bach. Degree	131	12.2%
Grad Degree	73	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +90	R +65	R + 4.6%
D +25
2020 vs. 2012	R +221	R +369	R + 41.8%
D -148
2020 vs. 2008	R +220	R +429	R + 47.3%
D -209

2016 vs. 2008	R +130	R +364	R + 42.7%
D -234
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	569	61.6%	Joe Biden (D)	344	37.2%	11	1.2%	924	16	15	0.03%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	479	55.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	319	36.7%	71	8.2%	869	10	9	0.03%
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	492	56.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	348	40.1%	27	3.1%	867	-5	-7	0.03%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	553	58.8%	John McCain (R)	349	37.1%	39	4.1%	941	-7	-9	0.03%
2004	79%	John Kerry (D)	646	64.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	351	34.9%	10	1.0%	1,007	-13	-16	0.04%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	591	58.9%	George W. Bush (R)	351	35.0%	61	6.1%	1,003	-11	-13	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Babbitt city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

344

37.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

569

61.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

924

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Babbitt city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

319

36.7%

Donald Trump (R)

479

55.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

5.5%

TOTAL

869

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Babbitt city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

492

56.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

348

40.1%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

867

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Babbitt city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

553

58.8%

John McCain (R)

349

37.1%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

941

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

2004 President, Babbitt city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

351

34.9%

John Kerry (D)

646

64.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,007

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -16

2000 President, Babbitt city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

351

35.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

591

58.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,003

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Babbitt city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Scott Jensen (R)	422	54.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	289	37.6%	58 [+]	7.5%	769	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (3.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 18 (2.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 12 (1.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	508	56.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	318	35.5%	69 [+]	7.7%	895	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 48 (5.4%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 21 (2.3%);
2018	S2	65%	Karin Housley (R)	358	48.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	339	46.0%	40 [+]	5.4%	737	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 32 (4.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 8 (1.1%);
2018	S1	65%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	388	52.5%	Jim Newberger (R)	324	43.8%	27 [+]	3.7%	739	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 22 (3.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (0.7%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	362	48.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	341	46.1%	37 [+]	5.0%	740	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 30 (4.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 7 (0.9%);
2014	S2	62%	Al Franken* (DFL)	422	57.3%	Mike McFadden (R)	273	37.1%	41 [+]	5.6%	736	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 28 (3.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 12 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	63%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	394	53.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	287	38.9%	56 [+]	7.6%	737	-6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 35 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 15 (2.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (0.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 2 (0.3%);

*: 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	843
Median Value	$87,600

Occupied	667	79.1%
Vacant	176	20.9%

Owned	546	81.9%
Rented	121	18.1%
Median Rent	$684

Single-Family Units	789	93.6%
Detached	785	93.1%
Attached	4	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28	3.3%
Mobile Homes	20	2.4%

Babbitt city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Babbitt city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Babbitt city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Babbitt city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Babbitt city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Babbitt city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Babbitt city, MN