Balkan township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 885 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 65.2 square miles
Population density: 13.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	838	94.69%	3.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.45%	33.3%
Asian:	18	2.03%	350.0%
2+ races:	9	1.02%	10.0%
Hispanic:	4	0.45%	20.0%

Total non-White:	47	5.31%	104.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	29	4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	24	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
832
809	97.24%
1	0.12%
3	0.36%
4	0.48%
10	1.20%
5	0.60%
23	2.76%

2000
805
793	98.51%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.87%
0	0.00%
12	1.49%

1990
846
838	99.05%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.95%
8	0.95%

1980
934
928	99.36%
0	0.00%
3	0.32%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.32%
6	0.64%

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

16	2.0
11	1.4

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

-45	-5.3
4	0.5

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

-90	-9.6
2	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Balkan 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
49.0
198	22.4%
687	77.6%
156	17.6%

370
2.39

266	71.9%
229	86.1%
21	7.9%
104	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.7
173	20.8%
659	79.2%
123	14.8%

350
2.38

253	72.3%
229	90.5%
6	2.4%
97	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
43.1
166	20.6%
639	79.4%
91	11.3%

338
2.38

247	73.1%
216	87.4%
5	2.0%
91	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
38.2
205	24.2%
641	75.8%
114	13.5%

323
2.62

251	77.7%
225	89.6%
10	4.0%
72	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
333	35.7%
601	64.3%
64	6.9%

312
2.99

250	80.1%
231	92.4%
6	2.4%
62	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Balkan township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	22	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	37	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	74	20.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	6.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	31	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	52	14.1%
$200,000 or more	33	8.9%

Median Household Income	88,333
Per Capita Income	42,596

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	3.2%
Public Assistance	1	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	1.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	437	74.1%
Unemployed	11	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	448	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	142	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	169	136	55.4%
Non-Profit	8	27	22.9%
Self-Employed	22	16	57.9%

Local Government	27	40	40.3%
State Government	0	5	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	191	152	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35	72	32.7%
Total	226	224	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	82	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	68	15.1%
Professional, Technical	67	14.9%
Service Occupations	94	20.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.2%
All others	139	30.9%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	63	14.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	55	12.2%
Manufacturing	55	12.2%
Retail trade	44	9.8%
Construction	34	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	33	7.3%
Educational services	30	6.7%
Public administration	28	6.2%
Other services	22	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	21	4.7%
Finance and insurance	19	4.2%
Utilities	18	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.1%
Wholesale trade	5	1.1%
Information	4	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.45%
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	%
Korean	18	2.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	847	98.0%
Spanish	7	0.8%
Other	3	0.3%
Korean	2	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.2%
German, other Germanic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	164	18.5%
German	136	15.4%
Norwegian	96	10.8%
Swedish	74	8.4%
Italian	67	7.6%
Polish	57	6.4%
English	50	5.6%
American	49	5.5%
Irish	48	5.4%
Scandinavian	43	4.9%
Slovene	39	4.4%
Croatian	36	4.1%
French Canadian	20	2.3%
Slavic	12	1.4%
European	10	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	867	98.0%
Not a citizen	18	2.0%

Native	867	98.0%
Foreign-born	18	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	2.5%	8	1.3%	147	23.0%	317	49.7%	124	19.4%	26	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	2.5%
9-12 Years	8	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	147	23.0%
Some College	317	49.7%
Bach. Degree	124	19.4%
Grad Degree	26	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +56	R +57	R + 9.2%
D -1
2020 vs. 2012	R +157	R +260	R + 50.4%
D -103
2020 vs. 2008	R +175	R +293	R + 57.3%
D -118

2016 vs. 2008	R +119	R +236	R + 48.1%
D -117
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	332	60.0%	Joe Biden (D)	215	38.9%	6	1.1%	553	15	13	0.02%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	276	52.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	216	41.2%	32	6.1%	524	8	7	0.02%
2012	75%	Barack Obama* (D)	318	63.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	175	34.9%	8	1.6%	501	-10	-12	0.02%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	333	65.3%	John McCain (R)	157	30.8%	20	3.9%	510	-13	-15	0.02%
2004	83%	John Kerry (D)	406	75.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	126	23.5%	5	0.9%	537	-24	-27	0.02%
2000	75%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	303	63.3%	George W. Bush (R)	145	30.3%	31	6.5%	479	-15	-18	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Balkan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

215

38.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

332

60.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

553

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Balkan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

216

41.2%

Donald Trump (R)

276

52.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

524

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Balkan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

318

63.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

175

34.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

501

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Balkan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

333

65.3%

John McCain (R)

157

30.8%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

510

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -15

2004 President, Balkan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

126

23.5%

John Kerry (D)

406

75.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

537

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -27

2000 President, Balkan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

145

30.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

303

63.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

479

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balkan township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Scott Jensen (R)	260	56.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	184	39.7%	19 [+]	4.1%	463	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (2.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	285	52.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	228	42.0%	30 [+]	5.5%	543	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (3.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	63%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	235	53.2%	Karin Housley (R)	192	43.4%	15 [+]	3.4%	442	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (2.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 4 (0.9%);
2018	S1	63%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	257	58.0%	Jim Newberger (R)	175	39.5%	11 [+]	2.5%	443	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.7%);
2018	G	63%	Tim Walz (DFL)	226	51.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	202	45.7%	14 [+]	3.2%	442	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 8 (1.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 6 (1.4%);
2014	S2	59%	Al Franken* (DFL)	253	62.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	128	31.8%	21 [+]	5.2%	402	-11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 16 (4.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 5 (1.2%);
2014	G	59%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	250	62.3%	Jeff Johnson (R)	132	32.9%	19 [+]	4.7%	401	-9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 9 (2.2%); Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%); 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	454
Median Value	$192,300

Occupied	370	81.5%
Vacant	84	18.5%

Owned	358	96.8%
Rented	12	3.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	422	93.0%
Detached	422	93.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	32	7.0%

Balkan township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Balkan township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Balkan township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Balkan township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Balkan township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Balkan township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Balkan township, MN