Gnesen township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,048 ( 365 from 2010 )
Land area: 63.1 square miles
Population density: 32.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,953	95.36%	20.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.05%	92.3%
2+ races:	52	2.54%	160.0%
Hispanic:	42	2.05%	600.0%

Total non-White:	95	4.64%	61.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	329	23.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	2.6

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
1,683
1,624	96.49%
4	0.24%
16	0.95%
13	0.77%
20	1.19%
6	0.36%
59	3.51%

2000
1,435
1,394	97.14%
13	0.91%
10	0.70%
10	0.70%
4	0.28%
4	0.28%
41	2.86%

1990
1,089
1,074	98.62%
0	0.00%
3	0.28%
5	0.46%
n/a
7	0.64%
15	1.38%

1980
975
955	97.95%
0	0.00%
17	1.74%
3	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
20	2.05%

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

230	16.0
18	1.3

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

320	29.4
26	2.4

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

119	12.2
-5	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Gnesen 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
57.1
266	13.0%
1,782	87.0%
447	21.8%

931
2.20

702	75.4%
615	87.6%
7	1.0%
229	24.6%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
352	20.9%
1,331	79.1%
238	14.1%

686
2.45

500	72.9%
441	88.2%
17	3.4%
186	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.3
356	24.8%
1,079	75.2%
146	10.2%

575
2.50

437	76.0%
393	89.9%
18	4.1%
138	24.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
279	25.6%
810	74.4%
121	11.1%

410
2.66

306	74.6%
271	88.6%
4	1.3%
104	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
303	31.1%
672	68.9%
106	10.9%

327
2.98

264	80.7%
239	90.5%
12	4.5%
63	19.3%

2022 Housing Data for Gnesen township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	38	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	69	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	65	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	132	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	130	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	155	16.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	93	10.0%
$200,000 or more	95	10.2%

Median Household Income	103,221
Per Capita Income	52,451

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	37	4.0%
Public Assistance	34	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	39	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	996	73.9%
Unemployed	64	4.7%
In Armed Forces	23	1.7%

Total Labor Force	1,083	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	265	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	351	308	53.3%
Non-Profit	124	102	54.9%
Self-Employed	57	64	47.1%

Local Government	39	16	70.9%
State Government	17	9	65.4%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	408	372	52.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	180	136	57.0%
Total	588	508	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	161	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	137	12.5%
Professional, Technical	266	24.2%
Service Occupations	307	27.9%
All others	228	20.7%

White Collar		51.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	215	19.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	203	18.5%
Construction	112	10.2%
Retail trade	90	8.2%
Manufacturing	78	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	71	6.5%
Public administration	66	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	58	5.3%
Other services	56	5.1%
Educational services	43	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	3.6%
Utilities	22	2.0%
Finance and insurance	21	1.9%
Wholesale trade	9	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29	1.42%
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	13	0.63%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	13	0.63%
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	%
Filipino	1	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,937	96.7%
Chinese	21	1.0%
Spanish	17	0.8%
Other Indo-European	11	0.5%
German, other Germanic	8	0.4%
Tagalog	5	0.2%
Other	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	536	26.2%
Norwegian	448	21.9%
Swedish	328	16.0%
Irish	235	11.5%
Polish	182	8.9%
French	156	7.6%
Finnish	152	7.4%
Italian	120	5.9%
English	62	3.0%
French Canadian	48	2.3%
Scandinavian	38	1.9%
American	35	1.7%
Dutch	27	1.3%
Belgian	25	1.2%
Ukrainian	19	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,047	100.0%
Not a citizen	1	0.0%

Native	2,024	98.8%
Foreign-born	24	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.1%	62	3.7%	424	25.1%	586	34.7%	365	21.6%	251	14.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.1%
9-12 Years	62	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	424	25.1%
Some College	586	34.7%
Bach. Degree	365	21.6%
Grad Degree	251	14.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +86	D +15	D + 1.9%
D +101
2020 vs. 2012	R +145	R +140	R + 12.6%
D +5
2020 vs. 2008	R +182	R +157	R + 14.9%
D +25

2016 vs. 2008	R +96	R +172	R + 16.8%
D -76
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	629	50.4%	Joe Biden (D)	597	47.8%	22	1.8%	1,248	5	4	0.04%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	543	47.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	496	43.6%	98	8.6%	1,137	3	2	0.04%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	592	54.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	484	44.3%	17	1.6%	1,093	-1	-3	0.04%
2008	80%	Barack Obama (D)	572	55.7%	John McCain (R)	447	43.5%	8	0.8%	1,027	0	-2	0.04%
2004	88%	John Kerry (D)	562	54.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	465	44.9%	9	0.9%	1,036	-3	-6	0.04%
2000	78%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	411	48.6%	George W. Bush (R)	393	46.5%	42	5.0%	846	1	-1	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gnesen township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

597

47.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

629

50.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,248

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Gnesen township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

496

43.6%

Donald Trump (R)

543

47.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

1,137

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Gnesen township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

592

54.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

484

44.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,093

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Gnesen township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

572

55.7%

John McCain (R)

447

43.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,027

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Gnesen township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

465

44.9%

John Kerry (D)

562

54.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,036

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Gnesen township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

393

46.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

411

48.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

846

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gnesen township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	512	50.1%	Scott Jensen (R)	470	46.0%	39 [+]	3.8%	1,021	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 22 (2.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 5 (0.5%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	611	49.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	562	45.5%	61 [+]	4.9%	1,234	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 50 (4.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	65%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	523	50.9%	Karin Housley (R)	468	45.6%	36 [+]	3.5%	1,027	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (2.9%); Jerry Trooien (I) 6 (0.6%);
2018	S1	65%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	626	60.7%	Jim Newberger (R)	388	37.6%	17 [+]	1.6%	1,031	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 16 (1.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	65%	Tim Walz (DFL)	522	50.8%	Jeff Johnson (R)	479	46.6%	26 [+]	2.5%	1,027	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 18 (1.8%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 8 (0.8%);
2014	S2	57%	Al Franken* (DFL)	455	55.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	352	42.5%	21 [+]	2.5%	828	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 14 (1.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (0.8%);
2014	G	57%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	434	52.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	358	43.3%	34 [+]	4.1%	826	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 16 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 12 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%); 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	1,116
Median Value	$441,800

Occupied	931	83.4%
Vacant	185	16.6%

Owned	761	81.7%
Rented	170	18.3%
Median Rent	$1,783

Single-Family Units	946	84.8%
Detached	946	84.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	108	9.7%
Mobile Homes	30	2.7%

Gnesen township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gnesen township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Gnesen township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gnesen township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gnesen township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gnesen township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gnesen township, MN