Portage township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 179 ( 9 from 2010 )
Land area: 138.7 square miles
Population density: 1.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	169	94.41%	4.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	9	5.03%	350.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	10	5.59%	25.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	7	5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	1.4

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
170
162	95.29%
0	0.00%
6	3.53%
0	0.00%
2	1.18%
0	0.00%
8	4.71%

2000
173
172	99.42%
0	0.00%
1	0.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.58%

1990
189
182	96.30%
0	0.00%
7	3.70%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	3.70%

1980
266
266	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-10	-5.8
7	4.0

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

-10	-5.3
-6	-3.2

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

-84	-31.6
7	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage 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
57.7
17	9.5%
162	90.5%
58	32.4%

91
1.97

62	68.1%
47	75.8%
9	14.5%
29	31.9%

2010
Number	Percent
49.1
28	16.5%
142	83.5%
34	20.0%

78
2.18

47	60.3%
40	85.1%
0	0.0%
31	39.7%

2000
Number	Percent
45.7
40	23.1%
133	76.9%
42	24.3%

72
2.40

44	61.1%
41	93.2%
0	0.0%
28	38.9%

1990
Number	Percent
41.0
37	19.6%
152	80.4%
17	9.0%

92
2.05

47	51.1%
44	93.6%
0	0.0%
45	48.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
97	36.5%
169	63.5%
40	15.0%

93
2.86

71	76.3%
68	95.8%
0	0.0%
22	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	7.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	8	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	10	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	10	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	13	14.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	4.4%
$200,000 or more	1	1.1%

Median Household Income	60,625
Per Capita Income	34,673

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	12.1%
Public Assistance	3	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	4.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63	60.0%
Unemployed	3	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	66	62.9%
Not in Labor Force	39	37.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21	19	52.5%
Non-Profit	2	2	50.0%
Self-Employed	6	14	30.0%

Local Government	7	3	70.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	27	33	45.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	5	64.3%
Total	36	38	48.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	33.8%
Professional, Technical	7	9.1%
Service Occupations	4	5.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	3.9%
All others	27	35.1%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	20	26.0%
Construction	14	18.2%
Retail trade	8	10.4%
Manufacturing	7	9.1%
Educational services	6	7.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	4	5.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	3.9%
Finance and insurance	2	2.6%
Wholesale trade	2	2.6%
Health care and social assistance	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	172	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	54	30.2%
Norwegian	25	14.0%
Polish	23	12.8%
Finnish	22	12.3%
Swedish	20	11.2%
English	14	7.8%
French	12	6.7%
Irish	11	6.1%
Belgian	8	4.5%
American	6	3.4%
Czech	6	3.4%
Danish	4	2.2%
Italian	3	1.7%
Czechoslovakian	2	1.1%
Scottish	2	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	179	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	179	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	15	10.2%	55	37.4%	40	27.2%	18	12.2%	19	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	15	10.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	55	37.4%
Some College	40	27.2%
Bach. Degree	18	12.2%
Grad Degree	19	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2	R +0	D + 1.7%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +27	R +44	R + 40.4%
D -17
2020 vs. 2008	R +33	R +53	R + 49.7%
D -20

2016 vs. 2008	R +31	R +53	R + 51.4%
D -22
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	78	71.6%	Joe Biden (D)	30	27.5%	1	0.9%	109	26	25	0.00%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	76	67.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	28	25.0%	8	7.1%	112	23	22	0.00%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	51	49.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	47	45.6%	5	4.9%	103	5	2	0.00%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	50	48.5%	John McCain (R)	45	43.7%	8	7.8%	103	0	-2	0.00%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	56	59.6%	John Kerry (D)	36	38.3%	2	2.1%	94	12	9	0.00%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	51	65.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	23	29.5%	4	5.1%	78	20	17	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

27.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

71.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

109

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.0%

Donald Trump (R)

67.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

5.4%

TOTAL

112

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

45.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

49.5%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

103

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

48.5%

John McCain (R)

43.7%

Other

7.8%

TOTAL

103

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

59.6%

John Kerry (D)

38.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Portage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

65.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

29.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.1%

TOTAL

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	70%	Scott Jensen (R)	72	71.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	25	24.8%	4 [+]	4.0%	101	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (2.0%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	72	66.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	32	29.6%	4 [+]	3.7%	108	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (3.7%);
2018	S2	64%	Karin Housley (R)	55	59.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	33	35.9%	4 [+]	4.3%	92	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (3.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (1.1%);
2018	S1	65%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	46	49.5%	Jim Newberger (R)	45	48.4%	2 [+]	2.2%	93	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (2.2%);
2018	G	65%	Jeff Johnson (R)	55	59.1%	Tim Walz (DFL)	34	36.6%	4 [+]	4.3%	93	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 4 (4.3%);
2014	S2	60%	Al Franken* (DFL)	43	50.0%	Mike McFadden (R)	40	46.5%	3 [+]	3.5%	86	4	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 2 (2.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (1.2%);
2014	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	40	46.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	35	40.7%	11 [+]	12.8%	86	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 10 (11.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); 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	254
Median Value	$167,400

Occupied	91	35.8%
Vacant	163	64.2%

Owned	81	89.0%
Rented	10	11.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	237	93.3%
Detached	237	93.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	17	6.7%

Portage township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portage township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Portage township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portage township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portage township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portage township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Portage township, MN