Virginia city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,415 ( 297 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.8 square miles
Population density: 448.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,594	90.24%	4.2%
Black:	77	0.92%	43.4%
Indian:	236	2.80%	8.5%
Asian:	77	0.92%	60.4%
2+ races:	305	3.62%	41.2%
Hispanic:	117	1.39%	8.6%

Total non-White:	821	9.76%	4.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-329	-4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	32	0.4

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
8,712
7,923	90.94%
136	1.56%
258	2.96%
48	0.55%
216	2.48%
128	1.47%
789	9.06%

2000
9,157
8,660	94.57%
60	0.66%
289	3.16%
44	0.48%
48	0.52%
56	0.61%
497	5.43%

1990
9,410
9,098	96.68%
17	0.18%
174	1.85%
25	0.27%
n/a
96	1.02%
312	3.32%

1980
11,056
10,822	97.88%
13	0.12%
171	1.55%
28	0.25%
n/a
22	0.20%
234	2.12%

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

-737	-8.0
292	3.2

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

-438	-4.7
185	2.0

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

-1,724	-15.6
78	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Virginia 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
42.8
1,702	20.2%
6,713	79.8%
1,956	23.2%

3,960
2.02

1,908	48.2%
1,238	64.9%
371	19.4%
2,052	51.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.9
1,649	18.9%
7,063	81.1%
1,919	22.0%

4,242
1.95

2,019	47.6%
1,344	66.6%
348	17.2%
2,223	52.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
1,757	19.2%
7,400	80.8%
2,107	23.0%

4,331
2.00

2,284	52.7%
1,668	73.0%
359	15.7%
2,047	47.3%

1990
Number	Percent
41.6
1,951	20.7%
7,459	79.3%
2,432	25.8%

4,343
2.09

2,455	56.5%
1,965	80.0%
224	9.1%
1,888	43.5%

1980
Number	Percent
35.8
2,402	21.7%
8,654	78.3%
2,163	19.6%

4,773
2.25

3,034	63.6%
2,528	83.3%
240	7.9%
1,739	36.4%

2022 Housing Data for Virginia city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	415	10.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	369	9.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	170	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	208	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	172	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	141	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	212	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	124	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	183	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	378	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	478	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	479	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	227	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	186	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	139	3.5%
$200,000 or more	79	2.0%

Median Household Income	49,789
Per Capita Income	28,976

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	344	8.7%
Public Assistance	172	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	906	22.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,158	63.3%
Unemployed	181	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,339	66.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,649	33.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,387	838	62.3%
Non-Profit	164	353	31.7%
Self-Employed	98	55	64.1%

Local Government	148	214	40.9%
State Government	23	45	33.8%
Federal Government	11	36	23.4%

Total Private + Self	1,485	893	62.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	346	648	34.8%
Total	1,831	1,541	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	291	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	662	19.6%
Professional, Technical	625	18.5%
Service Occupations	782	23.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.2%
All others	1,012	30.0%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	500	14.8%
Retail trade	499	14.8%
Educational services	367	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	316	9.4%
Manufacturing	289	8.6%
Construction	204	6.0%
Other services	192	5.7%
Finance and insurance	190	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	151	4.5%
Public administration	135	4.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	126	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	100	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	91	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	75	2.2%
Utilities	43	1.3%
Wholesale trade	42	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.4%
Information	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	91	1.08%
Puerto Rican	13	0.15%
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	13	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	40	0.48%
Hmong	19	0.23%
Korean	18	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,670	95.5%
Spanish	152	1.9%
Other	102	1.3%
Vietnamese	22	0.3%
Other Indo-European	22	0.3%
Other Asian	19	0.2%
German, other Germanic	16	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	14	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	1,751	20.8%
German	1,373	16.3%
Norwegian	1,147	13.6%
Swedish	817	9.7%
English	643	7.6%
Irish	535	6.4%
Polish	463	5.5%
Italian	441	5.2%
American	266	3.2%
French	219	2.6%
Slovene	161	1.9%
Scandinavian	123	1.5%
Yugoslavian	120	1.4%
French Canadian	116	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	102	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,328	99.0%
Not a citizen	87	1.0%

Native	8,214	97.6%
Foreign-born	201	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
124	2.1%	362	6.1%	2,017	33.9%	2,338	39.3%	774	13.0%	329	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	124	2.1%
9-12 Years	362	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,017	33.9%
Some College	2,338	39.3%
Bach. Degree	774	13.0%
Grad Degree	329	5.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +186	R +28	R + 0.9%
D +158
2020 vs. 2012	R +433	R +1,201	R + 26.5%
D -768
2020 vs. 2008	R +428	R +1,384	R + 29.2%
D -956

2016 vs. 2008	R +242	R +1,356	R + 28.2%
D -1,114
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	2,134	50.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,040	47.8%	98	2.3%	4,272	2	1	0.13%
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,976	47.0%	Donald Trump (R)	1,854	44.1%	375	8.9%	4,205	-1	-2	0.14%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,902	62.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,607	34.5%	148	3.2%	4,657	-10	-13	0.16%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	3,090	64.0%	John McCain (R)	1,612	33.4%	125	2.6%	4,827	-10	-12	0.17%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	3,310	66.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,595	32.1%	66	1.3%	4,971	-16	-19	0.18%
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,901	61.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,453	30.9%	347	7.4%	4,701	-15	-17	0.19%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Virginia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,134

50.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,040

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,272

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Virginia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,976

47.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,854

44.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

170

4.0%

Other

205

4.9%

TOTAL

4,205

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Virginia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,902

62.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,607

34.5%

Other

148

3.2%

TOTAL

4,657

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Virginia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,090

64.0%

John McCain (R)

1,612

33.4%

Other

125

2.6%

TOTAL

4,827

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Virginia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,595

32.1%

John Kerry (D)

3,310

66.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,971

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -19

2000 President, Virginia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,453

30.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,901

61.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

272

5.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,701

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Virginia city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	46%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	1,590	50.7%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,407	44.9%	139 [+]	4.4%	3,136	0	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 57 (1.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 41 (1.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 28 (0.9%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 12 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	61%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,015	48.3%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,791	42.9%	364 [+]	8.7%	4,170	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 264 (6.3%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 98 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	S2	52%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,000	56.6%	Karin Housley (R)	1,326	37.5%	208 [+]	5.9%	3,534	-5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 183 (5.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 25 (0.7%);
2018	S1	52%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	2,193	61.7%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,217	34.3%	142 [+]	4.0%	3,552	-2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 118 (3.3%); Paula Overby (Green) 24 (0.7%);
2018	G	52%	Tim Walz (DFL)	2,006	56.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,375	38.9%	157 [+]	4.4%	3,538	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 121 (3.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 34 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	S2	49%	Al Franken* (DFL)	2,095	61.2%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,146	33.5%	183 [+]	5.3%	3,424	-9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 115 (3.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 65 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	49%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	2,111	61.8%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,102	32.3%	202 [+]	5.9%	3,415	-12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 83 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 82 (2.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 35 (1.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 2 (0.1%);

*: 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	4,818
Median Value	$111,200

Occupied	3,960	82.2%
Vacant	858	17.8%

Owned	2,217	56.0%
Rented	1,743	44.0%
Median Rent	$778

Single-Family Units	3,108	64.5%
Detached	3,065	63.6%
Attached	43	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	841	17.5%
Mobile Homes	83	1.7%

Virginia city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Virginia city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Virginia city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Virginia city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Virginia city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Virginia city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Virginia city, MN