Waasa township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 222 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.2 square miles
Population density: 6.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	207	93.24%	14.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	9	4.05%	800.0%
Asian:	2	0.90%	0.0%
2+ races:	4	1.80%	20.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	15	6.76%	150.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-36	-17.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	9	4.4

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
249
243	97.59%
0	0.00%
1	0.40%
0	0.00%
5	2.01%
0	0.00%
6	2.41%

2000
309
286	92.56%
0	0.00%
19	6.15%
0	0.00%
4	1.29%
0	0.00%
23	7.44%

1990
317
304	95.90%
0	0.00%
6	1.89%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	4.10%

1980
444
437	98.42%
0	0.00%
7	1.58%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	1.58%

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

-43	-13.9
-17	-5.5

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

-18	-5.7
10	3.2

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

-133	-30.0
6	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Waasa 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
56.0
25	11.3%
197	88.7%
64	28.8%

109
2.04

67	61.5%
56	83.6%
3	4.5%
42	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
50.6
39	15.7%
210	84.3%
45	18.1%

114
2.18

76	66.7%
64	84.2%
3	3.9%
38	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.3
69	22.3%
240	77.7%
40	12.9%

120
2.58

91	75.8%
75	82.4%
8	8.8%
29	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
79	24.9%
238	75.1%
35	11.0%

118
2.69

88	74.6%
77	87.5%
7	8.0%
30	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
159	35.8%
285	64.2%
35	7.9%

137
3.24

123	89.8%
109	88.6%
4	3.3%
14	10.2%

2022 Housing Data for Waasa township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	17.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	8.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3	2.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	13.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	15	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	11.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	0.9%

Median Household Income	49,375
Per Capita Income	31,021

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	11.0%
Public Assistance	7	6.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	80	59.3%
Unemployed	12	8.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	92	68.1%
Not in Labor Force	43	31.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	41	12	77.4%
Non-Profit	1	8	11.1%
Self-Employed	2	3	40.0%

Local Government	2	6	25.0%
State Government	0	11	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	43	15	74.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3	25	10.7%
Total	46	40	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	22.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	10.5%
Professional, Technical	20	23.3%
Service Occupations	14	16.3%
All others	29	33.7%

White Collar		50.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26	30.2%
Public administration	17	19.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	8.1%
Construction	6	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	6	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	5	5.8%
Retail trade	5	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	3.5%
Manufacturing	2	2.3%
Other services	2	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	1.2%
Finance and insurance	1	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	1.2%

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	%
Filipino	2	0.90%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	209	98.6%
Tagalog	2	0.9%
Other	1	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	62	27.9%
German	22	9.9%
Norwegian	19	8.6%
Irish	17	7.7%
American	16	7.2%
English	15	6.8%
Polish	14	6.3%
Swedish	14	6.3%
Italian	10	4.5%
Czech	6	2.7%
Dutch	6	2.7%
French	3	1.4%
Northern European	3	1.4%
Scandinavian	3	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	3	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	222	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	220	99.1%
Foreign-born	2	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	2.6%	7	3.7%	68	35.6%	95	49.7%	14	7.3%	2	1.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	2.6%
9-12 Years	7	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	68	35.6%
Some College	95	49.7%
Bach. Degree	14	7.3%
Grad Degree	2	1.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7	R +0	D + 1.3%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +33	R +63	R + 44.1%
D -30
2020 vs. 2008	R +39	R +86	R + 56.8%
D -47

2016 vs. 2008	R +32	R +86	R + 58.1%
D -54
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)	81	54.7%	Joe Biden (D)	64	43.2%	3	2.0%	148	9	8	0.00%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	74	50.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	57	38.8%	16	10.9%	147	5	4	0.00%
2012	72%	Barack Obama* (D)	94	63.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	48	32.7%	5	3.4%	147	-12	-15	0.01%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	111	70.7%	John McCain (R)	42	26.8%	4	2.5%	157	-17	-19	0.01%
2004	75%	John Kerry (D)	121	70.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	50	29.1%	1	0.6%	172	-19	-22	0.01%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	89	64.0%	George W. Bush (R)	39	28.1%	11	7.9%	139	-17	-20	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waasa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

43.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

54.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

148

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Waasa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

38.8%

Donald Trump (R)

50.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

6.8%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Waasa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

63.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

32.7%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Waasa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

111

70.7%

John McCain (R)

26.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

157

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -19

2004 President, Waasa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

29.1%

John Kerry (D)

121

70.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

172

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -22

2000 President, Waasa township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

28.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

64.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waasa township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Scott Jensen (R)	59	49.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	51	42.9%	9 [+]	7.6%	119	5	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.5%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (2.5%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (2.5%);
2014	S2	57%	Al Franken* (DFL)	73	64.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	30	26.5%	10 [+]	8.8%	113	-16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 9 (8.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2014	G	56%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	76	68.5%	Jeff Johnson (R)	33	29.7%	2 [+]	1.8%	111	-15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 1 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 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	170
Median Value	$154,200

Occupied	109	64.1%
Vacant	61	35.9%

Owned	106	97.2%
Rented	3	2.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	148	87.1%
Detached	148	87.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	22	12.9%

Waasa township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waasa township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Waasa township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waasa township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waasa township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waasa township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waasa township, MN