Belle Plaine township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 905 ( 27 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 24.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	858	94.81%	1.5%
Black:	17	1.88%	240.0%
Indian:	5	0.55%	25.0%
Asian:	7	0.77%	41.7%
2+ races:	18	1.99%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	47	5.19%	42.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	13	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	14	1.9

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
878
845	96.24%
5	0.57%
4	0.46%
12	1.37%
9	1.03%
3	0.34%
33	3.76%

2000
778
761	97.81%
0	0.00%
6	0.77%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	1.41%
17	2.19%

1990
691
669	96.82%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.87%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	3.18%

1980
3,519
3,490	99.18%
0	0.00%
11	0.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	0.51%
29	0.82%

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

84	10.8
16	2.1

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

92	13.3
-5	-0.7

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

-2,821	-80.2
-7	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Belle Plaine 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
40.8
211	23.3%
694	76.7%
98	10.8%

297
3.05

245	82.5%
209	85.3%
6	2.4%
52	17.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
230	26.2%
648	73.8%
114	13.0%

310
2.83

260	83.9%
235	90.4%
6	2.3%
50	16.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
245	31.5%
533	68.5%
102	13.1%

248
3.14

210	84.7%
188	89.5%
0	0.0%
38	15.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
220	31.8%
471	68.2%
52	7.5%

204
3.39

178	87.3%
169	94.9%
0	0.0%
26	12.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
1,175	33.4%
2,344	66.6%
556	15.8%

1,131
3.00

862	76.2%
761	88.3%
43	5.0%
269	23.8%

2022 Housing Data for Belle Plaine township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	22	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	16	5.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	12.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	47	15.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	31	10.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	48	16.2%
$200,000 or more	70	23.6%

Median Household Income	125,417
Per Capita Income	55,361

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	1.3%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	548	87.0%
Unemployed	18	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	566	89.8%
Not in Labor Force	64	10.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	219	151	59.2%
Non-Profit	11	14	44.0%
Self-Employed	103	24	81.1%

Local Government	15	24	38.5%
State Government	2	6	25.0%
Federal Government	4	4	50.0%

Total Private + Self	322	175	64.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	32	48	40.0%
Total	354	223	61.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	103	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	130	22.5%
Professional, Technical	106	18.4%
Service Occupations	47	8.1%
All others	191	33.1%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	110	19.1%
Manufacturing	85	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	82	14.2%
Retail trade	55	9.5%
Transportation and warehousing	40	6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	4.7%
Educational services	25	4.3%
Other services	24	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	4.0%
Wholesale trade	19	3.3%
Finance and insurance	17	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	16	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	2.8%
Public administration	16	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	1.2%
Information	2	0.3%
Utilities	2	0.3%

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	%
Japanese	7	0.77%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	852	99.0%
German, other Germanic	5	0.6%
Spanish	2	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	431	47.6%
Irish	100	11.0%
Norwegian	84	9.3%
Swedish	55	6.1%
French	36	4.0%
Czech	29	3.2%
Italian	27	3.0%
Polish	23	2.5%
English	20	2.2%
Scandinavian	18	2.0%
Czechoslovakian	15	1.7%
American	10	1.1%
European	8	0.9%
Dutch	6	0.7%
Scottish	6	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	905	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	903	99.8%
Foreign-born	2	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.4%	9	1.6%	182	31.4%	226	39.0%	131	22.6%	23	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.4%
9-12 Years	9	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	182	31.4%
Some College	226	39.0%
Bach. Degree	131	22.6%
Grad Degree	23	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +68	R +28	D + 4.2%
D +40
2020 vs. 2012	R +102	R +106	R + 11.9%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +120	R +128	R + 15.4%
D -8

2016 vs. 2008	R +52	R +100	R + 19.6%
D -48
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Donald Trump* (R)	446	71.8%	Joe Biden (D)	166	26.7%	9	1.4%	621	27	25	0.02%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	378	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	126	23.3%	36	6.7%	540	25	24	0.02%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	344	64.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	170	32.1%	16	3.0%	530	20	18	0.02%
2008	82%	John McCain (R)	326	63.7%	Barack Obama (D)	174	34.0%	12	2.3%	512	20	18	0.02%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	288	61.0%	John Kerry (D)	176	37.3%	8	1.7%	472	13	10	0.02%
2000	73%	George W. Bush (R)	231	59.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	127	32.6%	32	8.2%	390	14	11	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Belle Plaine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

166

26.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

446

71.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

621

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Belle Plaine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

126

23.3%

Donald Trump (R)

378

70.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

540

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Belle Plaine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

170

32.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

344

64.9%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

530

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Belle Plaine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

174

34.0%

John McCain (R)

326

63.7%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

512

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Belle Plaine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

288

61.0%

John Kerry (D)

176

37.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

472

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Belle Plaine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

231

59.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

127

32.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

390

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belle Plaine township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	75%	Scott Jensen (R)	355	71.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	124	25.0%	17 [+]	3.4%	496	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (2.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (0.6%);
2020	S2	92%	Jason Lewis (R)	419	69.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	146	24.1%	41 [+]	6.8%	606	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (5.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (1.8%);
2018	S2	70%	Karin Housley (R)	297	64.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	146	31.9%	15 [+]	3.3%	458	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 13 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 2 (0.4%);
2018	S1	70%	Jim Newberger (R)	254	55.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	200	43.3%	8 [+]	1.7%	462	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (1.5%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	295	64.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	147	32.0%	17 [+]	3.7%	459	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 14 (3.1%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (0.7%);
2014	S2	57%	Mike McFadden (R)	214	57.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	139	37.5%	18 [+]	4.9%	371	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 9 (2.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (2.4%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	221	59.4%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	124	33.3%	27 [+]	7.3%	372	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 18 (4.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.6%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.8%); 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	305
Median Value	$476,700

Occupied	297	97.4%
Vacant	8	2.6%

Owned	278	93.6%
Rented	19	6.4%
Median Rent	$1,604

Single-Family Units	305	100.0%
Detached	302	99.0%
Attached	3	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Belle Plaine township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Belle Plaine township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Belle Plaine township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belle Plaine township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Belle Plaine township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belle Plaine township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Belle Plaine township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belle Plaine township, MN