Becker township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,489 ( 647 from 2010 )
Land area: 52.4 square miles
Population density: 104.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,304	96.63%	12.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	51	0.93%	218.8%
2+ races:	117	2.13%	101.7%
Hispanic:	17	0.31%	62.2%

Total non-White:	185	3.37%	33.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	601	15.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	46	1.2

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
4,842
4,703	97.13%
7	0.14%
13	0.27%
16	0.33%
58	1.20%
45	0.93%
139	2.87%

2000
3,593
3,529	98.22%
24	0.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
28	0.78%
12	0.33%
64	1.78%

1990
2,336
2,221	95.08%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.26%
115	4.92%

1980
1,942
1,926	99.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.41%
n/a
8	0.41%
16	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

1,174	32.7
75	2.1

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

1,308	56.0
-51	-2.2

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

295	15.2
99	5.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Becker 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
40.7
1,866	34.0%
3,623	66.0%
442	8.1%

1,749
3.14

1,501	85.8%
1,356	90.3%
104	6.9%
248	14.2%

2010
Number	Percent
35.0
1,621	33.5%
3,221	66.5%
243	5.0%

1,496
3.24

1,293	86.4%
1,164	90.0%
39	3.0%
203	13.6%

2000
Number	Percent
30.7
1,260	35.1%
2,333	64.9%
117	3.3%

1,120
3.21

979	87.4%
847	86.5%
47	4.8%
141	12.6%

1990
Number	Percent
26.9
827	35.4%
1,509	64.6%
91	3.9%

657
3.56

601	91.5%
547	91.0%
31	5.2%
56	8.5%

1980
Number	Percent
23.7
800	41.2%
1,142	58.8%
115	5.9%

564
3.42

485	86.0%
436	89.9%
37	7.6%
79	14.0%

2022 Housing Data for Becker township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	91	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	91	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	193	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	109	6.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	253	14.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	172	9.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	520	29.7%
$200,000 or more	241	13.8%

Median Household Income	128,207
Per Capita Income	45,558

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	40	2.3%
Public Assistance	15	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	0.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,894	79.9%
Unemployed	225	6.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,119	86.1%
Not in Labor Force	503	13.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,306	730	64.1%
Non-Profit	74	205	26.5%
Self-Employed	178	104	63.1%

Local Government	81	129	38.6%
State Government	52	85	38.0%
Federal Government	0	20	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,484	834	64.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	207	439	32.0%
Total	1,691	1,273	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	477	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	442	14.9%
Professional, Technical	732	24.7%
Service Occupations	463	15.6%
All others	850	28.7%

White Collar		55.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	493	16.6%
Accommodation and food services	303	10.2%
Retail trade	276	9.3%
Manufacturing	266	9.0%
Construction	265	8.9%
Educational services	254	8.6%
Finance and insurance	229	7.7%
Utilities	180	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	153	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	119	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	109	3.7%
Public administration	82	2.8%
Other services	71	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	1.6%
Wholesale trade	39	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	34	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	0.7%
Information	11	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17	0.31%
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	%
Hmong	32	0.58%
Korean	19	0.35%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,202	99.3%
Other Asian	32	0.6%
Other Indo-European	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,168	39.5%
Norwegian	1,040	18.9%
Swedish	889	16.2%
Irish	417	7.6%
Finnish	223	4.1%
French	202	3.7%
English	189	3.4%
American	135	2.5%
Slovene	132	2.4%
Scandinavian	122	2.2%
Danish	79	1.4%
Czech	73	1.3%
Italian	70	1.3%
Scottish	66	1.2%
Polish	61	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,489	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,410	98.6%
Foreign-born	79	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.4%	188	5.6%	895	26.8%	1,089	32.6%	641	19.2%	510	15.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.4%
9-12 Years	188	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	895	26.8%
Some College	1,089	32.6%
Bach. Degree	641	19.2%
Grad Degree	510	15.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +428	R +251	D + 2.8%
D +177
2020 vs. 2012	R +804	R +872	R + 18.5%
D -68
2020 vs. 2008	R +968	R +1,109	R + 26.8%
D -141

2016 vs. 2008	R +540	R +858	R + 29.6%
D -318
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)	2,542	75.7%	Joe Biden (D)	756	22.5%	59	1.8%	3,357	30	29	0.10%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	2,114	73.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	579	20.0%	199	6.9%	2,892	28	27	0.10%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,738	66.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	824	31.5%	58	2.2%	2,620	21	19	0.09%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	1,574	62.6%	Barack Obama (D)	897	35.7%	44	1.7%	2,515	19	17	0.09%
2004	88%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,519	64.1%	John Kerry (D)	827	34.9%	24	1.0%	2,370	16	13	0.08%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	1,048	60.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	592	34.0%	99	5.7%	1,739	15	12	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

756

22.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,542

75.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,357

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

579

20.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,114

73.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

101

3.5%

TOTAL

2,892

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

824

31.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,738

66.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,620

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

897

35.7%

John McCain (R)

1,574

62.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,515

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,519

64.1%

John Kerry (D)

827

34.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,370

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Becker township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,048

60.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

592

34.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,739

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Becker township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	65%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,957	74.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	607	23.1%	66 [+]	2.5%	2,630	30	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 21 (0.8%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (0.8%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 19 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.2%);
2020	S2	82%	Jason Lewis (R)	2,369	71.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	720	21.9%	204 [+]	6.2%	3,293	28	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 162 (4.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 40 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S2	59%	Karin Housley (R)	1,592	70.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	601	26.4%	82 [+]	3.6%	2,275	28	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 53 (2.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 26 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	59%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,496	65.5%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	728	31.9%	61 [+]	2.7%	2,285	29	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 44 (1.9%); Paula Overby (Green) 14 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	59%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,589	69.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	607	26.7%	76 [+]	3.3%	2,272	28	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 45 (2.0%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 31 (1.4%);
2014	S2	48%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,101	65.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	522	30.9%	65 [+]	3.9%	1,688	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 41 (2.4%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 23 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,142	67.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	468	27.8%	74 [+]	4.4%	1,684	23	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 48 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.8%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 10 (0.6%); 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

Becker township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Becker township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Becker township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Becker township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Becker township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Becker township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Becker township, MN

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,749
Median Value	$374,500

Occupied	1,749	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	1,706	97.5%
Rented	43	2.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,749	100.0%
Detached	1,749	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%