Palmer township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,528 ( 174 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 72.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,429	96.08%	5.6%
Black:	6	0.24%	33.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.12%	0.0%
2+ races:	12	0.47%	33.3%
Hispanic:	43	1.70%	207.1%

Total non-White:	99	3.92%	86.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	128	6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	46	2.4

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
2,354
2,301	97.75%
9	0.38%
9	0.38%
3	0.13%
18	0.76%
14	0.59%
53	2.25%

2000
2,439
2,408	98.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	0.49%
6	0.25%
13	0.53%
31	1.27%

1990
1,717
1,714	99.83%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
1	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.17%

1980
1,362
1,353	99.34%
2	0.15%
0	0.00%
1	0.07%
n/a
6	0.44%
9	0.66%

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

-107	-4.4
22	0.9

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

694	40.4
28	1.6

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

361	26.5
-6	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Palmer 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
44.2
655	25.9%
1,873	74.1%
407	16.1%

943
2.68

750	79.5%
653	87.1%
15	2.0%
193	20.5%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
568	24.1%
1,786	75.9%
294	12.5%

889
2.64

694	78.1%
601	86.6%
27	3.9%
195	21.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
716	29.4%
1,723	70.6%
236	9.7%

834
2.90

686	82.3%
641	93.4%
14	2.0%
148	17.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
568	33.1%
1,149	66.9%
198	11.5%

560
3.02

466	83.2%
443	95.1%
9	1.9%
94	16.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
456	33.5%
906	66.5%
148	10.9%

428
3.12

366	85.5%
349	95.4%
2	0.5%
62	14.5%

2022 Housing Data for Palmer township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	35	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	54	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	35	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	75	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	95	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	110	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	106	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	95	10.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	144	15.3%
$200,000 or more	138	14.6%

Median Household Income	101,150
Per Capita Income	46,000

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	2.0%
Public Assistance	14	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	1.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,313	87.0%
Unemployed	33	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,346	89.2%
Not in Labor Force	163	10.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	532	364	59.4%
Non-Profit	5	133	3.6%
Self-Employed	123	55	69.1%

Local Government	43	45	48.9%
State Government	30	16	65.2%
Federal Government	15	9	62.5%

Total Private + Self	655	419	61.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	93	203	31.4%
Total	748	622	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	175	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	216	15.7%
Professional, Technical	390	28.4%
Service Occupations	188	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	1.5%
All others	405	29.5%

White Collar		56.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	218	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	216	15.7%
Manufacturing	156	11.4%
Retail trade	138	10.0%
Educational services	88	6.4%
Other services	84	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	75	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	71	5.2%
Utilities	70	5.1%
Finance and insurance	48	3.5%
Wholesale trade	43	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	3.1%
Public administration	35	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	25	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	1.6%
Information	21	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43	1.70%
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	%
Cambodian	3	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,217	99.0%
Spanish	15	0.7%
German, other Germanic	7	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	896	35.4%
Norwegian	201	8.0%
Swedish	175	6.9%
Polish	147	5.8%
Irish	144	5.7%
American	120	4.7%
Finnish	83	3.3%
English	68	2.7%
French	58	2.3%
Russian	38	1.5%
Scandinavian	35	1.4%
European	32	1.3%
Austrian	31	1.2%
Czech	31	1.2%
Scottish	31	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,522	99.8%
Not a citizen	6	0.2%

Native	2,520	99.7%
Foreign-born	8	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
43	2.5%	39	2.2%	510	29.3%	571	32.8%	433	24.8%	147	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	43	2.5%
9-12 Years	39	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	510	29.3%
Some College	571	32.8%
Bach. Degree	433	24.8%
Grad Degree	147	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +185	R +76	D + 4.2%
D +109
2020 vs. 2012	R +297	R +341	R + 16.0%
D -44
2020 vs. 2008	R +343	R +469	R + 25.6%
D -126

2016 vs. 2008	R +158	R +393	R + 29.8%
D -235
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	91%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,209	71.2%	Joe Biden (D)	454	26.8%	34	2.0%	1,697	26	24	0.05%
2016	81%	Donald Trump (R)	1,024	69.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	345	23.4%	108	7.3%	1,477	24	23	0.05%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	912	63.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	498	34.5%	34	2.4%	1,444	18	16	0.05%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	866	59.1%	Barack Obama (D)	580	39.6%	20	1.4%	1,466	15	13	0.05%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	875	60.8%	John Kerry (D)	541	37.6%	24	1.7%	1,440	13	10	0.05%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	654	53.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	487	39.6%	89	7.2%	1,230	8	5	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

454

26.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,209

71.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,697

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Palmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

345

23.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,024

69.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

1,477

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Palmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

498

34.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

912

63.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,444

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Palmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

580

39.6%

John McCain (R)

866

59.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,466

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Palmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

875

60.8%

John Kerry (D)

541

37.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,440

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

2000 President, Palmer township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

654

53.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

487

39.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,230

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palmer township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	75%	Scott Jensen (R)	972	70.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	377	27.2%	39 [+]	2.8%	1,388	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 18 (1.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 12 (0.9%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 8 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	90%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,116	66.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	449	26.8%	109 [+]	6.5%	1,674	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 85 (5.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 24 (1.4%);
2018	S2	67%	Karin Housley (R)	810	65.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	386	31.0%	48 [+]	3.9%	1,244	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (2.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 18 (1.4%);
2018	S1	68%	Jim Newberger (R)	735	58.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	483	38.7%	30 [+]	2.4%	1,248	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (1.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 9 (0.7%);
2018	G	68%	Jeff Johnson (R)	803	64.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	394	31.6%	48 [+]	3.9%	1,245	22	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 32 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 16 (1.3%);
2014	S2	54%	Mike McFadden (R)	557	56.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	373	38.0%	51 [+]	5.2%	981	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 32 (3.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 19 (1.9%);
2014	G	54%	Jeff Johnson (R)	612	62.3%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	320	32.6%	50 [+]	5.1%	982	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 30 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 10 (1.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 10 (1.0%); 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	1,093
Median Value	$335,300

Occupied	943	86.3%
Vacant	150	13.7%

Owned	929	98.5%
Rented	14	1.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,063	97.3%
Detached	1,063	97.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	1.0%

Palmer township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palmer township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Palmer township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palmer township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palmer township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palmer township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palmer township, MN