Paynesville city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,432 ( 0 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population density: 1062.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,193	90.17%	5.9%
Black:	7	0.29%	41.7%
Indian:	12	0.49%	300.0%
Asian:	9	0.37%	10.0%
2+ races:	94	3.87%	327.3%
Hispanic:	117	4.81%	116.7%

Total non-White:	239	9.83%	136.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-138	-6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	138	6.9

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
2,432
2,331	95.85%
12	0.49%
3	0.12%
10	0.41%
22	0.90%
54	2.22%
101	4.15%

2000
2,259
2,223	98.41%
0	0.00%
7	0.31%
6	0.27%
4	0.18%
19	0.84%
36	1.59%

1990
2,275
2,267	99.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.18%
n/a
4	0.18%
8	0.35%

1980
2,140
2,119	99.02%
6	0.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
15	0.70%
21	0.98%

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

108	4.8
65	2.9

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

-44	-1.9
28	1.2

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

148	6.9
-13	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Paynesville 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
46.9
470	19.3%
1,962	80.7%
713	29.3%

1,047
2.27

611	58.4%
486	79.5%
76	12.4%
436	41.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
538	22.1%
1,894	77.9%
616	25.3%

1,065
2.20

635	59.6%
499	78.6%
53	8.3%
430	40.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
507	22.4%
1,752	77.6%
582	25.8%

936
2.31

598	63.9%
516	86.3%
45	7.5%
338	36.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
639	28.1%
1,636	71.9%
556	24.4%

893
2.44

560	62.7%
477	85.2%
32	5.7%
333	37.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.8
593	27.7%
1,547	72.3%
482	22.5%

788
2.59

576	73.1%
512	88.9%
34	5.9%
212	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Paynesville city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	56	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	74	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	41	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	54	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	37	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	92	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	132	12.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	165	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	64	6.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	111	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	100	9.6%
$200,000 or more	9	0.9%

Median Household Income	67,768
Per Capita Income	33,622

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	35	3.3%
Public Assistance	30	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	96	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,018	80.0%
Unemployed	36	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,054	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	218	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	423	303	58.3%
Non-Profit	26	133	16.4%
Self-Employed	70	31	69.3%

Local Government	58	72	44.6%
State Government	12	12	50.0%
Federal Government	0	29	0.0%

Total Private + Self	493	334	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	96	246	28.1%
Total	589	580	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	117	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	286	24.5%
Professional, Technical	242	20.7%
Service Occupations	202	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.9%
All others	322	27.5%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	187	16.0%
Manufacturing	174	14.9%
Retail trade	155	13.3%
Educational services	118	10.1%
Construction	99	8.5%
Transportation and warehousing	88	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	79	6.8%
Public administration	59	5.0%
Other services	56	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	46	3.9%
Finance and insurance	35	3.0%
Wholesale trade	30	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	103	4.24%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	14	0.58%
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	%
Vietnamese	6	0.25%
Korean	3	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,221	98.0%
Spanish	30	1.3%
German, other Germanic	9	0.4%
Vietnamese	6	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,259	51.8%
Norwegian	310	12.7%
Swedish	305	12.5%
Irish	218	9.0%
English	112	4.6%
Polish	78	3.2%
French	66	2.7%
American	58	2.4%
European	44	1.8%
Finnish	40	1.6%
Scandinavian	31	1.3%
Czech	24	1.0%
Zimbabwean	20	0.8%
Eastern European	19	0.8%
French Canadian	19	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,426	99.8%
Not a citizen	6	0.2%

Native	2,419	99.5%
Foreign-born	13	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
68	3.9%	44	2.5%	544	31.1%	609	34.8%	337	19.3%	147	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	68	3.9%
9-12 Years	44	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	544	31.1%
Some College	609	34.8%
Bach. Degree	337	19.3%
Grad Degree	147	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +59	D +44	D + 8.7%
D +103
2020 vs. 2012	R +139	R +202	R + 14.6%
D -63
2020 vs. 2008	R +199	R +275	R + 20.1%
D -76

2016 vs. 2008	R +140	R +319	R + 28.8%
D -179
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	857	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	429	32.6%	28	2.1%	1,314	20	18	0.04%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	798	65.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	326	26.8%	91	7.5%	1,215	21	20	0.04%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	718	58.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	492	39.9%	24	1.9%	1,234	13	11	0.04%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	658	54.3%	Barack Obama (D)	505	41.7%	48	4.0%	1,211	11	9	0.04%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	766	57.4%	John Kerry (D)	540	40.4%	29	2.2%	1,335	10	7	0.05%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	602	55.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	422	38.9%	62	5.7%	1,086	10	8	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Paynesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

429

32.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

857

65.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,314

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Paynesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

326

26.8%

Donald Trump (R)

798

65.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

1,215

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Paynesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

492

39.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

718

58.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,234

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Paynesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

505

41.7%

John McCain (R)

658

54.3%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

1,211

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Paynesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

766

57.4%

John Kerry (D)

540

40.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,335

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Paynesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

602

55.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

422

38.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,086

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paynesville city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Scott Jensen (R)	655	63.2%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	342	33.0%	40 [+]	3.9%	1,037	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 17 (1.6%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 13 (1.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 7 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.3%);
2020	S2	70%	Jason Lewis (R)	768	59.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	430	33.0%	104 [+]	8.0%	1,302	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 77 (5.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 26 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	54%	Karin Housley (R)	565	56.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	377	37.7%	59 [+]	5.9%	1,001	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 45 (4.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 14 (1.4%);
2018	S1	54%	Jim Newberger (R)	498	49.4%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	475	47.1%	35 [+]	3.5%	1,008	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 30 (3.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 5 (0.5%);
2018	G	54%	Jeff Johnson (R)	586	58.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	369	37.0%	42 [+]	4.2%	997	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 27 (2.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 14 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	47%	Mike McFadden (R)	410	46.8%	Al Franken* (DFL)	408	46.5%	59 [+]	6.7%	877	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 36 (4.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 23 (2.6%);
2014	G	47%	Jeff Johnson (R)	447	51.0%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	361	41.2%	68 [+]	7.8%	876	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 37 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 22 (2.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 8 (0.9%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 1 (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	1,167
Median Value	$160,800

Occupied	1,047	89.7%
Vacant	120	10.3%

Owned	753	71.9%
Rented	294	28.1%
Median Rent	$694

Single-Family Units	813	69.7%
Detached	759	65.0%
Attached	54	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	316	27.1%
Mobile Homes	14	1.2%

Paynesville city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Paynesville city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Paynesville city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Paynesville city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Paynesville city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Paynesville city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paynesville city, MN