St. Joseph township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 974 ( 950 from 2010 )
Land area: 20.6 square miles
Population density: 47.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	958	98.36%	41.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	4	0.41%	88.9%
Hispanic:	12	1.23%	93.5%

Total non-White:	16	1.64%	94.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-668	-42.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-282	-17.8

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
1,924
1,626	84.51%
15	0.78%
8	0.42%
53	2.75%
36	1.87%
186	9.67%
298	15.49%

2000
2,512
2,343	93.27%
2	0.08%
4	0.16%
85	3.38%
9	0.36%
69	2.75%
169	6.73%

1990
2,567
2,567	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
5,859
5,745	98.05%
36	0.61%
6	0.10%
49	0.84%
n/a
23	0.39%
114	1.95%

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

-717	-28.5
129	5.1

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

-224	-8.7
169	6.6

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

-3,178	-54.2
-114	-1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Joseph 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
42.7
218	22.4%
756	77.6%
174	17.9%

368
2.65

264	71.7%
233	88.3%
9	3.4%
104	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
474	24.6%
1,450	75.4%
210	10.9%

704
2.73

532	75.6%
442	83.1%
29	5.5%
172	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
32.0
762	30.3%
1,750	69.7%
161	6.4%

861
2.92

669	77.7%
544	81.3%
25	3.7%
192	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
27.3
871	33.9%
1,696	66.1%
125	4.9%

803
3.20

663	82.6%
521	78.6%
69	10.4%
140	17.4%

1980
Number	Percent
22.9
1,511	25.8%
4,348	74.2%
373	6.4%

1,323
3.26

1,041	78.7%
938	90.1%
56	5.4%
282	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for St. Joseph township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	44	12.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	3.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	44	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	18.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	10.3%
$200,000 or more	66	17.9%

Median Household Income	104,792
Per Capita Income	48,363

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	2.2%
Public Assistance	5	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5	1.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	524	81.9%
Unemployed	14	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	538	84.1%
Not in Labor Force	102	15.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	261	142	64.8%
Non-Profit	13	59	18.1%
Self-Employed	32	9	78.0%

Local Government	16	24	40.0%
State Government	3	0	100.0%
Federal Government	10	15	40.0%

Total Private + Self	293	151	66.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	42	98	30.0%
Total	335	249	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	85	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	84	14.4%
Professional, Technical	127	21.7%
Service Occupations	112	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.2%
All others	176	30.1%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	117	20.0%
Manufacturing	72	12.3%
Educational services	64	11.0%
Retail trade	63	10.8%
Construction	52	8.9%
Other services	45	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	32	5.5%
Public administration	26	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	18	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	2.9%
Wholesale trade	16	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.5%
Finance and insurance	8	1.4%
Information	8	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	7	0.72%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.41%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.41%
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	1	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	1	0.10%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	924	99.5%
Other Indo-European	3	0.3%
Spanish	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	597	61.3%
Irish	169	17.4%
Polish	57	5.9%
American	44	4.5%
Norwegian	30	3.1%
French	29	3.0%
Swedish	27	2.8%
English	23	2.4%
Austrian	15	1.5%
Hungarian	12	1.2%
Czech	10	1.0%
Italian	10	1.0%
French Canadian	6	0.6%
Swiss	6	0.6%
Dutch	5	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	974	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	969	99.5%
Foreign-born	5	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	2.6%	15	2.4%	155	25.2%	243	39.4%	138	22.4%	49	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	2.6%
9-12 Years	15	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	155	25.2%
Some College	243	39.4%
Bach. Degree	138	22.4%
Grad Degree	49	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -100	D +73	D + 3.3%
D -27
2020 vs. 2012	R -109	R +54	R + 16.8%
D -163
2020 vs. 2008	R -73	R +137	R + 26.0%
D -210

2016 vs. 2008	R +27	R +210	R + 29.3%
D -183
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Donald Trump* (R)	446	67.3%	Joe Biden (D)	204	30.8%	13	2.0%	663	22	20	0.02%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	546	64.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	231	27.3%	68	8.0%	845	20	19	0.03%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	555	59.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	367	39.3%	11	1.2%	933	15	12	0.03%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	519	54.6%	Barack Obama (D)	414	43.5%	18	1.9%	951	11	9	0.03%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	541	54.8%	John Kerry (D)	430	43.5%	17	1.7%	988	7	4	0.03%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	540	53.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	387	38.3%	83	8.2%	1,010	8	6	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, St. Joseph township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

204

30.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

446

67.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

663

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, St. Joseph township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

231

27.3%

Donald Trump (R)

546

64.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

845

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, St. Joseph township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

367

39.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

555

59.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

933

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, St. Joseph township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

414

43.5%

John McCain (R)

519

54.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

951

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, St. Joseph township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

541

54.8%

John Kerry (D)

430

43.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

988

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, St. Joseph township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

540

53.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

387

38.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,010

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for St. Joseph township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Scott Jensen (R)	354	64.8%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	176	32.2%	16 [+]	2.9%	546	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (1.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.2%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	87%	Jason Lewis (R)	401	62.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	205	31.8%	38 [+]	5.9%	644	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 32 (5.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	76%	Karin Housley (R)	424	63.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	231	34.4%	16 [+]	2.4%	671	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 15 (2.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	76%	Jim Newberger (R)	356	52.8%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	303	45.0%	15 [+]	2.2%	674	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 12 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	76%	Jeff Johnson (R)	424	63.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	233	34.7%	14 [+]	2.1%	671	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.5%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%);
2014	S2	50%	Mike McFadden (R)	309	53.4%	Al Franken* (DFL)	250	43.2%	20 [+]	3.5%	579	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 11 (1.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (1.6%);
2014	G	49%	Jeff Johnson (R)	328	56.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	230	39.9%	19 [+]	3.3%	577	12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 10 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (1.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%); 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	373
Median Value	$387,800

Occupied	368	98.7%
Vacant	5	1.3%

Owned	323	87.8%
Rented	45	12.2%
Median Rent	$1,094

Single-Family Units	350	93.8%
Detached	349	93.6%
Attached	1	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16	4.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

St. Joseph township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Joseph township, MN

2022 Housing Data for St. Joseph township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Joseph township, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Joseph township, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Joseph township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for St. Joseph township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for St. Joseph township, MN