Wakefield township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,773 ( 17 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.9 square miles
Population density: 92.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,732	98.52%	2.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.04%	75.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	32	1.15%	60.0%
Hispanic:	8	0.29%	82.2%

Total non-White:	41	1.48%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	58	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-41	-1.8

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
2,756
2,674	97.02%
3	0.11%
4	0.15%
7	0.25%
20	0.73%
45	1.63%
82	2.98%

2000
3,149
3,060	97.17%
4	0.13%
0	0.00%
13	0.41%
35	1.11%
37	1.17%
89	2.83%

1990
2,467
2,453	99.43%
2	0.08%
12	0.49%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.57%

1980
2,230
2,216	99.37%
0	0.00%
4	0.18%
6	0.27%
n/a
2	0.09%
14	0.63%

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

-386	-12.3
-7	-0.2

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

607	24.6
75	3.0

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

237	10.6
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield 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
46.9
712	25.7%
2,061	74.3%
517	18.6%

995
2.79

861	86.5%
812	94.3%
18	2.1%
134	13.5%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
721	26.2%
2,035	73.8%
365	13.2%

987
2.79

840	85.1%
784	93.3%
19	2.3%
147	14.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
1,031	32.7%
2,118	67.3%
276	8.8%

1,040
3.03

893	85.9%
838	93.8%
27	3.0%
147	14.1%

1990
Number	Percent
29.3
818	33.2%
1,649	66.8%
154	6.2%

797
3.10

675	84.7%
623	92.3%
28	4.1%
122	15.3%

1980
Number	Percent
23.0
946	42.4%
1,284	57.6%
115	5.2%

588
3.79

515	87.6%
496	96.3%
10	1.9%
73	12.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	0.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	33	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	31	3.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	67	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	104	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	149	15.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	141	14.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	208	20.9%
$200,000 or more	143	14.4%

Median Household Income	124,427
Per Capita Income	49,026

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	1.5%
Public Assistance	10	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	1.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,391	85.3%
Unemployed	57	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,448	88.8%
Not in Labor Force	183	11.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	536	453	54.2%
Non-Profit	37	85	30.3%
Self-Employed	113	45	71.5%

Local Government	87	64	57.6%
State Government	7	16	30.4%
Federal Government	3	39	7.1%

Total Private + Self	649	498	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	134	204	39.6%
Total	783	702	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	342	23.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	359	24.1%
Professional, Technical	328	22.0%
Service Occupations	154	10.3%
All others	307	20.6%

White Collar		69.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	264	17.7%
Educational services	229	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	175	11.7%
Retail trade	157	10.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	117	7.9%
Construction	101	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	82	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	74	5.0%
Other services	62	4.2%
Wholesale trade	46	3.1%
Finance and insurance	41	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	33	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	2.0%
Public administration	30	2.0%
Utilities	15	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.5%
Information	6	0.4%
Management	5	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	3	0.11%
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	5	0.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.18%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,671	99.3%
German, other Germanic	15	0.6%
Spanish	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,562	56.3%
Norwegian	586	21.1%
American	114	4.1%
Polish	107	3.9%
Swedish	107	3.9%
Irish	106	3.8%
English	90	3.2%
French	43	1.6%
Danish	30	1.1%
Dutch	22	0.8%
Finnish	20	0.7%
Luxemburger	18	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	16	0.6%
Czech	15	0.5%
Italian	14	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,773	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,768	99.8%
Foreign-born	5	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
39	2.0%	76	4.0%	464	24.2%	688	35.9%	384	20.0%	268	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	39	2.0%
9-12 Years	76	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	464	24.2%
Some College	688	35.9%
Bach. Degree	384	20.0%
Grad Degree	268	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +142	D +8	D + 7.8%
D +150
2020 vs. 2012	R +255	R +261	R + 9.9%
D -6
2020 vs. 2008	R +297	R +364	R + 16.5%
D -67

2016 vs. 2008	R +155	R +372	R + 24.3%
D -217
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)	1,314	68.5%	Joe Biden (D)	568	29.6%	37	1.9%	1,919	23	22	0.06%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	1,172	68.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	418	24.5%	114	6.7%	1,704	24	23	0.06%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,059	64.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	574	34.7%	20	1.2%	1,653	19	17	0.06%
2008	82%	John McCain (R)	1,017	60.6%	Barack Obama (D)	635	37.8%	26	1.5%	1,678	17	15	0.06%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,068	63.5%	John Kerry (D)	595	35.4%	20	1.2%	1,683	16	13	0.06%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	838	57.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	518	35.4%	109	7.4%	1,465	12	9	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

568

29.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,314

68.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,919

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

418

24.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,172

68.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,704

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

574

34.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,059

64.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,653

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

635

37.8%

John McCain (R)

1,017

60.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,678

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,068

63.5%

John Kerry (D)

595

35.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,683

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Wakefield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

838

57.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

518

35.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,465

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	77%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,094	67.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	485	30.0%	38 [+]	2.4%	1,617	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 15 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (0.7%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 10 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	90%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,266	66.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	541	28.5%	94 [+]	4.9%	1,901	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 74 (3.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 19 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	71%	Karin Housley (R)	957	64.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	468	31.6%	56 [+]	3.8%	1,481	22	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 42 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 14 (0.9%);
2018	S1	71%	Jim Newberger (R)	820	55.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	630	42.5%	34 [+]	2.3%	1,484	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (1.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 7 (0.5%);
2018	G	70%	Jeff Johnson (R)	978	66.2%	Tim Walz (DFL)	457	30.9%	43 [+]	2.9%	1,478	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 24 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 19 (1.3%);
2014	S2	55%	Mike McFadden (R)	643	56.2%	Al Franken* (DFL)	455	39.7%	47 [+]	4.1%	1,145	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 32 (2.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 15 (1.3%);
2014	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	685	59.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	420	36.6%	41 [+]	3.6%	1,146	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 28 (2.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (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	1,226
Median Value	$378,500

Occupied	995	81.2%
Vacant	231	18.8%

Owned	966	97.1%
Rented	29	2.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,190	97.1%
Detached	1,167	95.2%
Attached	23	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	36	2.9%

Wakefield township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wakefield township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Wakefield township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wakefield township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wakefield township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wakefield township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wakefield township, MN