Somerset township, MN

2022 population: 692 ( 40 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 19.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	681	98.41%	4.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	11	1.59%	22.2%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	11	1.59%	35.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-34	-5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-6	-1.0

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
732
715	97.68%
1	0.14%
0	0.00%
1	0.14%
9	1.23%
6	0.82%
17	2.32%

2000
843
837	99.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.71%
6	0.71%

1990
853
792	92.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.35%
n/a
0	0.00%
61	7.15%

1980
905
903	99.78%
0	0.00%
2	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.22%

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

-122	-14.5
11	1.3

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

45	5.3
-55	-6.4

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

-111	-12.3
59	6.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Somerset 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
49.5
133	19.2%
559	80.8%
152	22.0%

276
2.51

229	83.0%
200	87.3%
7	3.1%
47	17.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.3
142	19.4%
590	80.6%
112	15.3%

299
2.45

226	75.6%
204	90.3%
2	0.9%
73	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
246	29.2%
597	70.8%
79	9.4%

300
2.81

255	85.0%
227	89.0%
15	5.9%
45	15.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
228	26.7%
625	73.3%
106	12.4%

293
2.91

242	82.6%
220	90.9%
3	1.2%
51	17.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
295	32.6%
610	67.4%
87	9.6%

275
3.29

231	84.0%
203	87.9%
8	3.5%
44	16.0%

2022 Housing Data for Somerset township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	7.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	22	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	45	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	16.3%
$200,000 or more	19	6.9%

Median Household Income	88,500
Per Capita Income	44,470

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	1.8%
Public Assistance	2	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	2.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	357	86.2%
Unemployed	7	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	364	87.9%
Not in Labor Force	50	12.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	121	138	46.7%
Non-Profit	6	33	15.4%
Self-Employed	49	6	89.1%

Local Government	4	12	25.0%
State Government	5	1	83.3%
Federal Government	5	2	71.4%

Total Private + Self	170	144	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	48	29.4%
Total	190	192	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	7.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	78	20.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	79	20.7%
Professional, Technical	69	18.1%
Service Occupations	36	9.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	3.7%
All others	120	31.4%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	66	17.3%
Health care and social assistance	56	14.7%
Finance and insurance	54	14.1%
Retail trade	44	11.5%
Construction	39	10.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	5.5%
Educational services	20	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	17	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	13	3.4%
Other services	10	2.6%
Public administration	8	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	6	1.6%
Information	5	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.3%
Wholesale trade	2	0.5%
Utilities	2	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	639	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	290	41.9%
Norwegian	107	15.5%
Czech	80	11.6%
Irish	54	7.8%
English	32	4.6%
American	29	4.2%
Swedish	24	3.5%
Dutch	15	2.2%
Polish	13	1.9%
Czechoslovakian	12	1.7%
Finnish	12	1.7%
Italian	12	1.7%
Danish	8	1.2%
French	8	1.2%
European	7	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	689	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	689	99.6%
Foreign-born	3	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	1.2%	15	2.9%	246	48.1%	179	35.0%	57	11.2%	8	1.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	1.2%
9-12 Years	15	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	246	48.1%
Some College	179	35.0%
Bach. Degree	57	11.2%
Grad Degree	8	1.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	R +25	D + 0.6%
D +23
2020 vs. 2012	R +111	R +174	R + 36.8%
D -63
2020 vs. 2008	R +89	R +156	R + 32.9%
D -67

2016 vs. 2008	R +41	R +131	R + 33.5%
D -90
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	326	67.9%	Joe Biden (D)	144	30.0%	10	2.1%	480	23	21	0.01%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	278	64.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	121	27.9%	34	7.9%	433	19	18	0.01%
2012	76%	Mitt Romney (R)	215	49.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	207	47.6%	13	3.0%	435	4	2	0.01%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	237	51.4%	Barack Obama (D)	211	45.8%	13	2.8%	461	8	6	0.02%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	250	55.2%	John Kerry (D)	197	43.5%	6	1.3%	453	8	4	0.02%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	207	50.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	179	43.3%	27	6.5%	413	5	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Somerset township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

144

30.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

326

67.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

480

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Somerset township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

121

27.9%

Donald Trump (R)

278

64.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.4%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

433

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Somerset township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

207

47.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

215

49.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

435

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Somerset township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

211

45.8%

John McCain (R)

237

51.4%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

461

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Somerset township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

250

55.2%

John Kerry (D)

197

43.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

453

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Somerset township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

207

50.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

179

43.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

413

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Somerset township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	82%	Scott Jensen (R)	291	68.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	117	27.6%	16 [+]	3.8%	424	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (1.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 5 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 4 (0.9%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	91%	Jason Lewis (R)	304	64.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	137	29.1%	29 [+]	6.2%	470	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 19 (4.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (2.1%);
2018	S2	73%	Karin Housley (R)	221	57.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	140	36.2%	26 [+]	6.7%	387	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 21 (5.4%); Jerry Trooien (I) 5 (1.3%);
2018	S1	73%	Jim Newberger (R)	185	47.3%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	183	46.8%	23 [+]	5.9%	391	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (3.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 9 (2.3%);
2018	G	73%	Jeff Johnson (R)	225	57.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	150	38.6%	14 [+]	3.6%	389	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 10 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (1.0%);
2014	S2	53%	Al Franken* (DFL)	139	46.8%	Mike McFadden (R)	127	42.8%	31 [+]	10.4%	297	0	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 24 (8.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 7 (2.4%);
2014	G	53%	Jeff Johnson (R)	151	51.2%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	125	42.4%	19 [+]	6.4%	295	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 1 (0.3%); 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	290
Median Value	$223,300

Occupied	276	95.2%
Vacant	14	4.8%

Owned	246	89.1%
Rented	30	10.9%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	280	96.6%
Detached	277	95.5%
Attached	3	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	3.4%

Somerset township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Somerset township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Somerset township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Somerset township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Somerset township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Somerset township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Somerset township, MN