Appleton city, MN

Swift County, MN

2022 population: 1,346 ( 66 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population density: 719.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,103	81.95%	14.9%
Black:	41	3.05%	115.8%
Indian:	17	1.26%	13.3%
Asian:	78	5.79%	875.0%
2+ races:	77	5.72%	450.0%
Hispanic:	30	2.23%	50.0%

Total non-White:	243	18.05%	109.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-193	-16.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	127	10.9

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
1,412
1,296	91.78%
19	1.35%
15	1.06%
8	0.57%
14	0.99%
60	4.25%
116	8.22%

2000
2,846
1,881	66.09%
206	7.24%
24	0.84%
251	8.82%
229	8.05%
255	8.96%
965	33.91%

1990
1,552
1,494	96.26%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
14	0.90%
n/a
42	2.71%
58	3.74%

1980
1,842
1,826	99.13%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
5	0.27%
n/a
9	0.49%
16	0.87%

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

-585	-20.6
-849	-29.8

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

387	24.9
907	58.4

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

-332	-18.0
42	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Appleton 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
51.1
346	25.7%
1,000	74.3%
359	26.7%

626
2.07

273	43.6%
175	64.1%
36	13.2%
353	56.4%

2010
Number	Percent
48.5
283	20.0%
1,129	80.0%
388	27.5%

677
2.00

342	50.5%
241	70.5%
49	14.3%
335	49.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
351	12.3%
2,495	87.7%
472	16.6%

723
2.00

363	50.2%
282	77.7%
37	10.2%
360	49.8%

1990
Number	Percent
46.2
333	21.5%
1,219	78.5%
521	33.6%

723
2.03

397	54.9%
343	86.4%
24	6.0%
326	45.1%

1980
Number	Percent
46.3
400	21.7%
1,442	78.3%
572	31.1%

782
2.26

502	64.2%
457	91.0%
11	2.2%
280	35.8%

2022 Housing Data for Appleton city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	45	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	77	12.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	53	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	58	9.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	50	8.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	36	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	55	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	54	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	70	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	4.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	12	1.9%
$200,000 or more	6	1.0%

Median Household Income	40,000
Per Capita Income	29,144

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	58	9.3%
Public Assistance	12	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	92	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	457	74.3%
Unemployed	7	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	464	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	151	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	155	96	61.8%
Non-Profit	36	47	43.4%
Self-Employed	45	27	62.5%

Local Government	34	58	37.0%
State Government	8	16	33.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	200	123	61.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	78	121	39.2%
Total	278	244	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	22.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	64	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	74	14.2%
Professional, Technical	127	24.3%
Service Occupations	95	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	4.6%
All others	162	31.0%

White Collar		50.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	98	18.8%
Educational services	62	11.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	59	11.3%
Manufacturing	56	10.7%
Retail trade	43	8.2%
Public administration	34	6.5%
Construction	34	6.5%
Other services	30	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	28	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	19	3.6%
Finance and insurance	18	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.5%
Wholesale trade	6	1.1%
Information	6	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	2.23%
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	1,173	90.9%
Other Asian	64	5.0%
Spanish	27	2.1%
German, other Germanic	11	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.6%
Other	5	0.4%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	529	39.3%
Norwegian	509	37.8%
Swedish	159	11.8%
Irish	91	6.8%
Polish	90	6.7%
African	41	3.0%
French	36	2.7%
Finnish	35	2.6%
Scandinavian	30	2.2%
English	26	1.9%
American	23	1.7%
Czech	23	1.7%
European	18	1.3%
Danish	12	0.9%
Russian	12	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,289	95.8%
Not a citizen	57	4.2%

Native	1,275	94.7%
Foreign-born	71	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
77	8.1%	61	6.4%	364	38.4%	290	30.6%	135	14.2%	21	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	77	8.1%
9-12 Years	61	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	364	38.4%
Some College	290	30.6%
Bach. Degree	135	14.2%
Grad Degree	21	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	R +22	R + 2.6%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +151	R +306	R + 47.4%
D -155
2020 vs. 2008	R +139	R +372	R + 53.1%
D -233

2016 vs. 2008	R +113	R +350	R + 50.5%
D -237
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	390	59.3%	Joe Biden (D)	254	38.6%	14	2.1%	658	14	12	0.02%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	364	55.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	250	38.3%	38	5.8%	652	11	10	0.02%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	409	61.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	239	36.1%	14	2.1%	662	-9	-11	0.02%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	487	64.1%	John McCain (R)	251	33.0%	22	2.9%	760	-11	-13	0.03%
2004	41%	John Kerry (D)	488	61.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	291	36.7%	14	1.8%	793	-11	-14	0.03%
2000	31%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	394	51.2%	George W. Bush (R)	326	42.3%	50	6.5%	770	-3	-6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Appleton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

254

38.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

390

59.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

658

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Appleton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

250

38.3%

Donald Trump (R)

364

55.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

652

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Appleton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

409

61.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

239

36.1%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

662

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Appleton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

487

64.1%

John McCain (R)

251

33.0%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

760

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Appleton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

291

36.7%

John Kerry (D)

488

61.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

793

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Appleton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

326

42.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

394

51.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

770

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Appleton city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	52%	Scott Jensen (R)	292	54.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	203	37.9%	41 [+]	7.6%	536	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 15 (2.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 12 (2.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 11 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	63%	Jason Lewis (R)	339	52.6%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	254	39.4%	52 [+]	8.1%	645	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 36 (5.6%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 15 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S2	53%	Karin Housley (R)	271	49.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	248	44.9%	33 [+]	6.0%	552	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 25 (4.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 8 (1.4%);
2018	S1	53%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	301	54.2%	Jim Newberger (R)	232	41.8%	22 [+]	4.0%	555	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 18 (3.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 4 (0.7%);
2018	G	53%	Jeff Johnson (R)	297	53.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	240	43.4%	16 [+]	2.9%	553	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 12 (2.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%);
2014	S2	52%	Al Franken* (DFL)	358	63.4%	Mike McFadden (R)	181	32.0%	26 [+]	4.6%	565	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 16 (2.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 10 (1.8%);
2014	G	52%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	327	57.9%	Jeff Johnson (R)	190	33.6%	48 [+]	8.5%	565	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 31 (5.5%); Other (Write-in) 14 (2.5%); 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	773
Median Value	$67,900

Occupied	626	81.0%
Vacant	147	19.0%

Owned	445	71.1%
Rented	181	28.9%
Median Rent	$600

Single-Family Units	527	68.2%
Detached	518	67.0%
Attached	9	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	153	19.8%
Mobile Homes	37	4.8%

Appleton city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Appleton city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Appleton city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Appleton city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Appleton city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Appleton city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Appleton city, MN