Menahga city, MN

Wadena County, MN

2022 population: 1,218 ( 88 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population density: 328.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,147	94.17%	9.3%
Black:	5	0.41%	16.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	23	1.89%	1050.0%
2+ races:	43	3.53%	377.8%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	71	5.83%	73.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-118	-11.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	30	2.8

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
1,306
1,265	96.86%
6	0.46%
8	0.61%
2	0.15%
9	0.69%
15	1.15%
41	3.14%

2000
1,226
1,202	98.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	0.90%
7	0.57%
6	0.49%
24	1.96%

1990
1,076
1,064	98.88%
0	0.00%
6	0.56%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.12%

1980
980
961	98.06%
0	0.00%
16	1.63%
3	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
19	1.94%

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

63	5.1
17	1.4

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

138	12.8
12	1.1

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

103	10.5
-7	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Menahga 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
44.2
327	26.8%
891	73.2%
287	23.6%

490
2.33

233	47.6%
177	76.0%
12	5.2%
257	52.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
318	24.3%
988	75.7%
368	28.2%

569
2.18

301	52.9%
225	74.8%
31	10.3%
268	47.1%

2000
Number	Percent
45.3
307	25.0%
919	75.0%
404	33.0%

476
2.31

273	57.4%
214	78.4%
32	11.7%
203	42.6%

1990
Number	Percent
50.3
230	21.4%
846	78.6%
379	35.2%

447
2.20

265	59.3%
227	85.7%
14	5.3%
182	40.7%

1980
Number	Percent
53.9
199	20.3%
781	79.7%
338	34.5%

385
2.31

267	69.4%
228	85.4%
12	4.5%
118	30.6%

2022 Housing Data for Menahga city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	28	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	62	12.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	33	6.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	29	5.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	26	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	67	13.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	58	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	64	13.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	4.3%

Median Household Income	54,167
Per Capita Income	25,301

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	46	9.4%
Public Assistance	62	12.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	19.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	383	59.7%
Unemployed	12	1.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	395	61.5%
Not in Labor Force	247	38.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	146	135	52.0%
Non-Profit	9	16	36.0%
Self-Employed	14	15	48.3%

Local Government	31	42	42.5%
State Government	0	11	0.0%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	160	150	51.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	42	69	37.8%
Total	202	219	48.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	70	16.6%
Professional, Technical	89	21.1%
Service Occupations	118	28.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	3.3%
All others	111	26.4%

White Collar		45.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	86	20.4%
Retail trade	59	14.0%
Manufacturing	44	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	39	9.3%
Public administration	38	9.0%
Construction	35	8.3%
Educational services	23	5.5%
Wholesale trade	19	4.5%
Other services	15	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	12	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	1.7%
Information	6	1.4%
Utilities	3	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.7%

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	%
Korean	16	1.31%
Filipino	7	0.57%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,122	96.9%
Other	20	1.7%
Korean	16	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	313	25.7%
German	238	19.5%
Norwegian	130	10.7%
English	69	5.7%
Polish	55	4.5%
Irish	54	4.4%
Swedish	45	3.7%
American	31	2.5%
Czech	26	2.1%
French	17	1.4%
Iranian	17	1.4%
Dutch	13	1.1%
Scottish	13	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.7%
Croatian	6	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,218	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,195	98.1%
Foreign-born	23	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	3.0%	49	5.9%	299	35.9%	246	29.5%	163	19.6%	51	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	3.0%
9-12 Years	49	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	299	35.9%
Some College	246	29.5%
Bach. Degree	163	19.6%
Grad Degree	51	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +60	R +48	R + 2.4%
D +12
2020 vs. 2012	R +122	R +197	R + 26.0%
D -75
2020 vs. 2008	R +148	R +262	R + 35.8%
D -114

2016 vs. 2008	R +88	R +214	R + 33.5%
D -126
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	525	70.9%	Joe Biden (D)	197	26.6%	18	2.4%	740	26	24	0.02%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	465	68.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	185	27.1%	33	4.8%	683	23	22	0.02%
2012	71%	Mitt Romney (R)	403	58.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	272	39.3%	17	2.5%	692	13	11	0.02%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	377	53.9%	Barack Obama (D)	311	44.4%	12	1.7%	700	10	8	0.02%
2004	67%	John Kerry (D)	328	52.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	298	47.2%	5	0.8%	631	0	-3	0.02%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	282	48.5%	George W. Bush (R)	273	47.0%	26	4.5%	581	1	-1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Menahga city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

197

26.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

525

70.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

740

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Menahga city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

185

27.1%

Donald Trump (R)

465

68.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

683

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Menahga city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

272

39.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

403

58.2%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

692

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Menahga city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

311

44.4%

John McCain (R)

377

53.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

700

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Menahga city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

298

47.2%

John Kerry (D)

328

52.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

631

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Menahga city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

273

47.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

282

48.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

581

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Menahga city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	390	69.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	142	25.2%	31 [+]	5.5%	563	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 11 (2.0%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 11 (2.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 8 (1.4%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	471	64.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	183	25.1%	74 [+]	10.2%	728	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 57 (7.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 15 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	S2	58%	Karin Housley (R)	337	63.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	161	30.4%	31 [+]	5.9%	529	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 22 (4.2%); Jerry Trooien (I) 9 (1.7%);
2018	S1	58%	Jim Newberger (R)	318	60.1%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	190	35.9%	21 [+]	4.0%	529	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 15 (2.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 6 (1.1%);
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	349	66.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	159	30.1%	21 [+]	4.0%	529	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 17 (3.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%);
2014	S2	58%	Mike McFadden (R)	288	52.7%	Al Franken* (DFL)	231	42.2%	28 [+]	5.1%	547	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 17 (3.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 11 (2.0%);
2014	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	289	53.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	220	40.7%	31 [+]	5.7%	540	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 15 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 11 (2.0%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%); 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	567
Median Value	$139,400

Occupied	490	86.4%
Vacant	77	13.6%

Owned	323	65.9%
Rented	167	34.1%
Median Rent	$720

Single-Family Units	408	72.0%
Detached	401	70.7%
Attached	7	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	88	15.5%
Mobile Homes	40	7.1%

Menahga city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Menahga city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Menahga city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Menahga city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Menahga city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Menahga city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Menahga city, MN