Verndale city, MN

Wadena County, MN

2022 population: 480 ( 122 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 465.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	454	94.58%	19.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1	0.21%	0.0%
2+ races:	21	4.38%	31.2%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	26	5.42%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-109	-21.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-13	-2.6

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
602
563	93.52%
0	0.00%
6	1.00%
1	0.17%
16	2.66%
16	2.66%
39	6.48%

2000
532
490	92.11%
0	0.00%
19	3.57%
4	0.75%
0	0.00%
19	3.57%
42	7.89%

1990
560
560	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
509
509	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

73	13.7
-3	-0.6

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

-70	-12.5
42	7.5

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

51	10.0
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Verndale 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
36.8
114	23.8%
366	76.2%
105	21.9%

249
1.93

115	46.2%
78	67.8%
25	21.7%
134	53.8%

2010
Number	Percent
35.0
171	28.4%
431	71.6%
95	15.8%

239
2.52

156	65.3%
106	67.9%
13	8.3%
83	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
151	28.4%
381	71.6%
113	21.2%

222
2.40

144	64.9%
108	75.0%
19	13.2%
78	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
138	24.6%
422	75.4%
102	18.2%

233
2.40

152	65.2%
119	78.3%
15	9.9%
81	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
133	26.1%
376	73.9%
121	23.8%

198
2.57

151	76.3%
135	89.4%
5	3.3%
47	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Verndale city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	31	12.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	34	13.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	44	17.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	0.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	23	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	20	8.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	13	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	1.6%
$200,000 or more	6	2.4%

Median Household Income	34,053
Per Capita Income	31,732

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	9.2%
Public Assistance	29	11.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	29	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	193	68.4%
Unemployed	13	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	206	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	76	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	89	34	72.4%
Non-Profit	13	27	32.5%
Self-Employed	14	9	60.9%

Local Government	4	0	100.0%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	103	43	70.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17	35	32.7%
Total	120	78	60.6%

Pct. Govt.	6.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2	1.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	24	12.1%
Professional, Technical	61	30.8%
Service Occupations	34	17.2%
All others	77	38.9%

White Collar		43.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	45	22.7%
Manufacturing	30	15.2%
Other services	26	13.1%
Transportation and warehousing	15	7.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	6.6%
Educational services	12	6.1%
Retail trade	11	5.6%
Utilities	8	4.0%
Construction	8	4.0%
Finance and insurance	7	3.5%
Information	6	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	6	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	2.0%
Wholesale trade	4	2.0%
Public administration	2	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1	0.5%

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	448	99.1%
Other Indo-European	4	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	211	44.0%
Norwegian	63	13.1%
Irish	60	12.5%
Swedish	18	3.8%
French Canadian	13	2.7%
English	12	2.5%
American	10	2.1%
Danish	10	2.1%
Scandinavian	9	1.9%
Finnish	8	1.7%
French	6	1.2%
Italian	6	1.2%
Brazilian	4	0.8%
Polish	4	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	3	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	476	99.2%
Not a citizen	4	0.8%

Native	475	99.0%
Foreign-born	5	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.5%	26	7.8%	117	35.0%	137	41.0%	38	11.4%	11	3.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.5%
9-12 Years	26	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	117	35.0%
Some College	137	41.0%
Bach. Degree	38	11.4%
Grad Degree	11	3.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	R +6	D + 3.6%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R +44	R +64	R + 20.8%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +39	R +64	R + 22.0%
D -25

2016 vs. 2008	R +22	R +58	R + 25.6%
D -36
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	207	75.0%	Joe Biden (D)	64	23.2%	5	1.8%	276	30	28	0.01%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	190	73.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	53	20.5%	16	6.2%	259	28	27	0.01%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	163	63.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	84	32.9%	8	3.1%	255	19	17	0.01%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	168	63.9%	Barack Obama (D)	89	33.8%	6	2.3%	263	20	18	0.01%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	183	68.5%	John Kerry (D)	83	31.1%	1	0.4%	267	21	18	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	156	61.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	81	31.8%	18	7.1%	255	16	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Verndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

207

75.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

276

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Verndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.5%

Donald Trump (R)

190

73.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

259

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Verndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

32.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

163

63.9%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

255

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Verndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33.8%

John McCain (R)

168

63.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

263

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Verndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

183

68.5%

John Kerry (D)

31.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

TOTAL

267

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Verndale city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

156

61.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

31.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

255

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Verndale city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Scott Jensen (R)	156	74.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	45	21.5%	8 [+]	3.8%	209	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (1.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.4%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	78%	Jason Lewis (R)	190	69.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	63	23.0%	21 [+]	7.7%	274	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 17 (6.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (1.5%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	140	66.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	64	30.3%	7 [+]	3.3%	211	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 1 (0.5%);
2018	S1	57%	Jim Newberger (R)	142	67.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	65	31.0%	3 [+]	1.4%	210	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 2 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	142	67.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	63	29.9%	6 [+]	2.8%	211	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 3 (1.4%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 3 (1.4%);
2014	S2	41%	Mike McFadden (R)	108	65.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	49	29.7%	8 [+]	4.8%	165	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 7 (4.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1 (0.6%);
2014	G	41%	Jeff Johnson (R)	107	64.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	48	29.1%	10 [+]	6.1%	165	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 6 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (1.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.2%); 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	271
Median Value	$98,200

Occupied	249	91.9%
Vacant	22	8.1%

Owned	178	71.5%
Rented	71	28.5%
Median Rent	$663

Single-Family Units	201	74.2%
Detached	199	73.4%
Attached	2	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25	9.2%
Mobile Homes	40	14.8%

Verndale city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Verndale city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Verndale city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Verndale city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Verndale city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Verndale city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Verndale city, MN