Buffalo township, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,083 ( 279 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.1 square miles
Population density: 83.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,953	93.76%	11.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	8	0.38%	0.0%
2+ races:	100	4.80%	1900.0%
Hispanic:	22	1.06%	35.3%

Total non-White:	130	6.24%	165.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	198	13.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	81	5.4

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
1,804
1,755	97.28%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
8	0.44%
5	0.28%
34	1.88%
49	2.72%

2000
1,899
1,887	99.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.21%
0	0.00%
8	0.42%
12	0.63%

1990
2,095
2,084	99.47%
0	0.00%
5	0.24%
5	0.24%
n/a
1	0.05%
11	0.53%

1980
6,430
6,381	99.24%
0	0.00%
6	0.09%
20	0.31%
n/a
23	0.36%
49	0.76%

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

-132	-7.0
37	1.9

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

-197	-9.4
1	0.0

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

-4,297	-66.8
-38	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo 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
43.2
600	28.8%
1,483	71.2%
351	16.9%

735
2.83

520	70.7%
473	91.0%
14	2.7%
215	29.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
462	25.6%
1,342	74.4%
203	11.3%

623
2.89

514	82.5%
470	91.4%
11	2.1%
109	17.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
629	33.1%
1,270	66.9%
130	6.8%

613
3.09

514	83.8%
461	89.7%
25	4.9%
99	16.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
702	33.5%
1,393	66.5%
127	6.1%

665
3.15

577	86.8%
522	90.5%
19	3.3%
88	13.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
1,991	31.0%
4,439	69.0%
1,026	16.0%

2,185
2.81

1,619	74.1%
1,479	91.4%
90	5.6%
566	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo township, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	55	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	0.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	111	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	79	10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	128	17.4%
$200,000 or more	86	11.7%

Median Household Income	106,250
Per Capita Income	39,082

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	3.3%
Public Assistance	15	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24	3.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	985	81.5%
Unemployed	12	1.0%
In Armed Forces	2	0.2%

Total Labor Force	999	82.6%
Not in Labor Force	210	17.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	384	242	61.3%
Non-Profit	20	67	23.0%
Self-Employed	137	68	66.8%

Local Government	26	67	28.0%
State Government	6	16	27.3%
Federal Government	11	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	521	310	62.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	63	150	29.6%
Total	584	460	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	186	17.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	170	16.3%
Professional, Technical	231	22.1%
Service Occupations	151	14.5%
All others	306	29.3%

White Collar		56.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	136	13.0%
Construction	133	12.7%
Retail trade	128	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	113	10.8%
Educational services	96	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	69	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	57	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	48	4.6%
Finance and insurance	42	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	3.7%
Other services	37	3.5%
Wholesale trade	36	3.4%
Public administration	31	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	2.2%
Utilities	13	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.7%
Information	6	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.4%

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	22	1.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	5	0.24%
Indian	2	0.10%
Chinese	1	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,879	99.1%
Other Indo-European	9	0.5%
German, other Germanic	3	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.2%
Other Asian	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	770	37.0%
Finnish	270	13.0%
Norwegian	244	11.7%
Irish	238	11.4%
Swedish	177	8.5%
Italian	138	6.6%
Polish	100	4.8%
English	96	4.6%
Swiss	96	4.6%
French	57	2.7%
Scandinavian	54	2.6%
French Canadian	42	2.0%
Czech	38	1.8%
Scottish	32	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	29	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,073	99.5%
Not a citizen	10	0.5%

Native	2,061	98.9%
Foreign-born	22	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.5%	26	1.9%	409	30.0%	476	34.9%	324	23.8%	120	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.5%
9-12 Years	26	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	409	30.0%
Some College	476	34.9%
Bach. Degree	324	23.8%
Grad Degree	120	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +74	D +4	D + 6.9%
D +78
2020 vs. 2012	R +136	R +140	R + 7.5%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +167	R +239	R + 17.7%
D -72

2016 vs. 2008	R +93	R +243	R + 24.5%
D -150
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	875	71.3%	Joe Biden (D)	331	27.0%	22	1.8%	1,228	26	24	0.04%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	801	70.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	253	22.2%	88	7.7%	1,142	25	24	0.04%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	739	66.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	335	30.1%	40	3.6%	1,114	21	19	0.04%
2008	85%	John McCain (R)	708	62.4%	Barack Obama (D)	403	35.5%	24	2.1%	1,135	19	17	0.04%
2004	87%	George W. Bush* (R)	746	65.8%	John Kerry (D)	372	32.8%	16	1.4%	1,134	18	15	0.04%
2000	78%	George W. Bush (R)	631	63.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	302	30.6%	54	5.5%	987	18	16	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

331

27.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

875

71.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,228

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

253

22.2%

Donald Trump (R)

801

70.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

1,142

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

335

30.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

739

66.3%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

1,114

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

403

35.5%

John McCain (R)

708

62.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,135

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

746

65.8%

John Kerry (D)

372

32.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,134

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Buffalo township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

631

63.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

302

30.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

987

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo township, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Scott Jensen (R)	716	70.3%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	279	27.4%	24 [+]	2.4%	1,019	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 9 (0.9%); James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 4 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	842	69.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	314	25.9%	56 [+]	4.6%	1,212	26	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 37 (3.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 18 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S2	68%	Karin Housley (R)	664	66.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	274	27.6%	54 [+]	5.4%	992	25	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 39 (3.9%); Jerry Trooien (I) 15 (1.5%);
2018	S1	68%	Jim Newberger (R)	560	55.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	407	40.6%	35 [+]	3.5%	1,002	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (2.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 8 (0.8%);
2018	G	68%	Jeff Johnson (R)	663	66.8%	Tim Walz (DFL)	279	28.1%	51 [+]	5.1%	993	24	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 36 (3.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 14 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	56%	Mike McFadden (R)	501	63.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	257	32.8%	26 [+]	3.3%	784	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 17 (2.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (1.1%);
2014	G	56%	Jeff Johnson (R)	510	65.1%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	240	30.6%	34 [+]	4.3%	784	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 17 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.1%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 8 (1.0%); 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	754
Median Value	$378,100

Occupied	735	97.5%
Vacant	19	2.5%

Owned	704	95.8%
Rented	31	4.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	722	95.8%
Detached	722	95.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	1.5%
Mobile Homes	20	2.7%

Buffalo township, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buffalo township, MN

2022 Housing Data for Buffalo township, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buffalo township, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buffalo township, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buffalo township, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buffalo township, MN