Clearwater city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,734 ( 1 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population density: 576.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,604	92.50%	1.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	1	0.06%	75.0%
Asian:	21	1.21%	250.0%
2+ races:	78	4.50%	290.0%
Hispanic:	21	1.21%	62.5%

Total non-White:	130	7.50%	22.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-25	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	24	1.7

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
1,735
1,629	93.89%
20	1.15%
4	0.23%
6	0.35%
20	1.15%
56	3.23%
106	6.11%

2000
828
788	95.17%
2	0.24%
8	0.97%
3	0.36%
8	0.97%
9	1.09%
40	4.83%

1990
613
611	99.67%
0	0.00%
2	0.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.33%

1980
367
365	99.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.54%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.54%

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

841	101.6
66	8.0

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

177	28.9
38	6.2

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

246	67.0
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Clearwater 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
32.3
535	30.9%
1,199	69.1%
233	13.4%

683
2.54

441	64.6%
316	71.7%
66	15.0%
242	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
29.5
490	28.2%
1,245	71.8%
174	10.0%

680
2.55

445	65.4%
325	73.0%
59	13.3%
235	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
31.3
269	32.5%
559	67.5%
73	8.8%

325
2.55

213	65.5%
161	75.6%
31	14.6%
112	34.5%

1990
Number	Percent
26.5
243	39.6%
370	60.4%
63	10.3%

210
2.92

155	73.8%
108	69.7%
32	20.6%
55	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.2
104	28.3%
263	71.7%
57	15.5%

137
2.68

103	75.2%
81	78.6%
11	10.7%
34	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Clearwater city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	42	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	30	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	68	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	98	14.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	112	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	59	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	52	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	90	13.2%
$200,000 or more	13	1.9%

Median Household Income	72,411
Per Capita Income	33,618

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29	4.2%
Public Assistance	41	6.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	855	86.7%
Unemployed	34	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	889	90.2%
Not in Labor Force	97	9.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	342	354	49.1%
Non-Profit	23	49	31.9%
Self-Employed	53	10	84.1%

Local Government	10	47	17.5%
State Government	4	6	40.0%
Federal Government	2	7	22.2%

Total Private + Self	395	364	52.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39	109	26.4%
Total	434	473	47.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	136	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	180	19.8%
Professional, Technical	130	14.3%
Service Occupations	142	15.7%
All others	319	35.2%

White Collar		49.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	141	15.5%
Construction	120	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	117	12.9%
Retail trade	111	12.2%
Accommodation and food services	91	10.0%
Other services	63	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	46	5.1%
Educational services	42	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	3.9%
Finance and insurance	34	3.7%
Public administration	28	3.1%
Wholesale trade	18	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.3%
Utilities	6	0.7%
Information	5	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.58%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	11	0.63%
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	%
Chinese	10	0.58%
Cambodian	7	0.40%
Filipino	3	0.17%
Korean	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,517	95.1%
Chinese	36	2.3%
Spanish	23	1.4%
German, other Germanic	9	0.6%
Other Asian	7	0.4%
Tagalog	3	0.2%
Korean	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	698	40.3%
Norwegian	180	10.4%
Swedish	149	8.6%
Irish	93	5.4%
American	89	5.1%
English	62	3.6%
Polish	56	3.2%
Russian	53	3.1%
French	44	2.5%
Dutch	40	2.3%
Scandinavian	35	2.0%
Danish	30	1.7%
Czech	17	1.0%
French Canadian	15	0.9%
Slovak	13	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,724	99.4%
Not a citizen	10	0.6%

Native	1,707	98.4%
Foreign-born	27	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	1.5%	44	4.0%	331	30.1%	409	37.2%	232	21.1%	66	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	1.5%
9-12 Years	44	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	331	30.1%
Some College	409	37.2%
Bach. Degree	232	21.1%
Grad Degree	66	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +85	D +19	D + 10.0%
D +104
2020 vs. 2012	R +209	R +223	R + 18.4%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +266	R +332	R + 31.3%
D -66

2016 vs. 2008	R +181	R +351	R + 41.3%
D -170
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	700	65.5%	Joe Biden (D)	338	31.6%	31	2.9%	1,069	20	19	0.03%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	615	66.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	234	25.3%	75	8.1%	924	22	21	0.03%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	491	56.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	352	40.4%	29	3.3%	872	11	9	0.03%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	434	50.5%	Barack Obama (D)	404	47.0%	22	2.6%	860	7	5	0.03%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	348	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	261	42.5%	5	0.8%	614	9	6	0.02%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	191	49.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	157	40.7%	38	9.8%	386	4	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clearwater city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

338

31.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

700

65.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,069

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Clearwater city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

234

25.3%

Donald Trump (R)

615

66.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

924

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Clearwater city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

352

40.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

491

56.3%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

872

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Clearwater city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

404

47.0%

John McCain (R)

434

50.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

860

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Clearwater city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

348

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

261

42.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

614

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Clearwater city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

191

49.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

157

40.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

386

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clearwater city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Scott Jensen (R)	516	64.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	249	31.1%	35 [+]	4.4%	800	20	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 14 (1.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 10 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 9 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	83%	Jason Lewis (R)	601	57.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	318	30.5%	122 [+]	11.7%	1,041	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 91 (8.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 31 (3.0%);
2018	S2	54%	Karin Housley (R)	403	59.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	229	33.7%	47 [+]	6.9%	679	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 36 (5.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 11 (1.6%);
2018	S1	54%	Jim Newberger (R)	357	52.6%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	288	42.4%	34 [+]	5.0%	679	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 31 (4.6%); Paula Overby (Green) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	54%	Jeff Johnson (R)	397	58.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	242	35.6%	40 [+]	5.9%	679	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 29 (4.3%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%);
2014	S2	46%	Mike McFadden (R)	282	49.5%	Al Franken* (DFL)	256	44.9%	32 [+]	5.6%	570	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 23 (4.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (1.6%);
2014	G	45%	Jeff Johnson (R)	292	51.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	222	39.4%	50 [+]	8.9%	564	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 21 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 20 (3.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 9 (1.6%); 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	702
Median Value	$235,500

Occupied	683	97.3%
Vacant	19	2.7%

Owned	447	65.4%
Rented	236	34.6%
Median Rent	$939

Single-Family Units	479	68.2%
Detached	398	56.7%
Attached	81	11.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	208	29.6%
Mobile Homes	12	1.7%

Clearwater city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clearwater city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Clearwater city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clearwater city, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clearwater city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clearwater city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clearwater city, MN