Chatfield, MN

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2022 Population

2,758

1.68% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

2022 Median Age

38.8

0.518% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

3.33%

0.11% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$88,772

11.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$208,500

15.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Chatfield, MN had a population of 2.76k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $88,772. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Chatfield, MN declined from 2,805 to 2,758, a −1.68% decrease and its median household income grew from $79,896 to $88,772, a 11.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chatfield, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.99%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.74%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.943%), and White (Hispanic) (0.653%).

None of the households in Chatfield, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Chatfield, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Chatfield, MN was $208,500, and the homeownership rate was 83.6%.

Most people in Chatfield, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Chatfield, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Chatfield, MN is home to a population of 2.76k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.63% of Chatfield, MN residents were born outside of the country (45 people).

In 2022, there were 47.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.61k people) in Chatfield, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 48 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

98.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Chatfield, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Chatfield, MN was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chatfield, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chatfield, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.61k ± 235
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
55 ± 39.1
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
48 ± 31

1.6%

Hispanic Population

44 people

1.6% of the people in Chatfield, MN are hispanic (44 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Chatfield, MN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.63%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

45 people

2.57%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

72 people

As of 2022, 1.63% of Chatfield, MN residents (45 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chatfield, MN was 2.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chatfield, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
44 ± 23
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 14
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 19

Chatfield, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.14 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Chatfield, MN employs 1.53k people. The largest industries in Chatfield, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (427 people), Manufacturing (173 people), and Retail Trade (151 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($70,139), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,833), and Wholesale Trade ($61,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.53k

2022 Value

± 152

−1.29%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chatfield, MN declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 1.55k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chatfield, MN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (160 people), Management Occupations (158 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (119 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chatfield, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.53k

2022 Value

± 152

−1.29%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chatfield, MN declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 1.55k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chatfield, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (427 people), Manufacturing (173 people), and Retail Trade (151 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chatfield, MN, though some of these residents may live in Chatfield, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,005

Median earning men ± $3,234

$47,214

Median earning women ± $3,009

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($93,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,500), and Wholesale Trade ($61,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,986), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (52.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chatfield, MN was $208,500 in 2022, which is 0.74 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $180,800 to $208,500, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Chatfield, MN is 83.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Chatfield, MN have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chatfield, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$208,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,619

$879

Median Property Taxes

±$113

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chatfield, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chatfield, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.6%

Homeownership

2022

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 83.6% of the housing units in Chatfield, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chatfield, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Chatfield, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,772

Median Household Income

± $2,817

1.05k

Number of Households

± 127

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.05k households in Chatfield, MN grew to $88,772 from the previous year's value of $79,896.

The following chart displays the households in Chatfield, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chatfield, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Carpooled (7.99%)
Worked At Home (4.43%)

In 2022, 82.2% of workers in Chatfield, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.99%) and those who worked at home (4.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chatfield, MN have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.622% of the workforce in Chatfield, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chatfield, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chatfield, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chatfield, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chatfield, MN (88 out of 2.64k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chatfield, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

97.4% of the population of Chatfield, MN has health coverage, with 64.4% on employee plans, 8.75% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.972% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fillmore County, MN see 2642 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.342% increase from the previous year (2633 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1773 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3039 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,642 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fillmore County, MN

Primary care physicians in Fillmore County, MN see an average of 2,642 patients per year. This represents a 0.342% increase from the previous year (2,633 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fillmore County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.58%

Uninsured

64.4%

Employer Coverage

8.75%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

0.972%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chatfield, MN declined by 40.2% from 4.32% to 2.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chatfield, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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