Politics & Government
How Minnesota's Wealthiest Town Voted In The 2020 Election
The population of this east-metro town is just 1,251. The median home value is more than $600,000.
DELLWOOD, MN — The wealthiest town in Minnesota is Dellwood — located in the east metro of the Twin Cities — where the median household income is more than $176,000, according to a recent report.
The financial news site 24/7 Wall St. analyzed the median annual household income in more than 2,600 places to find the richest town in every state. In Dellwood — which has 1,149 residents — the median household income is about $108,000 more than the state average, the site states.
City of Dellwood profile:
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- Median household income: $176,528 (state: $68,411)
- Poverty rate: 1.2 percent: 0.3% (state: 10.1%)
- Median home value: $619,000 (state: $211,800)
- Population: 1,251
"Situated on the northeast shore of White Bear Lake some 20 miles from downtown Minneapolis, Dellwood is one of the wealthiest suburbs in the Midwest," the study reads. "The typical household earns $176,528 a year, more than twice the $68,411 state median household income and nearly three times the $60,293 national figure."
The median annual household income in the United States overall is just over $60,000.
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Here's how the city of Dellwood voted in the 2020 elections:
U.S. President
Republican Donald Trump: 464
DFL Joe Biden: 372
U.S. Senator
Republican Jason Lewis: 488
DFL Tina Smith: 333
U.S. Representative District 4
DFL Betty McCollum: 340
Republican Gene Rechtzigel: 471
State Senator District 38
Republican Roger Chamberlain: 506
DFL Justin Stofferahn: 332
State Representative District 38B
Republican Elliott Engen: 512
DFL Ami Wazlawik: 325
Associate Justice - Supreme Court 4
Michelle MacDonald: 236
Paul Thissen: 366
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