Housing data for Spruce Township, MN
Spruce Township, MN has an estimated 511 residents and 228 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Roseau County.
2.9% of households rent.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−28.3%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 511 (±127)
- Housing units
- 228 (±54)
- Households that rent
- 2.9%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −28.3%
What stands out in Spruce Township
Households that rent: 2.9% (±3.4 points) in Spruce Township, lower than in Roseau County (20.8%).
Median real estate taxes: $2,676 (±$235) in Spruce Township, higher than in Roseau County ($1,779).
Median home value: $262,000 (±$55,054) in Spruce Township, higher than in Roseau County ($183,700).
Average commute: 12.5 minutes (±3.4) in Spruce Township, lower than in Roseau County (17.1 minutes).
Housing in Spruce Township at a glance
- Renters and owners: 2.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $85,682 median household income
- Home values: $262,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,795 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,676 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 89.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 47.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 61.0% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 12.5 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −28.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 10.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Spruce Township against Roseau County, its state and the nation
| Spruce Township | Roseau County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 511 (±127) | 15,302 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 228 (±54) | 7,224 (±34) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 2.9% (±3.4 points) | 20.8% (±2.1 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $880 (±$119) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $85,682 (±$20,512) | $74,474 (±$6,802) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $262,000 (±$55,054) | $183,700 (±$6,199) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,676 (±$235) | $1,779 (±$81) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 47.4% (±15.8 points) | 47.5% (±3.1 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 12.5 minutes (±3.4) | 17.1 minutes (±0.8) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 91.4% (±6.6 points) | 89.9% (±1.7 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 51.3 years (±5.7) | 41.9 years (±0.6) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Spruce Township covers 35.5 square miles of land, about 14 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Spruce Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 713 (±128) | 511 (±127) | −28.3% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 272 (±37) | 228 (±54) | −16.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $191,500 (±$17,650) | $262,000 (±$55,054) | +36.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $82,159 (±$10,107) | $85,682 (±$20,512) | +4.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,571 (±$213) | $1,795 (±$453) | +14.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,971 (±$259) | $2,676 (±$235) | +35.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 16.3% (±8.9 points) | 2.9% (±3.4 points) | −13.4 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±36.1 points) | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Roseau County
Spruce Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Roseau County as a whole.
In 2023, the police departments that report for Roseau County recorded 124 violent and 372 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Spruce Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseau | 4.2 mi | $895 | $164,100 | 38.2% |
| Enstrom Township | 5.2 mi | $991 | $177,500 | 10.9% |
| Malung Township | 5.5 mi | — | $237,000 | 14.3% |
| Jadis Township | 6.5 mi | — | $239,300 | 6.0% |
| Falun Township | 8.1 mi | $850 | $175,000 | 16.5% |
| Stafford Township | 8.5 mi | — | $260,700 | 2.0% |
| Cedarbend Township | 11 mi | $1,406 | $166,000 | 11.1% |
| Mickinock Township | 12 mi | — | $192,200 | 5.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Spruce Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $706 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,343 | $1,505 |
HUD income limits for Spruce Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,600 | $34,300 | $54,900 |
| 2 people | $23,550 | $39,200 | $62,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,100 | $70,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $52,950 | $84,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,850 | $90,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,800 | $97,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,700 | $103,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Roseau County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $95,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Spruce Township
What is the median household income in Spruce Township?
The median household income in Spruce Township is $85,682 (±$20,512) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Spruce Township, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $262,000 (±$55,054) for owner-occupied homes in Spruce Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Spruce Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Spruce Township, MN is $1,795 (±$453) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Spruce Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Spruce Township, MN is $2,676 (±$235) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Spruce Township?
Spruce Township, MN has an estimated 228 (±54) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Spruce Township?
47.4% of homes in Spruce Township, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Spruce Township growing?
In Spruce Township, the number of residents went from 713 in 2015–2019 to 511 in 2020–2024 (−28.3%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Roseau County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Roseau County, MN
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Spruce township, Roseau County, Minnesota (county subdivision:62158, in state:27 county:135).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .