Benton County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (16.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Benton County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 17,077	(49.9%)
Females: 17,149	(50.1%)

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Benton County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$49,710
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$557
State:	$645

Benton County:	$182,213
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $224,551

Here:	$224,551
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,417

Here:	$126,417
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $157,149

Here:	$157,149
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,742

Here:	$167,742
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,505

Here:	$267,505
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $55,169

Here:	$55,169
State:	$34,666

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 78
• Thefts: 250
• Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 82
• Thefts: 281
• Auto thefts: 33

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.2%

Area name: St. Cloud, MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sauk Rapids, Foley, Rice, Gilman, Ronneby.

Neighboring counties: Mille Lacs County , Morrison County , Sherburne County , Stearns County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Benton County: Rum River (A), The Fairways Golf Course (B), Benton Beach Campground (C), Saint Cloud Campground and RV Park (D), Two Rivers Park Campground (E), Silver Corners (F), Wapicada Golf Course (G), Oak Hill Golf Club (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Benton County include: Glendorado Church (A), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (B), Graham Church (C), Country Church (D), Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church (E), Seventh-Day Adventist Church (F), Joy Christian Center (G), Maywood Church (H), Saint Patricks Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Saint Francis Cemetery (2), Saint Elizabeth Cemetery (3), Maywood Cemetery (4), Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery (5), Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery (6), Saint Patrick's Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Rock Lake (A), Graham Lake (B), Donovan Lake (C), Mayhew Lake (D), Little Rock Creek (E), Sartell Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Rock Creek (A), Stony Brook (B), Sucker Creek (C), Zuleger Creek (D), Mayhew Creek (E), West Branch Saint Francis River (F), Platte River (G), Bunker Hill Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Benton County include: Sartell State Wildlife Management Area (1), Benlacs State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bibles State Wildlife Management Area (3), Wisneski State Wildlife Management Area (4), Two Rivers Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.6%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 2,068
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 732 (37% naturalized citizens)

Benton County:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,134
• One, attached: 167
• Two: 347
• 3 or 4: 177
• 5 to 9: 341
• 10 to 19: 757
• 20 or more: 2,371
• Mobile homes: 1,158
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 4,397 (524 second mortgage, 785 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,387

Here:	76.0% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Benton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Benton County-area historical earthquake activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from Benton County center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,163 (81%) Carpooled: 1,877 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 252 (1%) Railroad: 3 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 61 (0%) Walked: 357 (2%) Other means: 95 (1%) Worked at home: 828 (4%)

11.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,110 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.97%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($92 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.10%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

10.48% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($25,600 average AGI)
1.40% relocated from other states ($3,419 average AGI)

Benton County:	1.40%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Stearns County, MN	5.46% ($29,797 average AGI)
from Sherburne County, MN	0.89% ($31,016)
from Morrison County, MN	0.50% ($28,164)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.47% ($34,059)
from Wright County, MN	0.34% ($25,367)
from Mille Lacs County, MN	0.30% ($23,568)
from Crow Wing County, MN	0.19% ($28,000)

12.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,997 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.50%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10.94% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($26,515 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($3,482 average AGI)

Benton County:	1.56%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Stearns County, MN	5.95% ($30,037 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.79% ($27,104)
to Sherburne County, MN	0.79% ($39,678)
to Morrison County, MN	0.47% ($30,647)
to Wright County, MN	0.40% ($29,948)
to Mille Lacs County, MN	0.27% ($34,436)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.23% ($26,588)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,341 (2,894 aged, 447 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,469 (6,906 male householders, 1,575 female householders)

  7,063 spouses, 10,750 children (10,028 natural, 170 adopted, 552 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 198 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 183 other relatives, 569 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,987 (2,243 male householders (1,572 living alone)), 2,343 female householders (1,811 living alone)), 1,401 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 770 (518 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,329 2-persons, 1,918 3-persons, 1,913 4-persons, 885 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,383 1-person, 984 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

95.0% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,195,000 ($3837 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,802,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $89,232,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,950,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,515,000
Federal grants: $23,666,000
Federal procurement contracts: $606,000 ($144,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,226,000 ($7,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $311,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,807,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,330,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+59 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	3.6
State:	3.7

56% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Minnesota.

Benton County:	56.2%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 28858
• Northeast: 271
• Midwest: 2918
• South: 551
• West: 798

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,300

Here:	15.6%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	5.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	6.7%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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