County population in 2016: 35,931 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 31,671 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,446 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,365 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,892 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,727 (it was 2,172 in 2000)
% of renters here:
18%
State:
27%
Land area: 860 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 42 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Carlton County: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.8%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (21.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.5%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $57,702 ($40,021 in 1999)
This county:
$57,702
Minnesota:
$65,599
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $653 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $819)
This county:
$653
State:
$830
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $177,956 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Carlton:
$177,956
Minnesota:
$211,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,225 - $246,160 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,274 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Institutionalized population: 1,458
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 11
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 103
Thefts: 218
Auto thefts: 27
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 13
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 90
Thefts: 266
Auto thefts: 26
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,103 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,898 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.9%
Carlton County:
11.9%
Minnesota:
9.9%
(9.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.0% for Black residents, 16.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 37.4% for American Indian residents, 16.2% for other race residents, 23.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.2 years old
(Males: 40.4 years old, Females: 42.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.7 years old, Black residents: 33.5 years old, American Indian residents: 28.1 years old, Asian residents: 24.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.6 years old, Other race residents: 37.8 years old)
Area name: Duluth, MN-WI MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carlton County is $427 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $539 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.
Current college students: 1,582 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 411 (60.1% naturalized citizens)
Carlton County:
1.1%
Whole state:
8.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 111
2000 to 2009: 95
1990 to 1999: 79
1980 to 1989: 57
1970 to 1979: 79
Before 1970: 213
Note: State values scaled to Carlton County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 12,826
One, attached: 182
Two: 249
3 or 4: 338
5 to 9: 122
10 to 19: 301
20 to 49: 334
50 or more: 267
Mobile homes: 1,273
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Carlton County with a mortgage: 6,699 (146 second mortgage, 898 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,838
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
67.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Carlton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
5,632
6
Mainline Protestant
5,485
18
Evangelical Protestant
4,740
30
Other
138
3
None
19,391
-
Carlton County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Carlton County:
1.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.30 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.30 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
0.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Carlton County:
6.54 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 24
This county:
7.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Carlton County:
7.3%
Minnesota:
6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
Carlton County:
27.2%
State:
25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.3%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Carlton County:
Average size of farms: 188 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,337 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $68.51 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.06% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.19% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13,047 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.00% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27,577 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.32 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.87% Corn for grain: 585 harvested acres Vegetables: 33 harvested acres Land in orchards: 13 acres
Earthquake activity:
Carlton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 94% 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 177.6 miles away from Carlton County center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 188.7 miles away from the county center On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 212.1 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 370.1 miles away from the county center On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 161.3 miles away from Carlton County center On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 346.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
Minnesota SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 25, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-350: August 25, 1972, FEMA Id: 350, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 01, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-347: August 01, 1972, FEMA Id: 347, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Carlton County (6) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Healthcare support occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Germany (15%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Mexico (11%)
Malaysia (10%)
Poland (9%)
Other Northern Europe (7%)
Guatemala (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carlton County (%):
American (25%)
German (12%)
Finnish (10%)
Norwegian (6%)
Swedish (5%)
Polish (3%)
Irish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 11,648 (81.1%)
Carpooled: 1,323 (9.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 71 (0.5%)
Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
Walked: 441 (3.1%)
Worked at home: 860 (6.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Carlton County, Minnesota in 2000:
861 people in state prisons
315 people in nursing homes
100 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
44 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
41 people in other group homes
40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in homes for the physically handicapped
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
People in group quarters in Carlton County, Minnesota in 2010:
1,020 people in state prisons
341 people in residential treatment centers for adults
269 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
127 people in group homes intended for adults
108 people in correctional residential facilities
55 people in college/university student housing
46 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
15 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $50,834.
5.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,896 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.28%
Minnesota average:
6.51%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.88% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($29,571 average AGI)
1.40% relocated from other states ($9,325 average AGI)
Carlton County:
1.40%
Minnesota average:
1.96%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.12% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,634 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.12%
Minnesota average:
6.71%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.58% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($22,538 average AGI)
1.55% relocated to other states ($14,097 average AGI)
Carlton County:
1.55%
Minnesota average:
2.16%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population in Carlton County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population in Carlton County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Carlton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Carlton County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Carlton County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,024 (5,024 aged, 1,000 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 559 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Carlton County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (340)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (335)
Unspecified dementia (266)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (257)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (208)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (115)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (110)
Pneumonia, unspecified (88)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.95 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,695 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 710 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,658
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,129 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 970 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 143.7. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35,931
In family households: 28,228 (4,962 male householders, 3,745 female householders)
6,815 spouses, 10,105 children (9,226 natural, 233 adopted, 655 stepchildren), 657 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 482 parents, 336 other relatives, 1,006 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,920 (2,278 male householders (1,810 living alone)), 2,361 female householders (2,051 living alone)), 1,278 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,741
Size of family households: 4,105 2-persons, 1,778 3-persons, 1,713 4-persons, 812 5-persons, 183 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.
5,095 married couples with children.
2,353 single-parent households (1,106 men, 1,247 women).
96.2% of residents of Carlton speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $195,745,000 ($5,819 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,879,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,129,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,600,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,272,000 Federal grants: $61,608,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,360,000 ($120,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,776,000 ($1,523,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,254,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,916,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,776,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,983
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,686
Here:
50 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +73
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,026
Here:
+60 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Carlton County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.0
Year house built
2014 or later: 377
2010 to 2013: 303
2000 to 2009: 2,696
1990 to 1999: 1,899
1980 to 1989: 1,626
1970 to 1979: 2,435
1960 to 1969: 1,355
1950 to 1959: 1,660
1940 to 1949: 1,011
1939 or earlier: 2,670
Note: State values scaled to Carlton population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Carlton County, Minnesota
Note: State values scaled to Carlton County population
no vehicle: 245
1 vehicle: 2,316
2 vehicles: 4,426
3 vehicles: 2,331
4 vehicles: 869
5+ vehicles: 353
no vehicle: 425
1 vehicle: 1,392
2 vehicles: 900
3 vehicles: 71
4 vehicles: 35
5+ vehicles: 5
90% of Carlton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Minnesota.
Carlton County:
90.0%
State average:
85.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 29,831
Other state: 5,435
Northeast: 381
Midwest: 3,375
South: 682
West: 1,001
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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