Chisago County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	13%
State:	25%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Chisago County, Minnesota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Chisago County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 20,939	(50.9%)
Females: 20,162	(49.1%)

Chisago County:	2.8 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$57,436
Minnesota:	$52,024

Chisago County	$223,040
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 130
• Thefts: 464
• Auto thefts: 77

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 149
• Thefts: 454
• Auto thefts: 83

Area name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chisago County is $705 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $855 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1119 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Branch, Wyoming, Lindstrom, Chisago City, Rush City, Stacy, Harris, Taylors Falls, Center City, Shafer.

Neighboring counties: Anoka County , Burnett County, Wisconsin , Isanti County , Kanabec County , Polk County, Wisconsin , Pine County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Chisago County: Wild Mountain Ski Area Water Park (A), Wildwood RV Park Cempground (B), Landers Landing (C), Hillcrest RV Park (D), Rush Lake Resort and Campgrounds (E), Townhall (F), Rushmore Campgrounds (G), Blue Waters Leisure Park Campgrounds (H), Falcon Ridge Golf Course (I), Brookside Golf Club (J), Camp Sunrise (K), Greenwood Golf Links (L), South Bay RV Park (M), Almelund Fire Department (N), Amador Heritage Center (O), Oak Leaf Grange Hall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Chisago County include: Faith Church (A), Saint Francis Xavier Church (B), Fish Lake Baptist Church (C), Fish Lake Church (D), Assembly of God Church (E), Rush Lake Church (F), Free Mission Church (G), Immanuel Lutheran Church (H), Bible Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery (1), Heinrich Pioneer Cemetery (2), Covenant Cemetery (3), Almelund Cemetery (4), Taylor Cemetery (5), Dale Mission Covenant Cemetery (6), Danewood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Horseshoe Lake (A), Alexis Lake (B), Amiks Pond (C), Moody Lake (D), Asp Lake (E), Little Green Lake (F), Third Lake (G), Trulson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Hay Creek (A), Stevens Creek (B), Goose Creek (C), Sunrise River (D), Lawrence Creek (E), Deer Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Chisago County include: Blue Waters Leisure Park (1), Carl Almquist Field (2), Kost Dam County Park (3), Saint Croix National Scenic River (4), Saint Croix Wild River State Park (5), Triangle Park (6), Franconia Sculpture Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Almelund Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.3%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 1,228
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 478 (47% naturalized citizens)

Chisago County:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,533
• One, attached: 426
• Two: 157
• 3 or 4: 211
• 5 to 9: 226
• 10 to 19: 339
• 20 or more: 472
• Mobile homes: 1,124
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in Chisago County with a mortgage: 7,335 (1,069 second mortgage, 1,004 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,545

Chisago County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/21/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,828 (81%) Carpooled: 2,615 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 31 (0%) Bicycle: 26 (0%) Walked: 238 (1%) Other means: 133 (1%) Worked at home: 866 (4%)

8.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,470 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.36% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($37,398 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($7,071 average AGI)

Chisago County:	1.38%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Washington County, MN	1.71% ($46,447 average AGI)
from Ramsey County, MN	1.60% ($41,572)
from Anoka County, MN	1.23% ($50,303)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.81% ($43,816)
from Dakota County, MN	0.39% ($53,733)
from Isanti County, MN	0.35% ($32,676)
from Pine County, MN	0.32% ($28,194)

8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,889 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.26% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($28,144 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($9,744 average AGI)

Chisago County:	1.93%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Washington County, MN	1.31% ($43,226 average AGI)
to Ramsey County, MN	1.11% ($33,439)
to Anoka County, MN	0.89% ($39,099)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.65% ($35,568)
to Isanti County, MN	0.54% ($33,486)
to Polk County, WI	0.46% ($38,685)
to Pine County, MN	0.46% ($37,330)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,716 (4,978 aged, 738 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 36,095 (9,164 male householders, 1,986 female householders)

  9,405 spouses, 13,894 children (12,728 natural, 313 adopted, 853 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 264 other relatives, 834 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,261 (1,753 male householders (1,298 living alone)), 1,614 female householders (1,367 living alone)), 894 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 745 (584 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,345 2-persons, 2,348 3-persons, 2,652 4-persons, 1,238 5-persons, 392 6-persons, 175 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,665 1-person, 573 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 18 5-persons.

9,495 married couples with children.
2,160 single-parent households (670 men, 1,490 women).

96.5% of residents of Chisago County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $163,418,000 ($3380 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,495,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,247,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,537,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,173,000
Federal grants: $28,527,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,780,000 ($1,001,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,154,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,468,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,644,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,462,000

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+129 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

57% of Chisago County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.

Chisago County:	57.4%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 31971
• Northeast: 479
• Midwest: 6064
• South: 839
• West: 1098

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $144,300

Here:	6.1%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.9%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	18.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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