Clay County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Clay County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clay County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 24,776	(48.4%)
Females: 26,453	(51.6%)

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Clay County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,878
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$460
State:	$645

Clay County:	$153,906
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $182,843

Here:	$182,843
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,731

Here:	$143,731
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $201,026

Here:	$201,026
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,755

Here:	$140,755
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,995

Here:	$110,995
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $24,200

Here:	$24,200
State:	$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

Here:	$55,000
State:	$94,976

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 19

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	3.2%

Area name: Fargo, ND-MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $812 a month.

Cities in this county include: Moorhead, Dilworth, Barnesville, Hawley, Oakport, Glyndon, Ulen, Sabin, Felton, Hitterdal.

Neighboring counties: Becker County , Cass County, North Dakota , Richland County, North Dakota , Norman County , Otter Tail County , Wilkin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Camp George (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Clay County include: Mission Covenant Church (A), Parke Church (B), Gran Church (C), Lysne Church (D), Grong Church (E), Keene Church (F), Highland Grove Church (G), Hegland Church (H), Trinity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Comstock Cemetery (1), Felton Cemetery (2), Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery (3), Dale Cemetery (4), Dale Covenant Cemetery (5), Aspelund Cemetery (6), Spring Prairie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swede Grove Lake (A), Anderson Lake (B), Anfinson Lake (C), Tansem Lake (D), Tatley Lake (E), Ten, Lake (F), Backman Lake (G), Thirteen, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Stony Creek (B), Wolverton Creek (C), Buffalo River (D), Whisky Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Clay County include: Aspen State Wildlife Management Area (1), Goose Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (2), Barnesville State Wildlife Management Area (3), Bjornson State Wildlife Management Area (4), Buffalo River State Park (5), Jeral State Wildlife Management Area (6), Hay Creek State Wildlife Management Area (7), Hawley State Wildlife Management Area (8), Hitterdal State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.9%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 7,152
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,339 (40% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,873
• One, attached: 956
• Two: 396
• 3 or 4: 711
• 5 to 9: 546
• 10 to 19: 1,700
• 20 or more: 1,563
• Mobile homes: 996
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 7,612 (850 second mortgage, 1,006 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,115

Here:	71.0% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/11/1958, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Clay County-area historical earthquake activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 98% 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 86.8 miles away from Clay County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.7 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 76.1 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: 19,679 (77%) Carpooled: 2,567 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 186 (1%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 106 (0%) Walked: 1,837 (7%) Other means: 77 (0%) Worked at home: 963 (4%)

8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,728 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($157 average AGI)

Clay County:	0.23%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

3.25% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($10,601 average AGI)
5.47% relocated from other states ($20,970 average AGI)

Clay County:	5.47%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Cass County, ND	3.43% ($35,404 average AGI)
from Becker County, MN	0.40% ($30,171)
from Otter Tail County, MN	0.40% ($27,039)
from Norman County, MN	0.32% ($26,833)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.25% ($30,191)
from Polk County, MN	0.17% ($21,455)
from Pennington County, MN	0.12% ($23,739)

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,577 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.96% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($10,465 average AGI)
5.84% relocated to other states ($18,112 average AGI)

Clay County:	5.84%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Cass County, ND	3.52% ($25,077 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.47% ($28,705)
to Becker County, MN	0.42% ($35,600)
to Otter Tail County, MN	0.34% ($41,169)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.14% ($18,923)
to Dakota County, MN	0.12% ($31,957)
to Polk County, MN	0.11% ($30,476)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,196 (6,315 aged, 881 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 39,017 (10,141 male householders, 2,300 female householders)

  10,195 spouses, 14,722 children (13,773 natural, 325 adopted, 624 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 237 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 255 other relatives, 706 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,161 (2,669 male householders (1,989 living alone)), 3,547 female householders (2,876 living alone)), 1,945 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,051 (734 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,307 2-persons, 2,664 3-persons, 2,652 4-persons, 1,222 5-persons, 453 6-persons, 143 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,865 1-person, 1,026 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

92.3% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $246,368,000 ($4657 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,131,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $107,565,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,821,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,884,000
Federal grants: $56,426,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,983,000 ($133,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,690,000 ($3,986,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $32,864,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,322,000
Federal Government insurance: $122,298,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.96 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Here:	3.8
State:	3.7

55% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Minnesota.

Clay County:	55.0%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 22521
• Northeast: 618
• Midwest: 23091
• South: 1399
• West: 1975

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,000

Here:	8.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	5.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	36.5%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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