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Crow Wing County, Minnesota (MN)

County population in 2022: 67,948 (37% urban, 63% rural); it was 55,099 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 13,220
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,615
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,719
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,198 (it was 4,531 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

27%

Land area: 997 sq. mi.

Water area: 160.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 68 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Crow Wing County: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.6%), Retail trade (12.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.4%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Crow Wing County, MN (2022)
    • 62,86792.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,1303.1%Two or more races
    • 1,1831.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7991.2%Some other race alone
    • 3920.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2980.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2790.4%Asian alone
Median resident age:

45.6 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years
Males: 33,940  (49.9%)
Females: 34,008  (50.1%)
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Average household size:
Crow Wing County:

2.0 people
Minnesota:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,568 ($37,589 in 1999)
This county:

$66,568
Minnesota:

$82,338

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $764 (lower quartile is $598, upper quartile is $974)
This county:

$764
State:

$1087


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $303,700 (it was $104,800 in 2000)
Crow Wing:

$303,700
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $186,000 - $441,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $338,994
Here:

$338,994
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $313,868
Here:

$313,868
State:

$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $399,544
Here:

$399,544
State:

$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $635,213
Here:

$635,213
State:

$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $570,489
Here:

$570,489
State:

$258,516

Mobile homes: $95,392
Here:

$95,392
State:

$94,605

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,939
Here:

$38,939
State:

$59,868

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,449
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $538

Institutionalized population: 496

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 14
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 19
  • Burglaries: 34
  • Thefts: 145
  • Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 27
  • Burglaries: 78
  • Thefts: 172
  • Auto thefts: 23
Crow Wing County, MN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 433 buildings, average cost: $258,400
  • 2021: 480 buildings, average cost: $244,500
  • 2020: 442 buildings, average cost: $226,900
  • 2019: 495 buildings, average cost: $230,700
  • 2018: 388 buildings, average cost: $222,600
  • 2017: 346 buildings, average cost: $211,600
  • 2016: 152 buildings, average cost: $212,700
  • 2015: 321 buildings, average cost: $199,200
  • 2014: 300 buildings, average cost: $185,100
  • 2013: 275 buildings, average cost: $175,900
  • 2012: 270 buildings, average cost: $171,300
  • 2011: 204 buildings, average cost: $162,900
  • 2010: 191 buildings, average cost: $174,200
  • 2009: 220 buildings, average cost: $174,600
  • 2008: 292 buildings, average cost: $179,400
  • 2007: 425 buildings, average cost: $168,200
  • 2006: 704 buildings, average cost: $162,200
  • 2005: 833 buildings, average cost: $155,100
  • 2004: 1008 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2003: 875 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2002: 819 buildings, average cost: $124,000
  • 2001: 786 buildings, average cost: $119,500
  • 2000: 793 buildings, average cost: $107,900
  • 1999: 685 buildings, average cost: $103,200
  • 1998: 664 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 1997: 534 buildings, average cost: $92,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Crow Wing, MN residents
Average permit cost in Crow Wing, MN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,060 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,390 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Crow Wing, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Crow Wing, MN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Crow Wing, MN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.3%
Crow Wing County:

11.3%
Minnesota:

9.6%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 42.4% for Black residents, 4.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.9% for American Indian residents, 24.6% for other race residents, 11.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 45.6 years old
(Males: 44.6 years old, Females: 46.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 49.1 years old, American Indian residents: 29.5 years old, Asian residents: 48.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 11.6 years old, Other race residents: 29.1 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crow Wing County is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $736 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brainerd, Baxter, Crosby, Nisswa, Crosslake, Breezy Point, Pequot Lakes, Emily, Deerwood, Ironton.

Crow Wing County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Crow Wing County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.041 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Cowlitz County, Washington , Cass County, North Dakota , Penobscot County, Maine , Lewis County, Washington , Latah County, Idaho , Hubbard County , Mercer County, North Dakota , Skamania County, Washington .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
Minnesota:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Crow Wing, MN
County total employment by year in Crow Wing, MN
County average yearly wages by year in Crow Wing, MN

Current college students: 1,951
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,061 (64.8% naturalized citizens)

Crow Wing County:

1.6%
Whole state:

8.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2902010 or later
  • 1412000 to 2009
  • 951990 to 1999
  • 1211980 to 1989
  • 651970 to 1979
  • 259Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%

Crow Wing County marital status for males Crow Wing County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 35,206
  • One, attached: 1,239
  • Two: 344
  • 3 or 4: 297
  • 5 to 9: 308
  • 10 to 19: 436
  • 20 to 49: 1,391
  • 50 or more: 965
  • Mobile homes: 2,450
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Crow Wing County with a mortgage: 14,321 (1,297 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 1,049 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 498

Here:

2.7% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Crow Wing County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant13,48723
Catholic10,75113
Evangelical Protestant9,07349
Other5874
None28,602-
Crow Wing 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: 13
Crow Wing County:

2.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37
Crow Wing County:

6.02 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 71
This county:

11.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Crow Wing County:

6.7%
Minnesota:

6.5%

Adult obesity rate:
Crow Wing County:

27.2%
State:

25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

8.0%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Crow Wing County:

Average size of farms: 192 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,181
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $109.03
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.73%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.54%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,453
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,794
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.18
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.14%
Corn for grain: 6002 harvested acres
Vegetables: 57 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21 acres

Earthquake activity:

Crow Wing County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 49% 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 108.3 miles away from Crow Wing County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 118.6 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 301.4 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 140.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from Crow Wing County center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 100.1 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
  • 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 By Pass Fire, Incident Period: May 31, 2002 to June 04, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 01, 2002, FEMA Id: 2409, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • 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 Severe Storm, Thunderstorm, High Winds, Flooding, Tornadoes, Heat, Incident Period: July 09, 1995 to July 14, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1064: August 18, 1995, FEMA Id: 1064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • 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 01, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-347: August 01, 1972, FEMA Id: 347, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 18, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-255: April 18, 1969, FEMA Id: 255, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: March 22, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-215: March 22, 1966, FEMA Id: 215, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Crow Wing County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Crow Wing

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 24,242 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 2,944 (9.1%)
  • Bus: 53 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 9 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 6 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 483 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 64 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 530 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 3,698 (11.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Community and social service occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (13%)
  • Philippines (11%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Kenya (8%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • Other Northern Europe (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Crow Wing County


  • German (31%)
  • Norwegian (11%)
  • American (9%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Polish (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Crow Wing County, Minnesota in 2010:

  • 335 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 196 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 124 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 31 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 11 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 10 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 4 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Crow Wing County, Minnesota in 2000:

  • 406 people in nursing homes
  • 169 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 110 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 106 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 99 people in other group homes
  • 75 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 40 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 40 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $70,966.

7.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($92,022 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.75%
Minnesota average:

7.43%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.91% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($74,596 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($17,426 average AGI)
Crow Wing County:

1.84%
Minnesota average:

2.06%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Hennepin County, MN  1.10% ($116,329 average AGI)
from Cass County, MN  0.74% ($58,459)
from Anoka County, MN  0.38% ($182,467)
from Morrison County, MN  0.32% ($48,611)
from Stearns County, MN  0.32% ($261,556)
from Ramsey County, MN  0.27% ($76,213)
from Aitkin County, MN  0.25% ($76,143)


6.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($81,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.28%
Minnesota average:

7.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($37,914 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($44,070 average AGI)
Crow Wing County:

1.95%
Minnesota average:

2.44%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cass County, MN  0.96% ($69,739 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.52% ($76,333)
to Morrison County, MN  0.33% ($40,044)
to Aitkin County, MN  0.24% ($50,328)
to Stearns County, MN  0.23% ($36,714)
to Anoka County, MN  0.18% ($50,340)
to St. Louis County, MN  0.16% ($35,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Crow Wing County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Crow Wing County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Crow Wing County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Crow Wing County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Crow Wing County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Crow Wing County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Crow Wing County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Crow Wing County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Crow Wing County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,502 (10,803 aged, 1,699 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 890 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Crow Wing County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (864)
  • Unspecified dementia (783)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (726)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (540)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (436)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (355)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (334)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (326)
  • Congestive heart failure (315)
  • Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (156)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.37
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,080
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 542
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64,276

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,198
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 951
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 32

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 150.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 81.3
  • Other - 69.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 67,948
  • Male householders: 13,845 (3,223 living alone), Female householders: 14,630 (4,701 living alone)
  • 14,570 spouses (14,537 opposite-sex spouses), 2,630 unmarried partners, (2,621 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,784 children (17,520 natural, 537 adopted, 727 stepchildren), 571 grandchildren, 256 brothers or sisters, 362 parents, 0 foster children, 234 other relatives, 835 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,231

Size of family households: 10,728 2-persons, 2,968 3-persons, 3,285 4-persons, 1,483 5-persons, 330 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,924 1-person, 1,581 2-persons, 38 3-persons.

9,109 married couples with children.
4,330 single-parent households (1,422 men, 2,908 women).

98.2% of residents of Crow Wing speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $337,997,000 ($5,687 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,682,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $171,611,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,664,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $864,000
Federal grants: $73,633,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,657,000 ($2,187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,569,000 ($4,473,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,527,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $39,144,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,143,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,700
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,759
Here:

46 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +89
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,868
Here +65 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Crow Wing County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.8
State:

3.8

Year house built in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • Year house built in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • 5032020 or later
  • 5,2622010 to 2019
  • 9,0832000 to 2009
  • 7,3481990 to 1999
  • 6,0251980 to 1989
  • 5,1591970 to 1979
  • 2,7531960 to 1969
  • 2,7201950 to 1959
  • 1,4341940 to 1949
  • 2,3781939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • 861 room
  • 1352 rooms
  • 6423 rooms
  • 3,3094 rooms
  • 2,8595 rooms
  • 3,6506 rooms
  • 4,1737 rooms
  • 2,8118 rooms
  • 5,4459+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • 2241 room
  • 6592 rooms
  • 1,4483 rooms
  • 1,3984 rooms
  • 4925 rooms
  • 7476 rooms
  • 1817 rooms
  • 1238 rooms
  • 939+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • 86no bedroom
  • 5771 bedroom
  • 4,6302 bedrooms
  • 9,6823 bedrooms
  • 6,0434 bedrooms
  • 2,0925+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
  • 263no bedroom
  • 2,2081 bedroom
  • 1,7222 bedrooms
  • 9143 bedrooms
  • 2074 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Crow Wing County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Crow Wing County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Crow Wing County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 444no vehicle
  • 5,4381 vehicle
  • 10,8452 vehicles
  • 3,9433 vehicles
  • 1,5084 vehicles
  • 9325+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Crow Wing County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Crow Wing County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 811no vehicle
  • 3,3261 vehicle
  • 9492 vehicles
  • 2033 vehicles
  • 474 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles

92.1% of Crow Wing County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Minnesota.

Crow Wing County:

92.1%
State average:

87.4%

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

  • This state: 53,769
  • Other state: 12,821
  • Northeast: 362
  • Midwest: 8,555
  • South: 1,770
  • West: 2,134
Year householders moved into unit in Crow Wing County, MN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Crow Wing County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 60.4%Utility gas
  • 19.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.6%Electricity
  • 4.5%Wood
  • 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 41.0%Utility gas
  • 40.1%Electricity
  • 12.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.1%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,239
Here:

18.3%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 179
Here:

6.2%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 466
Here:

20.6%
Minnesota:

26.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Crow Wing County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,137,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,977,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,712,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,185,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,339,000
    Regular Highways: $276,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $12,556,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,844,000
    General - Other: $1,501,000
    Financial Administration: $363,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,890,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,327,000
    General - Other: $12,639,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,168,000
    Police Protection: $8,655,000
    Police Protection: $8,079,000
    Regular Highways: $6,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,693,000
    Regular Highways: $6,033,000
    Financial Administration: $3,858,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,540,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,180,000
    General - Other: $3,109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,801,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,625,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,459,000
    Health - Other: $1,379,000
    Financial Administration: $1,180,000
    Health - Other: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $979,000
    Parks and Recreation: $682,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Central Staff Services: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,782,000
    Public Welfare: $5,171,000
    Other: $997,000
    Health and Hospitals: $518,000
    General Local Government Support: $495,000
    Other: $397,000
    Highways: $91,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $808,000
    Interest on Debt: $378,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,729,000
    Highways: $1,529,000
    General Local Government Support: $41,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,208,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,928,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,558,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,980,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,578,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,284,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,061,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,415,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,146,000
    Rents: $733,000
    Special Assessments: $725,000
    Special Assessments: $592,000
    Interest Earnings: $428,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $92,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $62,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $37,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,833,000
    Police Protection: $1,753,000
    General - Other: $1,490,000
    General Public Building: $915,000
    Police Protection: $905,000
    Correctional Institutions: $382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $122,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
    Parks and Recreation: $63,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,565,000
    Cash and Securities: $9,023,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,260,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,898,000
    Highways: $8,368,000
    Public Welfare: $6,965,000
    Public Welfare: $6,920,000
    Other: $4,150,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,139,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,108,000
    Other: $985,000
    Health and Hospitals: $422,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $36,359,000
    Property: $35,153,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,953,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,077,000
    Other License: $1,697,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $58,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,463,000

Crow Wing County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,137,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,977,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,712,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,185,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,339,000
    Regular Highways: $276,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $12,556,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,844,000
    General - Other: $1,501,000
    Financial Administration: $363,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,890,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,327,000
    General - Other: $12,639,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,168,000
    Police Protection: $8,655,000
    Police Protection: $8,079,000
    Regular Highways: $6,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,693,000
    Regular Highways: $6,033,000
    Financial Administration: $3,858,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,540,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,180,000
    General - Other: $3,109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,801,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,625,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,459,000
    Health - Other: $1,379,000
    Financial Administration: $1,180,000
    Health - Other: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $979,000
    Parks and Recreation: $682,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Central Staff Services: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,782,000
    Public Welfare: $5,171,000
    Other: $997,000
    Health and Hospitals: $518,000
    General Local Government Support: $495,000
    Other: $397,000
    Highways: $91,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $808,000
    Interest on Debt: $378,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,729,000
    Highways: $1,529,000
    General Local Government Support: $41,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,208,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,928,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,558,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,980,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,578,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,284,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,061,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,415,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,146,000
    Rents: $733,000
    Special Assessments: $725,000
    Special Assessments: $592,000
    Interest Earnings: $428,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $92,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $62,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $37,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,833,000
    Police Protection: $1,753,000
    General - Other: $1,490,000
    General Public Building: $915,000
    Police Protection: $905,000
    Correctional Institutions: $382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $122,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
    Parks and Recreation: $63,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,565,000
    Cash and Securities: $9,023,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,260,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,898,000
    Highways: $8,368,000
    Public Welfare: $6,965,000
    Public Welfare: $6,920,000
    Other: $4,150,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,139,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,108,000
    Other: $985,000
    Health and Hospitals: $422,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $36,359,000
    Property: $35,153,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,953,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,077,000
    Other License: $1,697,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $58,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,463,000

Crow Wing County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,137,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,977,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,712,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,185,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,339,000
    Regular Highways: $276,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $12,556,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,844,000
    General - Other: $1,501,000
    Financial Administration: $363,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,890,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,327,000
    General - Other: $12,639,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,168,000
    Police Protection: $8,655,000
    Police Protection: $8,079,000
    Regular Highways: $6,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,693,000
    Regular Highways: $6,033,000
    Financial Administration: $3,858,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,540,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,180,000
    General - Other: $3,109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,801,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,625,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,459,000
    Health - Other: $1,379,000
    Financial Administration: $1,180,000
    Health - Other: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $979,000
    Parks and Recreation: $682,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Central Staff Services: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,782,000
    Public Welfare: $5,171,000
    Other: $997,000
    Health and Hospitals: $518,000
    General Local Government Support: $495,000
    Other: $397,000
    Highways: $91,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $808,000
    Interest on Debt: $378,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,729,000
    Highways: $1,529,000
    General Local Government Support: $41,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,208,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,928,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,558,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,980,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,578,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,284,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,061,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,415,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,146,000
    Rents: $733,000
    Special Assessments: $725,000
    Special Assessments: $592,000
    Interest Earnings: $428,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $92,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $62,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $37,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,833,000
    Police Protection: $1,753,000
    General - Other: $1,490,000
    General Public Building: $915,000
    Police Protection: $905,000
    Correctional Institutions: $382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $122,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
    Parks and Recreation: $63,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,565,000
    Cash and Securities: $9,023,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,260,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,898,000
    Highways: $8,368,000
    Public Welfare: $6,965,000
    Public Welfare: $6,920,000
    Other: $4,150,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,139,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,108,000
    Other: $985,000
    Health and Hospitals: $422,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $36,359,000
    Property: $35,153,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,953,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,077,000
    Other License: $1,697,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $58,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,463,000

Crow Wing County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $7,137,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $5,977,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,712,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,185,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,339,000
    Regular Highways: $276,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $12,556,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,844,000
    General - Other: $1,501,000
    Financial Administration: $363,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,890,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $14,327,000
    General - Other: $12,639,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,168,000
    Police Protection: $8,655,000
    Police Protection: $8,079,000
    Regular Highways: $6,796,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,693,000
    Regular Highways: $6,033,000
    Financial Administration: $3,858,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,540,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,180,000
    General - Other: $3,109,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,801,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,625,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,459,000
    Health - Other: $1,379,000
    Financial Administration: $1,180,000
    Health - Other: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $979,000
    Parks and Recreation: $682,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Libraries: $509,000
    Central Staff Services: $309,000
    Parks and Recreation: $258,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $7,782,000
    Public Welfare: $5,171,000
    Other: $997,000
    Health and Hospitals: $518,000
    General Local Government Support: $495,000
    Other: $397,000
    Highways: $91,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $808,000
    Interest on Debt: $378,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,729,000
    Highways: $1,529,000
    General Local Government Support: $41,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,208,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,928,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,558,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,980,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,578,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,284,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,061,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,415,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,146,000
    Rents: $733,000
    Special Assessments: $725,000
    Special Assessments: $592,000
    Interest Earnings: $428,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $92,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Sale of Property: $62,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $37,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,833,000
    Police Protection: $1,753,000
    General - Other: $1,490,000
    General Public Building: $915,000
    Police Protection: $905,000
    Correctional Institutions: $382,000
    Solid Waste Management: $122,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
    Parks and Recreation: $63,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,565,000
    Cash and Securities: $9,023,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,260,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,898,000
    Highways: $8,368,000
    Public Welfare: $6,965,000
    Public Welfare: $6,920,000
    Other: $4,150,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,139,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,108,000
    Other: $985,000
    Health and Hospitals: $422,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $36,359,000
    Property: $35,153,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,953,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,077,000
    Other License: $1,697,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $58,000
    Other License: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,463,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 908
  • Number of aged recipients: 86
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 822
  • Number of recipients under 18: 112
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 634
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 162
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 404
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 378
Most common first names in Crow Wing County, MN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John34176.5 years
William26977.1 years
Robert25573.2 years
George22878.1 years
Mary20480.4 years
James18072.6 years
Donald16473.2 years
Dorothy14778.2 years
Charles14475.3 years
Arthur13678.4 years
Most common last names in Crow Wing County, MN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson29678.9 years
Anderson25476.5 years
Peterson15376.3 years
Nelson15177.7 years
Olson14678.0 years
Larson10977.5 years
Smith9476.9 years
Carlson7480.5 years
Miller7477.4 years
Erickson7278.4 years
Businesses in Crow Wing County, MN
NameCountNameCount
AT&T2MasterBrand Cabinets7
Ace Hardware4Maurices1
Advance Auto Parts1Mazda1
AmericInn2McDonald's4
Applebee's1Menards1
Arby's1New Balance5
Bath & Body Works1Nike4
Buffalo Wild Wings1Nissan1
Burger King1OfficeMax1
Caribou Coffee2Papa John's Pizza1
Carson Pirie Scott1Payless1
Chevrolet1Pizza Hut1
Cold Stone Creamery1RadioShack1
Comfort Suites1Rodeway Inn1
Curves1Sears1
Dairy Queen6Slumberland1
Days Inn1Sprint Nextel1
FedEx9Starbucks1
Foot Locker1Subway7
Ford1Super 81
GNC1T-Mobile3
Goodwill2Taco Bell1
H&R Block1Target1
Hardee's1Toyota1
Holiday Inn1True Value2
Home Depot1U-Haul4
Honda1UPS12
JCPenney1Verizon Wireless2
Jones New York3Volkswagen1
KFC2Walgreens1
Kohl's1Walmart1
La-Z-Boy2Wendy's1
Lane Furniture3YMCA1
Little Caesars Pizza1

Crow Wing County on our top lists:

  • #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"