County population in 2014: 63,265 (37% urban, 63% rural); it was 55,099 in 2000County 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: 63 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Crow Wing County: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (18.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $51,039 ($37,589 in 1999)
This county:
$51,039
Minnesota:
$63,488
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $657 (lower quartile is $497, upper quartile is $839)
This county:
$657
State:
$805
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $191,622 (it was $104,800 in 2000)
Crow Wing:
$191,622
Minnesota:
$200,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $123,803 - $307,664 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,213 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $414
Institutionalized population: 496
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 11
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 239
Thefts: 377
Auto thefts: 42
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 10
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 18
Burglaries: 226
Thefts: 406
Auto thefts: 64
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,350 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,485 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 11.3%
(10.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.8% for Black residents, 38.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.2% for American Indian residents, 29.3% for other race residents, 30.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 10.2%
Crow Wing County:
10.2%
Minnesota:
10.2%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.3% for Black residents, 33.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.9% for American Indian residents, 24.4% for other race residents, 22.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 43 years old
(Males: 42 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45 years old, Black residents: 24 years old, American Indian residents: 34 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 36 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.
Current college students: 1,951 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 655 (61% naturalized citizens)
Crow Wing County:
1.2%
Whole state:
5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 134
1990 to 1994: 76
1985 to 1989: 92
1980 to 1984: 29
1975 to 1979: 48
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 19
1965 to 1969: 240
Note: State values scaled to Crow Wing County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 26,744
One, attached: 659
Two: 557
3 or 4: 560
5 to 9: 523
10 to 19: 468
20 or more: 1,220
Mobile homes: 2,521
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 231
Housing units in Crow Wing County with a mortgage: 7,931 (884 second mortgage, 992 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,591
Here:
63.3% with mortgage
State:
74.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Crow Wing County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
13,487
23
Catholic
10,751
13
Evangelical Protestant
9,073
49
Other
587
4
None
28,602
-
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 slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 91% 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 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 110.9 miles away from Crow Wing County center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 348.2 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 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
Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 11, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-188: April 11, 1965, FEMA Id: 188, Natural disaster type: Flood
The number of natural disasters in Crow Wing County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (14%)
Germany (14%)
Korea (13%)
Mexico (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
India (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crow Wing County (%):
German (33%)
Norwegian (16%)
Swedish (9%)
Irish (6%)
United States or American (5%)
English (5%)
Polish (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 20,606 (81%)
Carpooled: 2,685 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 106 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 19 (0%)
Walked: 690 (3%)
Other means: 143 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,139 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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
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)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,429.
5.57% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,016 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.57%
Minnesota average:
6.51%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.23% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($30,887 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($8,129 average AGI)
Crow Wing County:
1.34%
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:
5.80% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,456 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.80%
Minnesota average:
6.71%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.05% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($21,921 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($11,534 average AGI)
Crow Wing County:
1.75%
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:
Percentage of population 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 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 Crow Wing County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (663)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (265)
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (262)
Congestive heart failure (239)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (212)
Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (160)
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: 61,750
In family households: 50,907 (12,978 male householders, 4,233 female householders)
13,738 spouses, 16,626 children (15,335 natural, 425 adopted, 866 stepchildren), 751 grandchildren, 305 brothers or sisters, 269 parents, 307 other relatives, 1,530 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,843 (4,356 male householders (3,365 living alone)), 4,466 female householders (3,831 living alone)), 2,021 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 750 (496 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 8,940 2-persons, 3,267 3-persons, 2,917 4-persons, 1,325 5-persons, 533 6-persons, 229 7-or-more-persons.
9,858 married couples with children.
2,966 single-parent households (822 men, 2,144 women).
96.9% of residents of Crow Wing County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% 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:
6.1
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.8
State:
3.7
Year house built
2014 or later: 102
2010 to 2013: 874
2000 to 2009: 8,799
1990 to 1999: 7,098
1980 to 1989: 4,877
1970 to 1979: 5,532
1960 to 1969: 3,838
1950 to 1959: 3,442
1940 to 1949: 2,389
1939 or earlier: 4,113
Note: State values scaled to Crow Wing population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Note: State values scaled to Crow Wing County population
no vehicle: 562
1 vehicle: 4,424
2 vehicles: 8,822
3 vehicles: 2,873
4 vehicles: 752
5+ vehicles: 286
no vehicle: 1,002
1 vehicle: 2,214
2 vehicles: 1,028
3 vehicles: 216
4 vehicles: 59
5+ vehicles: 12
56% of Crow Wing County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Minnesota.
Crow Wing County:
56.0%
State average:
58.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 43,272
Northeast: 589
Midwest: 7,197
South: 1,181
West: 2,009
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $119,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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