Freeborn County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.0%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Freeborn County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 16,013	(49.1%)
Females: 16,571	(50.9%)

Freeborn County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$40,819
Minnesota:	$52,024

Freeborn County	$120,189
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 91
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 54
• Auto thefts: 10

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Freeborn County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.

Cities in this county include: Albert Lea, Clarks Grove, Glenville, Alden, Geneva, Emmons, Freeborn, Hollandale, Hartland, Hayward.

Neighboring counties: Faribault County , Mower County , Steele County , Waseca County , Winnebago County, Iowa , Worth County, Iowa .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Freeborn County: Albert Lea - Austin Kampground (A), Albert Lea Travel Information Center (B), State Line School (C), Schmidt School (D), Gordonsville (E), Buckeye School (F), Camp Moraine (G), Oakview Golf Course (H), Oakland Woods West Bound Rest Area (I), Oakland (J), Hayward East Bound Rest Area (K), London (L), Clarks Grove Golf Course (M), Holiday Park Gold Course (N), Moscow Town Hall (O), Oakland City Townhall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Freeborn County include: International Church (A), Mansfield Church (B), Ascension Lutheran Church (C), Assemblies of God Church (D), Round Prairie Church (E), Bear Lake Church (F), Pickerel Lake Church (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Oakland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), London Cemetery (2), Carlston Cemetery (3), Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery of Pickerel Lake (4), Saint James Cemetery (5), Conger Community Cemetery (6), Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bear Lake (A), Trenton Lake (B), Upper Twin Lake (C), Hickory Lake (D), Lower Twin Lake (E), White Lake (F), Church Lake (G), Halls Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Steward Creek (B), Goose Creek (C), Mud Lake Creek (D), Peter Lund Creek (E), Deer Creek (F), Peterson Branch (G), Knotvold Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Freeborn County include: Ann and Leo Donahue Wildlife Management Area (1), Arrowhead Point County Park (2), Bear Lake State Wildlife Management Area (3), Big Island State Park (4), Minnesota's Roads Historical Marker (5), Pickerel Lake Park (6), Carey State Wildlife Management Area (7), Mexicans in Minnesota Historical Marker (8), Halls Lake State Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: London Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.1%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 789
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,011 (30% naturalized citizens)

Freeborn County:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,028
• One, attached: 350
• Two: 533
• 3 or 4: 272
• 5 to 9: 269
• 10 to 19: 377
• 20 or more: 723
• Mobile homes: 437
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Freeborn County with a mortgage: 4,783 (367 second mortgage, 749 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,338

Freeborn County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 19 fatalities and 100 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,731 (81%) Carpooled: 1,602 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%) Taxi: 28 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 464 (3%) Other means: 68 (0%) Worked at home: 839 (5%)

4.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,446 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.45%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.96% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($20,141 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($11,307 average AGI)

Freeborn County:	1.49%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Mower County, MN	0.46% ($31,464 average AGI)
from Steele County, MN	0.45% ($30,291)
from Waseca County, MN	0.23% ($24,929)
from Olmsted County, MN	0.20% ($34,920)
from Faribault County, MN	0.20% ($28,750)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.18% ($27,409)
from Dakota County, MN	0.16% ($44,900)

5.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.28% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($19,870 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($12,198 average AGI)

Freeborn County:	1.74%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Mower County, MN	0.57% ($28,944 average AGI)
to Steele County, MN	0.39% ($35,833)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.38% ($32,064)
to Olmsted County, MN	0.22% ($31,556)
to Faribault County, MN	0.19% ($18,542)
to Blue Earth County, MN	0.19% ($32,696)
to Waseca County, MN	0.16% ($31,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,510 (5,853 aged, 657 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: 26,893 (7,534 male householders, 1,509 female householders)

  7,616 spouses, 8,891 children (8,235 natural, 240 adopted, 416 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 150 parents, 216 other relatives, 605 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,101 (1,987 male householders (1,611 living alone)), 2,349 female householders (2,163 living alone)), 765 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 590 (415 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,525 2-persons, 1,751 3-persons, 1,667 4-persons, 763 5-persons, 265 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,774 1-person, 448 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

5,733 married couples with children.
1,572 single-parent households (420 men, 1,152 women).

93.0% of residents of Freeborn County speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $181,975,000 ($5692 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,757,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,233,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,757,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,327,000
Federal grants: $29,322,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,384,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,952,000 ($2,375,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,467,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,171,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,790,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

65% of Freeborn County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Minnesota.

Freeborn County:	64.8%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 24532
• Northeast: 287
• Midwest: 4810
• South: 1054
• West: 761

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,700

Here:	7.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.9%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	7.7%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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