Lake County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lake County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 5,522	(49.9%)
Females: 5,536	(50.1%)

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Lake County:	2.3 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,855
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$453
State:	$645

Lake County:	$143,889
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $184,570

Here:	$184,570
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,802

Here:	$175,802
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $123,476

Here:	$123,476
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,254

Here:	$100,254
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $57,238

Here:	$57,238
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $45,630

Here:	$45,630
State:	$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$94,976

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 42
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 39
• Thefts: 61
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Beaver Bay.

2005 air pollution in Lake County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.067 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cook County , St. Louis County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lake County: South Kawishiwi River Camp (A), Little Knife Portage (B), Little Isabella River Campground (C), Isabella (D), Split Rock Cabins (E), Tetagouche Lake Campground (F), Hogback Lake Recreation Site (G), Birch Lake Campground (H), McDougal Lakes Campground (I), Rocky Shores Campground (J), Fall Lake Campground (K), Camp Buckskin (L), Divide Lake Campground (M), Ninemile Campground (N), Carp Portage (O), Dumbell Lake Picnic Area (P), Wanless (Q), Kawishiwi Lake Campground (R), Flat Horn Lake Recreation Site (S), Long Lake Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lake County include: Isabella Union Chapel (A), Our Saviours Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Isabella Memorial Cemetery (1), Finland Cemetery (2), Toimi Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Moosecamp Lake (A), Abinodji Lake (B), Acker Lake (C), Acorn Lake (D), Adams Lake (E), Adventure Lake (F), Agamok Lake (G), Ahmakose Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Powwow Creek (A), Jasper Creek (B), Jackpot Creek (C), Jack Pine Creek (D), Jack Creek (E), Island River (F), South Greenwood Creek (G), Isabella River (H), Nelsens Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake County include: Gooseberry Falls State Park (1), Baptism River State Park (2), Tettegouche State Park (3), George H Crosby Manitou State Park (4), Split Rock Lighthouse State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.6%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 322
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 189 (72% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,764
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 152
• 3 or 4: 77
• 5 to 9: 92
• 10 to 19: 91
• 20 or more: 124
• Mobile homes: 454
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 1,441 (113 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,273

Here:	53.1% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 5.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/6/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,856 (75%) Carpooled: 643 (13%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 301 (6%) Other means: 28 (1%) Worked at home: 262 (5%)

5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.21% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($24,750 average AGI)
1.75% relocated from other states ($11,579 average AGI)

Lake County:	1.75%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from St. Louis County, MN	1.96% ($33,819 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.47% ($36,800)

5.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,422 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.52% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($19,341 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($9,080 average AGI)

Lake County:	1.37%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to St. Louis County, MN	2.46% ($27,654 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.33% ($15,929)
to Cook County, MN	0.24% ($20,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,374 (2,150 aged, 224 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,091 (2,670 male householders, 488 female householders)

  2,723 spouses, 2,886 children (2,741 natural, 62 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 49 other relatives, 162 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,696 (760 male householders (650 living alone)), 737 female householders (657 living alone)), 199 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 271 (217 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,701 2-persons, 591 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 212 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,307 1-person, 169 2-persons, 21 3-persons.

95.9% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,308,000 ($6446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,135,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,206,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,077,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $65,000
Federal grants: $17,097,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,049,000 ($92,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,815,000 ($92,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $359,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,586,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,090,000

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	3.7

68% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Minnesota.

Lake County:	68.5%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 8229
• Northeast: 201
• Midwest: 1806
• South: 191
• West: 407

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Here:	6.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	4.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	14.2%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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