Le Sueur County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.4%), Educational,health and social services (21.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Le Sueur County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 12,731	(50.1%)
Females: 12,695	(49.9%)

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Le Sueur County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$54,406
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$461
State:	$645

Le Sueur County:	$206,757
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $248,900

Here:	$248,900
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,481

Here:	$210,481
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $177,437

Here:	$177,437
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,499

Here:	$99,499
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,453

Here:	$136,453
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $42,894

Here:	$42,894
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 132
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 92
• Auto thefts: 18

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Le Sueur County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $555 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $773 a month.

Cities in this county include: New Prague, Le Sueur, Montgomery, Le Center, Waterville, Kasota, Cleveland, Elysian, Kilkenny, Heidelberg.

Neighboring counties: Blue Earth County , Nicollet County , Rice County , Scott County , Sibley County , Waseca County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Le Sueur County: Montgomery Golf Club (A), Hide-A-Way Campgrounds (B), School Number 45 (C), School Number 62 (D), Minnesota Valley Rest Area (E), Shoreland Country Club (F), Ottowa (G), Le Sueur Country Club (H), Henderson Station (I), Kamp Dells (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Le Sueur County include: Saint Andrew's Church (A), Frieden Church (B), Church of Saint Henry (C), Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Saint John Church (E), Saint Peters Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Cannonville Church (H), New Prague Alliance Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint John Cemetery (1), Saint Henry Cemetery (2), Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery (3), County Line Cemetery (4), Cannonville Cemetery (5), Cordova Family Cemetery (6), Hillside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Thomas Lake (A), Tietz Lake (B), Borer Lake (C), Bossuot Lake (D), Tyler Lake (E), Volney, Lake (F), Washington, Lake (G), Clear Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Little Cannon River (A), Dog Creek (B), Cherry Creek (C), Shanaska Creek (D), Pauls Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Le Sueur County include: Montgomery Wayside Park (1), Bardel State Wildlife Management Area (2), Big Woods and Geldner Saw Mill Historical Marker (3), Minnesota River Valley Historical Marker (4), Factor State Wildlife Management Area (5), Sautter State Wildlife Management Area (6), Saint Thomas State Wildlife Management Area (7), Sakatah State Park (8), Ottawa State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Ottawa Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.1%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 729
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 459 (31% naturalized citizens)

Le Sueur County:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,803
• One, attached: 240
• Two: 244
• 3 or 4: 170
• 5 to 9: 194
• 10 to 19: 172
• 20 or more: 373
• Mobile homes: 606
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Le Sueur County with a mortgage: 4,008 (510 second mortgage, 499 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,056

Here:	66.1% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Le Sueur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 40 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/24/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Le Sueur County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.8 miles away from Le Sueur County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,332 (78%) Carpooled: 1,487 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 36 (0%) Walked: 499 (4%) Other means: 77 (1%) Worked at home: 718 (5%)

8.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.21%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.06% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($36,397 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($5,033 average AGI)

Le Sueur County:	1.15%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Scott County, MN	1.36% ($37,839 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN	0.83% ($40,929)
from Nicollet County, MN	0.78% ($41,785)
from Blue Earth County, MN	0.77% ($67,795)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.59% ($53,967)
from Rice County, MN	0.55% ($35,464)
from Waseca County, MN	0.30% ($29,400)

7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.34% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($27,262 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($5,916 average AGI)

Le Sueur County:	1.34%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Blue Earth County, MN	1.10% ($29,545 average AGI)
to Nicollet County, MN	0.97% ($28,062)
to Scott County, MN	0.76% ($38,289)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.59% ($30,695)
to Rice County, MN	0.53% ($37,792)
to Dakota County, MN	0.52% ($39,231)
to Waseca County, MN	0.34% ($24,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,574 (4,170 aged, 404 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,969 (5,880 male householders, 1,110 female householders)

  5,929 spouses, 8,043 children (7,494 natural, 200 adopted, 349 stepchildren), 191 grandchildren, 158 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 168 other relatives, 399 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,164 (1,383 male householders (1,109 living alone)), 1,253 female householders (1,153 living alone)), 528 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 293 (239 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,084 2-persons, 1,402 3-persons, 1,383 4-persons, 736 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,262 1-person, 303 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

93.4% of residents of Le Sueur County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,806,000 ($4705 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,393,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,427,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,195,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,738,000
Federal grants: $22,182,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,095,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,169,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $723,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,323,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,524,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+54 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	3.7

66% of Le Sueur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.

Le Sueur County:	65.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 21177
• Northeast: 187
• Midwest: 2366
• South: 568
• West: 616

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,600

Here:	11.1%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	1.9%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	23.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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