Lyon County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (13.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lyon County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 12,433	(48.9%)
Females: 12,992	(51.1%)

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Lyon County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,189
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$477
State:	$645

Lyon County:	$153,104
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $177,213

Here:	$177,213
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,027

Here:	$190,027
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $161,728

Here:	$161,728
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,032

Here:	$111,032
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,096,755

Here:	$1,096,755
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $19,451

Here:	$19,451
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 51
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lyon County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $530 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marshall, Tracy, Minneota, Cottonwood, Balaton, Russell, Lynd, Ghent, Taunton, Garvin.

2005 air pollution in Lyon County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.068 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Lincoln County , Murray County , Pipestone County , Redwood County , Yellow Medicine County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lyon County: Countryside Golf Club (A), Green Valley (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lyon County include: Zion Church (A), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (B), Swan Lake Church (C), Hemnes Church (D), Church of Saint Mary (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Eloi Cemetery (1), Saint Edwards Cemetery (2), Saint Clotilde Cemetery (3), Hemnes Cemetery (4), Trinity Cemetery (5), Amiret Cemetery (6), Tracy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Island Lake (A), Lady Slipper Lake (B), Mitchell Slough (C), Brauner Lake (D), Cottonwood Lake (E), Long Lake (F), West Twin Lake (G), Lone Tree Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: South Branch Yellow Medicine River (A), Mud Creek (B), Threemile Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lyon County include: Camden State Park (1), Grandview State Wildlife Management Area (2), Hope State Wildlife Management Area (3), Nyroca Flats State Wildlife Management Area (4), Vallers State Wildlife Management Area (5), Greenhead State Wildlife Management Area (6), Wayside Rest Park (7), Westerheim Pioneer Cemetery Historical Marker (8), Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Amiret Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.5%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 2,194
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,150 (34% naturalized citizens)

Lyon County:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,392
• One, attached: 107
• Two: 254
• 3 or 4: 374
• 5 to 9: 428
• 10 to 19: 539
• 20 or more: 929
• Mobile homes: 271
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Lyon County with a mortgage: 3,276 (321 second mortgage, 368 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,034

Here:	61.7% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Lyon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 162 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/13/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 9 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lyon County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 98% 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 87.6 miles away from Lyon County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from Lyon County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,017 (76%) Carpooled: 1,483 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 131 (1%) Taxi: 48 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 25 (0%) Walked: 752 (6%) Other means: 50 (0%) Worked at home: 693 (5%)

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,117 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)

Lyon County:	0.17%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

4.11% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($18,677 average AGI)
2.57% relocated from other states ($15,231 average AGI)

Lyon County:	2.57%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Redwood County, MN	0.42% ($25,025 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.36% ($51,941)
from Yellow Medicine County, MN	0.35% ($21,939)
from Lincoln County, MN	0.23% ($29,909)
from Murray County, MN	0.23% ($33,682)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.21% ($27,250)
from Pipestone County, MN	0.18% ($22,882)

7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.61% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($19,710 average AGI)
3.00% relocated to other states ($17,232 average AGI)

Lyon County:	3.00%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Hennepin County, MN	0.69% ($19,697 average AGI)
to Yellow Medicine County, MN	0.36% ($26,441)
to Redwood County, MN	0.34% ($25,515)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.31% ($20,733)
to Lincoln County, MN	0.29% ($42,929)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.25% ($39,333)
to Murray County, MN	0.21% ($37,150)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,309 (3,827 aged, 482 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: 19,908 (5,235 male householders, 1,108 female householders)

  5,455 spouses, 7,479 children (6,973 natural, 217 adopted, 289 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 109 other relatives, 289 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,259 (1,455 male householders (1,044 living alone)), 1,880 female householders (1,656 living alone)), 924 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,258 (390 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,845 2-persons, 1,233 3-persons, 1,317 4-persons, 640 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,700 1-person, 490 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

92.2% of residents of Lyon County speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (14% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $128,942,000 ($5220 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,284,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,625,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,737,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,357,000
Federal grants: $25,347,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,569,000 ($26,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,306,000 ($1,024,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,961,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,607,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,013,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-67 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.6

Here:	4.0
State:	3.7

58% of Lyon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Minnesota.

Lyon County:	57.7%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 19119
• Northeast: 190
• Midwest: 3658
• South: 486
• West: 770

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,800

Here:	21.8%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	1.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	3.9%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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