Martin County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (20.2%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Martin County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 10,639	(48.8%)
Females: 11,163	(51.2%)

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Martin County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,231
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$331
State:	$645

Martin County:	$119,479
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $161,713

Here:	$161,713
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $186,048

Here:	$186,048
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $134,869

Here:	$134,869
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $53,206

Here:	$53,206
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,220

Here:	$116,220
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $28,798

Here:	$28,798
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Martin County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $730 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fairmont, Truman, Sherburn, Trimont, Welcome, Ceylon, Granada, Northrop, Dunnell, Ormsby.

Neighboring counties: Blue Earth County , Faribault County , Emmet County, Iowa , Jackson County , Kossuth County, Iowa , Watonwan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Martin County: Fox Lake Golf Club (A), Flying Goose Campgrounds (B), Dawsons Lakeside Campgrounds (C), Rolling Green Fairways (D), Rose Lake Golf Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Martin County include: Fraser Zion Lutheran Church (A), Horicon Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Brainard Church (D), Cedar Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), East Chain Church (G), Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (H), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery (1), Lone Cedar Cemetery (2), Saint James Cemetery (3), True Farm Cemetery (4), Tenhassen Cemetery (5), Teitje Farm Cemetery (6), First Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Temperance Lake (A), Little Hall Lake (B), Creek Lake (C), Big Twin Lake (D), Bright Lake (E), Buffalo Lake (F), Canright Lake (G), Watkins Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Fork Elm Creek (A), Rooney Run (B), Fourmile Creek (C), Cedar Creek (D), Mink Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Martin County include: East Chain State Wildlife Management Area (1), Perch Creek State Wildlife Management Area (2), Dunnell Wayside (3), Luedtke State Wildlife Management Area (4), Jaycee Park (5), Ceylon Wayside (6), Ceylon State Wildlife Management Areas (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.9%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 492
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 298 (40% naturalized citizens)

Martin County:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,990
• One, attached: 106
• Two: 272
• 3 or 4: 234
• 5 to 9: 286
• 10 to 19: 256
• 20 or more: 318
• Mobile homes: 338

Housing units in Martin County with a mortgage: 3,159 (366 second mortgage, 440 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,449

Here:	56.3% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Martin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Martin 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 94.3 miles away from Martin County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,400 (79%) Carpooled: 945 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Taxi: 61 (1%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 63 (1%) Walked: 409 (4%) Other means: 36 (0%) Worked at home: 688 (6%)

3.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.93%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.41% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($18,692 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($14,117 average AGI)

Martin County:	1.52%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Faribault County, MN	0.34% ($26,448 average AGI)
from Blue Earth County, MN	0.26% ($37,318)
from Jackson County, MN	0.25% ($20,667)
from Watonwan County, MN	0.16% ($17,429)
from Dakota County, MN	0.12% ($26,500)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.12% ($26,700)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.53% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($22,763 average AGI)
2.26% relocated to other states ($11,797 average AGI)

Martin County:	2.26%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Blue Earth County, MN	0.54% ($28,255 average AGI)
to Faribault County, MN	0.37% ($22,500)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.32% ($28,000)
to Emmet County, IA	0.23% ($22,300)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.22% ($24,737)
to Watonwan County, MN	0.18% ($103,375)
to Nicollet County, MN	0.17% ($17,533)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,630 (4,179 aged, 451 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,091 (5,162 male householders, 941 female householders)

  5,151 spouses, 6,230 children (5,784 natural, 108 adopted, 338 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 59 other relatives, 319 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,231 (1,279 male householders (1,114 living alone)), 1,680 female householders (1,594 living alone)), 272 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 480 (413 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,090 2-persons, 1,188 3-persons, 1,090 4-persons, 516 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,708 1-person, 237 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

96.2% of residents of Martin County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,876,000 ($6077 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,661,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,783,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,159,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,951,000
Federal grants: $17,498,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,968,000 ($266,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,518,000 ($233,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $976,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,468,000
Federal Government insurance: $100,178,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.94 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.3
State:	3.7

65% of Martin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Minnesota.

Martin County:	64.9%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 16501
• Northeast: 153
• Midwest: 3840
• South: 419
• West: 538

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,200

Here:	12.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	5.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	9.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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