Martin County, Minnesota (MN)

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County population in 2005: 21,002 (47% urban, 53% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,014
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,053

% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

Land area: 709 sq. mi.
Water area: 20.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Martin County, Minnesota:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,315
County population in 2003: 21,203
Jobs in 2003: 10,428

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Total labor force in 2004: 11,759
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Martin County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,440 ($34,810 in 2000)

This county	$38,440
Minnesota:	$52,024

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,702

Martin County	$104,702
Minnesota:	$198,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $342
Institutionalized population: 376
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Martin County in 2000: $677

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Martin County Minnesota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $605 (1.0%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 67
1990 to 1994: 98
1985 to 1989: 52
1980 to 1984: 29
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 11
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 33

Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

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

Martin County marital status for males

Martin County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Martin County
Average size of farms: 443 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $260786
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $265.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.14%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $233594
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $196624
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.49%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.15%
Corn for grain: 202456 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 87 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 175797 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3449 harvested acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (8%)
Machinery (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (41%)
Korea (12%)
Vietnam (8%)
Germany (6%)
Canada (6%)
India (5%)
Laos (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Martin County:

German (52%)
Norwegian (12%)
Swedish (6%)
English (5%)
Irish (5%)
Polish (3%)
United States or American (3%)

Martin County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Martin County, Minnesota

286 people in nursing homes
66 people in homes for the mentally retarded
40 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
22 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,184.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Martin County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Martin County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Martin County

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

Households: 21,322

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.

4,124 married couples with children.
1,038 single-parent households (246 men, 792 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,209

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

Deaths: 1,253

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

Net international migration: +29

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

Net internal migration: -762

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

Population growth in Martin County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 233
1990 to 1994: 241
1980 to 1989: 796
1970 to 1979: 1,524
1960 to 1969: 776
1950 to 1959: 1,658
1940 to 1949: 1,013
1939 or earlier: 3,509

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Martin County, Minnesota:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 35
3 rooms: 131
4 rooms: 620
5 rooms: 1,319
6 rooms: 1,485
7 rooms: 1,291
8 rooms: 988
9 or more rooms: 1,141

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martin County, Minnesota:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 257
3 rooms: 355
4 rooms: 507
5 rooms: 393
6 rooms: 208
7 rooms: 146
8 rooms: 99
9 or more rooms: 72

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Martin County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 244
2 bedrooms: 1,662
3 bedrooms: 3,327
4 bedrooms: 1,463
5 or more bedrooms: 312

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Martin County:

no bedroom: 39
1 bedroom: 615
2 bedrooms: 797
3 bedrooms: 420
4 bedrooms: 130
5 or more bedrooms: 52

Cars and other vehicles available in Martin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 237
1 vehicle: 2,031
2 vehicles: 3,126
3 vehicles: 1,136
4 vehicles: 376
5 or more vehicles: 108

Cars and other vehicles available in Martin County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 413
1 vehicle: 1,066
2 vehicles: 404
3 vehicles: 123
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 17

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (67%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (51%)
Electricity (23%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 329

Here:	12.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 80

Here:	5.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 35

Here:	9.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Martin County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,204,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,240,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,385,000
Police Protection: $1,846,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,006,000

Financial Administration: $715,000

Natural Resources - Other: $657,000

Central Staff Services: $611,000

Libraries: $559,000

Corrections - Other: $373,000

General Public Buildings: $317,000

General - Other: $227,000

Solid Waste Management: $198,000

Parks & Recreation: $43,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $70,000
General - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Welfare: $1,730,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,285,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $990,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,090,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $185,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $616,000
Interest Earnings: $363,000

Special Assessments: $286,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,935,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,168,000
All Other: $747,000

General Support: $740,000

Public Welfare: $79,000
Tax - Property: $6,222,000
NEC: $27,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,200,000

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