McLeod County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.9%), Educational,health and social services (16.6%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in McLeod County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 17,304	(49.6%)
Females: 17,594	(50.4%)

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McLeod County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$54,430
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$521
State:	$645

McLeod County:	$195,376
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $242,384

Here:	$242,384
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,788

Here:	$200,788
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $185,087

Here:	$185,087
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $236,631

Here:	$236,631
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,094

Here:	$151,094
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $35,295

Here:	$35,295
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: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 64
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 92
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McLeod County is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $832 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hutchinson, Glencoe, Winsted, Lester Prairie, Brownton, Silver Lake, Stewart, Plato, Biscay.

Neighboring counties: Carver County , Meeker County , Renville County , Sibley County , Wright County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in McLeod County: Piepenburg Campground (A), Lake Marion Campground (B), Shadowbrooke Golf Course (C), Henrys Corner (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in McLeod County include: Faith Church (A), Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Zion Church (C), Church of God (D), Swedish Church (E), Saint Matthews Church (F), Saint Matthew Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Acoma Cemetery (1), Saint Boniface Cemetery (2), Trinity Cemetery (3), Township Cemetery (4), Swedish Lutheran Cemetery (5), Lutheran Cemetery (6), Saint Anastasia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swan Lake (A), Addie, Lake (B), Allen, Lake (C), Bakers Lake (D), Barber Lake (E), Todd, Lake (F), Tomlinson Lake (G), Bear Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Otter Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), McCuen Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in McLeod County include: Piepenburg County Park (1), Prieve State Wildlife Management Area (2), Hutchinson State Wildlife Management Area (3), Lake Marion County Park (4), Buffalo Creek County Park (5), Penn State Wildlife Management Area (6), Halva Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (7), Kujas Lake State Wildlife Management Area (8), Glencoe Fort Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.3%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 1,188
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 784 (47% naturalized citizens)

McLeod County:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,055
• One, attached: 577
• Two: 393
• 3 or 4: 277
• 5 to 9: 499
• 10 to 19: 603
• 20 or more: 888
• Mobile homes: 793
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in McLeod County with a mortgage: 5,412 (645 second mortgage, 902 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,356

Here:	69.7% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

McLeod County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/19/1951, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

McLeod County-area historical earthquake activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 99% 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 37.8 miles away from McLeod County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,290 (78%) Carpooled: 2,021 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 74 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 47 (0%) Walked: 635 (3%) Other means: 60 (0%) Worked at home: 1,074 (6%)

7.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.70% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($26,895 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($9,946 average AGI)

McLeod County:	1.84%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Hennepin County, MN	0.99% ($38,579 average AGI)
from Carver County, MN	0.90% ($39,397)
from Meeker County, MN	0.51% ($31,933)
from Wright County, MN	0.49% ($30,352)
from Sibley County, MN	0.46% ($29,806)
from Renville County, MN	0.35% ($40,784)
from Stearns County, MN	0.19% ($28,185)

6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.88% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($28,466 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($10,823 average AGI)

McLeod County:	1.56%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Hennepin County, MN	0.72% ($32,769 average AGI)
to Carver County, MN	0.62% ($48,337)
to Meeker County, MN	0.46% ($45,299)
to Wright County, MN	0.44% ($40,857)
to Stearns County, MN	0.34% ($28,000)
to Sibley County, MN	0.31% ($26,591)
to Renville County, MN	0.27% ($31,590)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,464 (4,997 aged, 467 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,564 (8,093 male householders, 1,364 female householders)

  8,086 spouses, 10,945 children (10,239 natural, 184 adopted, 522 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 200 brothers or sisters, 147 parents, 150 other relatives, 413 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,854 (1,878 male householders (1,382 living alone)), 2,143 female householders (1,982 living alone)), 833 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 480 (331 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,126 2-persons, 1,922 3-persons, 2,055 4-persons, 933 5-persons, 327 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,364 1-person, 529 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

93.7% of residents of McLeod County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $138,710,000 ($3833 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,747,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,568,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,060,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,543,000
Federal grants: $18,895,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,285,000 ($47,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,358,000 ($389,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,981,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $33,518,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,686,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

61% of McLeod County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Minnesota.

McLeod County:	61.4%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 29127
• Northeast: 257
• Midwest: 2959
• South: 772
• West: 896

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,800

Here:	17.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	7.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	13.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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