McLeod County, Minnesota (MN)

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County population in July 2007: 37,220 (53% urban, 47% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,558
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,891

% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

Land area: 492 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in McLeod County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 82%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in McLeod County, Minnesota:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Hispanic (3.6%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,055
County population in 2003: 35,810
Jobs in 2003: 18,568

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Total labor force in 2004: 20,288
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

McLeod County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,430 ($45,953 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $191,172 ($104,800 in 2000)

McLeod County:	$191,172
Minnesota:	$213,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $521 (lower quartile is $402, upper quartile is $662)

This county:	$521
State:	$645

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,505
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $370

Institutionalized population: 327

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in McLeod County Minnesota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,148 (1.1%)

McLeod County household income distribution in 2007

McLeod County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 236 1990 to 1994: 159 1985 to 1989: 84 1980 to 1984: 97 1975 to 1979: 74 1970 to 1974: 27 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 101

Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

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

McLeod County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in McLeod County
Average size of farms: 266 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $82160
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $231.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68380
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93747
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.52%
Corn for grain: 97019 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3756 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 96487 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4114 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 55 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Computer and electronic products (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Food (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Computer and electronic products (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

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

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

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

Mexico (61%)
Germany (6%)
Canada (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Korea (4%)
India (4%)
Laos (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in McLeod County:

German (57%)
Norwegian (8%)
Swedish (4%)
Irish (4%)
Polish (4%)
United States or American (4%)
Czech (3%)

McLeod County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in McLeod County, Minnesota

298 people in nursing homes
62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
43 people in other group homes
34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
8 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,103.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in McLeod County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in McLeod County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McLeod County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.53
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13492.68
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 898.040
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32575.3

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1520.360
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 868
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16.38

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52.91
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65.51

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16.38

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,418

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,650

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

Deaths: 1,486

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

Net international migration: +157

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

Net internal migration: +472

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

Population growth in McLeod County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 406
1995 to 1998: 1,238
1990 to 1994: 935
1980 to 1989: 1,895
1970 to 1979: 2,464
1960 to 1969: 1,639
1950 to 1959: 1,389
1940 to 1949: 743
1939 or earlier: 3,378

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McLeod County, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 112 3 rooms: 165 4 rooms: 685 5 rooms: 1,915 6 rooms: 1,938 7 rooms: 1,965 8 rooms: 1,724 9+ rooms: 2,054

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McLeod County, Minnesota:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 301 3 rooms: 709 4 rooms: 1,027 5 rooms: 440 6 rooms: 125 7 rooms: 144 8 rooms: 46 9+ rooms: 66

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in McLeod County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 214 2 bedrooms: 2,074 3 bedrooms: 5,210 4 bedrooms: 2,443 5+ bedrooms: 592

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McLeod County:
	no bedroom: 48 1 bedroom: 909 2 bedrooms: 1,398 3 bedrooms: 366 4 bedrooms: 126 5+ bedrooms: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in McLeod County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 197 1 vehicle: 2,241 2 vehicles: 5,391 3 vehicles: 2,045 4 vehicles: 498 5+ vehicles: 186

Cars and other vehicles available in McLeod County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 402 1 vehicle: 1,552 2 vehicles: 754 3 vehicles: 148 4 vehicles: 24 5+ vehicles: 11

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Electricity (4%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) No fuel used (4%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 774

Here:	17.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 162

Here:	7.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 143

Here:	13.3%
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 (Noninst.)

McLeod County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,354,000
Charges - All Other: $2,118,000
Solid Waste Management: $824,000

Regular Highways: $151,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $5,076,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $7,997,000
Police Protection: $3,886,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,689,000

Regular Highways: $2,589,000

Financial Administration: $1,733,000

Health Services - Other: $1,570,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $827,000

Natural Resources - Other: $820,000

Central Staff Services: $704,000

General Public Buildings: $441,000

General - Other: $359,000

Parks & Recreation: $348,000

Corrections - Other: $337,000

Libraries: $130,000
General - Interest on Debt: $548,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,132,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,680,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,325,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,514,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $974,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,527,000
Interest Earnings: $397,000

Special Assessments: $98,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $358,000
General - Other: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,171,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,163,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,981,000
Public Welfare: $4,995,000

All Other: $3,203,000
Tax - Property: $9,497,000
NEC: $114,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,952,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

McLeod County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)