Mille Lacs County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.2%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.3%), Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 11,052	(49.5%)
Females: 11,278	(50.5%)

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Mille Lacs County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$40,833
Minnesota:	$52,024

Mille Lacs County	$153,182
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 132
• Thefts: 440
• Auto thefts: 77

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 140
• Thefts: 394
• Auto thefts: 63

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mille Lacs County is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Cities in this county include: Princeton, Milaca, Onamia, Isle, Vineland, Foreston, Wahkon, Pease, Bock.

2005 air pollution in Mille Lacs County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.0 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 27 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Aitkin County , Benton County , Crow Wing County , Isanti County , Kanabec County , Morrison County , Sherburne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Galloway Youth Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Mille Lacs County include: Opstead Church (A), Zion Church (B), Sharon Church (C), West Branch Church (D), Estes Brook Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Chase Brook Cemetery (1), Crosier Cemetery (2), Holy Cross Cemetery (3), Sacred Heart Cemetery (4), Foster Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Tamarac Lake (A), Cranberry Lake (B), Black Bass Lake (C), Mille Lacs Lake (D), Warren Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Rice Lake (G), Fog Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Prairie Brook (A), Mike Drew Brook (B), Robinson Brook (C), Washburn Brook (D), Bogus Brook (E), Estes Brook (F), Tibbetts Brook (G), Black Brook (H), Vondell Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mille Lacs County include: Mille Lacs State Wildlife Management Area (1), Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (2), Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (3), Kunkel State Wildlife Management Area (4), Father Hennepin State Park (5), Whitefish Lake State Wildlife Management (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 536
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 236 (58% naturalized citizens)

Mille Lacs County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,340
• One, attached: 203
• Two: 166
• 3 or 4: 167
• 5 to 9: 213
• 10 to 19: 218
• 20 or more: 475
• Mobile homes: 1,482
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 203

Housing units in Mille Lacs County with a mortgage: 2,455 (328 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,336

Mille Lacs County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/18/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused $2 million in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,851 (75%) Carpooled: 1,538 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 29 (0%) Walked: 424 (4%) Other means: 60 (1%) Worked at home: 613 (6%)

8.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,263 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.57%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.57% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($33,225 average AGI)
1.00% relocated from other states ($4,038 average AGI)

Mille Lacs County:	1.00%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Sherburne County, MN	1.54% ($42,644 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	1.12% ($39,245)
from Anoka County, MN	0.93% ($51,591)
from Isanti County, MN	0.44% ($32,786)
from Benton County, MN	0.41% ($34,436)
from Wright County, MN	0.41% ($28,128)
from Kanabec County, MN	0.33% ($33,613)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,101 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.09% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($27,291 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($5,810 average AGI)

Mille Lacs County:	1.37%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Sherburne County, MN	0.87% ($41,134 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.63% ($28,322)
to Anoka County, MN	0.49% ($49,913)
to Benton County, MN	0.47% ($23,568)
to Isanti County, MN	0.46% ($46,442)
to Stearns County, MN	0.43% ($23,100)
to Crow Wing County, MN	0.35% ($23,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,864 (4,223 aged, 641 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,743 (4,954 male householders, 1,071 female householders)

  4,941 spouses, 6,844 children (6,308 natural, 152 adopted, 384 stepchildren), 180 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 158 other relatives, 440 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,070 (1,258 male householders (998 living alone)), 1,365 female householders (1,229 living alone)), 447 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 517 (470 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,806 2-persons, 1,124 3-persons, 1,177 4-persons, 615 5-persons, 186 6-persons, 117 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,227 1-person, 341 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

94.9% of residents of Mille Lacs County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $152,859,000 ($6095 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,205,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,012,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,661,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,910,000
Federal grants: $33,643,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,531,000 ($114,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,102,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $843,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,403,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,763,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+121 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.05 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Here:	3.8
State:	3.7

59% of Mille Lacs County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.

Mille Lacs County:	58.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 18663
• Northeast: 146
• Midwest: 2188
• South: 378
• West: 655

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,400

Here:	10.9%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	4.6%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	14.5%
Minnesota:	24.6%