Mower County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	25%

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.6%), Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Mower County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 19,008	(49.2%)
Females: 19,595	(50.8%)

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Mower County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$40,476
Minnesota:	$52,024

Mower County	$120,189
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 171
• Auto thefts: 22

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 149
• Auto thefts: 16

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mower County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.

Cities in this county include: Austin, Grand Meadow, Le Roy, Adams, Brownsdale, Lyle, Racine, Rose Creek, Dexter, Waltham.

Neighboring counties: Dodge County , Fillmore County , Freeborn County , Howard County, Iowa , Olmsted County , Mitchell County, Iowa , Steele County , Worth County, Iowa .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mower County: River Bend Campground (A), River Trail Camp (B), Deer Creek Speedway (C), Deer Creek Campground (D), Mousenik Launch Site (E), Chateau Speedway (F), Beaver Trails Campground (G), Ramsey Golf Club (H), Brookside Campground (I), Lansing Corners (J), Highforest East Bound Rest Area (K), Lansing Town Hall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mower County include: Faith Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Austin Christian Fellowship (C), Red Oak Grove Church (D), Bear Creek Church (E), Beautiful Saviors Church (F), Pleasant Valley Church (G), Hoflanda Church (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Little Cedar Cemetery (1), Saint Finbarrs Cemetery (2), Udolpho Cemetery (3), Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (4), Trinity Cemetery (5), Tanner Cemetery (6), Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Louise, Lake (A), Lake Louise (B), Ramsey Mill Pond (C), East Side Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: South Fork Bear Creek (A), Roberts Creek (B), North Branch Upper Iowa River (C), North Fork Bear Creek (D), Rose Creek (E), Woodbury Creek (F), Orchard Creek (G), Turtle Creek (H), Schwerin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mower County include: Lake Louise State Park (1), Red Cedar State Wildlife Management Area (2), Rose State Wildlife Management Area (3), Pine Lawn Park (4), Larson State Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Lansing Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.5%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 1,309
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,393 (29% naturalized citizens)

Mower County:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,668
• One, attached: 218
• Two: 562
• 3 or 4: 463
• 5 to 9: 415
• 10 to 19: 391
• 20 or more: 1,031
• Mobile homes: 499
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Mower County with a mortgage: 6,040 (657 second mortgage, 846 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,027

Mower County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,502 (79%) Carpooled: 1,908 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 284 (2%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 103 (1%) Walked: 657 (4%) Other means: 47 (0%) Worked at home: 833 (5%)

5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,444 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($87 average AGI)

Mower County:	0.10%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

3.11% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($19,572 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($11,784 average AGI)

Mower County:	1.80%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Olmsted County, MN	0.77% ($31,866 average AGI)
from Freeborn County, MN	0.49% ($28,944)
from Steele County, MN	0.28% ($26,775)
from Dodge County, MN	0.23% ($33,471)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.16% ($33,435)
from Fillmore County, MN	0.15% ($33,909)
from Ramsey County, MN	0.12% ($21,353)

5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,936 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($20,988 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($28,947 average AGI)

Mower County:	2.10%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Olmsted County, MN	0.93% ($32,875 average AGI)
to Freeborn County, MN	0.38% ($31,464)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.34% ($37,160)
to Steele County, MN	0.25% ($33,222)
to Blue Earth County, MN	0.19% ($18,429)
to Dodge County, MN	0.18% ($42,963)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.17% ($38,480)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,093 (7,259 aged, 834 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,690 (8,630 male householders, 1,795 female householders)

  8,537 spouses, 10,893 children (9,996 natural, 246 adopted, 651 stepchildren), 267 grandchildren, 269 brothers or sisters, 162 parents, 323 other relatives, 814 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,055 (2,288 male householders (1,815 living alone)), 2,893 female householders (2,730 living alone)), 874 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 858 (603 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,016 2-persons, 1,981 3-persons, 1,921 4-persons, 1,018 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 193 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,545 1-person, 532 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

7,056 married couples with children.
1,971 single-parent households (524 men, 1,447 women).

92.8% of residents of Mower County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $237,484,000 ($6090 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,143,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $105,946,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,616,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,821,000
Federal grants: $40,493,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,748,000 ($2,986,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,859,000 ($3,020,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,157,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,313,000
Federal Government insurance: $100,333,000

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

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

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	3.7
State:	3.7

62% of Mower County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Minnesota.

Mower County:	61.9%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 27268
• Northeast: 292
• Midwest: 7409
• South: 1087
• West: 1041

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Here:	11.7%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	5.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	8.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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