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County population in July 2007: 31,680 (72% urban, 28% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,050
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,592
% of renters here:  24%
State:  25%
Land area: 452 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 70 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

2008 cost of living index in Nicollet County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.9%), Manufacturing (21.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Nicollet County, Minnesota:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  32.6 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Males: 14,836  (49.8%)
Females: 14,935  (50.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,020
County population in 2003: 30,677
Jobs in 2003: 15,199

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Total labor force in 2004: 19,135
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:
Nicollet County:  2.6 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,687 ($46,170 in 1999)
This county:  $54,687
Minnesota:  $55,802

2007 median house/condo value: $200,216 ($113,400 in 2000)
Nicollet County:  $200,216
Minnesota:  $213,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $547 (lower quartile is $429, upper quartile is $668)
This county:  $547
State:  $645

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,571
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $370

Institutionalized population: 620


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 27
  • Thefts: 76
  • Auto thefts: 9

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 23
  • Thefts: 91
  • Auto thefts: 6

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2004 Presidential Election results in Nicollet County Minnesota:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 49.6%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 49.0%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,174 (1.1%)

Nicollet County household income distribution in 2007 Nicollet County home values distribution


Nicollet County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  7.5%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nicollet County is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Mankato, St. Peter, Nicollet, Courtland, Lafayette.

Neighboring counties: Blue Earth County , Brown County , Le Sueur County , Renville County , Sibley County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Nicollet County: North Links Golf Course (A), Camp Norseland (B), Campfire Girls Camp (C), Kettners Landing (D), Brown County Sheriffs Office (E), New Ulm Police Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Nicollet County include: Bernadotte Lutheran Church (A), Brighton Church (B), Norseland Church (C), Zion Church (D), Swan Lake Church (E), Saint Nicholas Church (F), Saint Michael Church (G), Emmanuel Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Loffelmacher Private Cemetery (1), Saint George Catholic Cemetery (2), Courtland Cemetery (3), Middle Lake Catholic Cemetery (4), Trinity Cemetery (5), Anderson Family Cemetery (6), Kern's Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swan Lake (A), Annexstad Lake (B), Middle Lake (C), Oakleaf Lake (D), Overson Lake (E), Peterson Lake (F), Erickson Lake (G), Duck Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Rock Creek (A), Huelskamp Creek (B), Rogers Creek (C), Fritsche Creek (D), Fort Ridgely Creek (E), Swan Lake Outlet (F), Eightmile Creek (G), Little Cottonwood River (H), Barney Fry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Nicollet County include: Old French Cemetery Historical Marker (1), Battle of Fort Ridgely Historical Marker (2), Brown County Veterans Memorial (3), John S Marsh State Monument (4), Glueck Park (5), Traverse Des Sioux Historical Site (6), Traverse Des Sioux Wayside Park (7), Site of Traverse Des Sioux Treaty (8), New Ulm Spring Wayside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Klossner Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.9%
Minnesota:  4.7%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 3,662
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 797 (34% naturalized citizens)

Nicollet County:  2.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 341
  • 1990 to 1994: 160
  • 1985 to 1989: 79
  • 1980 to 1984: 75
  • 1975 to 1979: 29
  • 1970 to 1974: 22
  • 1970 to 1974: 14
  • 1965 to 1969: 77


Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.2%

Nicollet County marital status for males
Nicollet County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,712
  • One, attached: 482
  • Two: 368
  • 3 or 4: 414
  • 5 to 9: 373
  • 10 to 19: 516
  • 20 or more: 647
  • Mobile homes: 721
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Nicollet County with a mortgage: 4,526 (467 second mortgage, 913 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,728

Here:  72.4% with mortgage
State:  74.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Nicollet County
Average size of farms: 352 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $203199
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $257.70
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $164377
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $125256
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.46%
Corn for grain: 107835 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 918 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 101194 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4544 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres

Nicollet County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/29/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 19 people and caused $75 million in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Printing and related support activities (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


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



  • Mexico (27%)
  • Korea (11%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (9%)
  • Laos (7%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • India (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Nicollet County:



  • German (49%)
  • Norwegian (13%)
  • Swedish (7%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • United States or American (4%)
  • English (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)

Nicollet County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 12,664 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 1,425 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 37 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 55 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,455 (9%)
  • Other means: 76 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 825 (5%)

People in group quarters in Nicollet County, Minnesota
  • 1890 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 343 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 175 people in nursing homes
  • 40 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 33 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,620.

11.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.26%
Minnesota average:  7.79%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($78 average AGI)
Nicollet County:  0.14%
Minnesota average:  0.12%

9.02% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($25,106 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($8,159 average AGI)
Nicollet County:  2.10%
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 Blue Earth County, MN  4.43% ($32,262 average AGI)
from Le Sueur County, MN  0.82% ($28,062)
from Brown County, MN  0.47% ($30,291)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.44% ($30,192)
from Sibley County, MN  0.25% ($27,867)
from Waseca County, MN  0.24% ($27,357)
from Dakota County, MN  0.23% ($41,852)


11.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,564 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.14%
Minnesota average:  7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.07% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($27,862 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($7,701 average AGI)
Nicollet County:  2.07%
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  4.29% ($33,623 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.75% ($30,852)
to Le Sueur County, MN  0.67% ($41,785)
to Brown County, MN  0.53% ($30,810)
to Dakota County, MN  0.31% ($41,054)
to Scott County, MN  0.28% ($39,515)
to Ramsey County, MN  0.24% ($50,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6



Births per 1000 population in Nicollet County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0



Deaths per 1000 population in Nicollet County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.0



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Nicollet County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,837 (2,535 aged, 302 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.24
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2348.440
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 55.14
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 7609.720

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1338.820
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 589.990
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12.97

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40.54
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 48.63

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.48


Household type by relationship


Households: 27,216
  • In family households: 22,698 (6,122 male householders, 1,205 female householders)
    6,219 spouses, 8,394 children (7,822 natural, 226 adopted, 346 stepchildren), 113 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 84 parents, 77 other relatives, 403 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,518 (1,571 male householders (1,077 living alone)), 1,749 female householders (1,481 living alone)), 1,198 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,555 (588 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,122 2-persons, 1,616 3-persons, 1,575 4-persons, 727 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,558 1-person, 564 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

94.2% of residents of Nicollet County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,025,000 ($3082 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,917,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,532,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,189,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,443,000
Federal grants: $17,824,000
Federal procurement contracts: $868,000 ($95,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,168,000 ($1,281,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $11,761,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,774,000
Federal Government insurance: $62,751,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,961
Here:  64 per 1000 residents
State:  70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 947
Here:  31 per 1000 residents
State:  38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +224
Here:  +7 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -108
Here:  -4 per 1000 residents
State:  -3 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Nicollet County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.9
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  3.7



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 735
  • 1995 to 1998: 688
  • 1990 to 1994: 721
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,413
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,090
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,179
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,100
  • 1940 to 1949: 651
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,663

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicollet County, Minnesota:
  • 1 room: 18
  • 2 rooms: 27
  • 3 rooms: 114
  • 4 rooms: 479
  • 5 rooms: 1,315
  • 6 rooms: 1,472
  • 7 rooms: 1,366
  • 8 rooms: 1,440
  • 9+ rooms: 1,819


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicollet County, Minnesota:
  • 1 room: 49
  • 2 rooms: 315
  • 3 rooms: 439
  • 4 rooms: 887
  • 5 rooms: 373
  • 6 rooms: 256
  • 7 rooms: 104
  • 8 rooms: 57
  • 9+ rooms: 112


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nicollet County:
  • no bedroom: 18
  • 1 bedroom: 160
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,453
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,659
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,285
  • 5+ bedrooms: 475


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicollet County:
  • no bedroom: 55
  • 1 bedroom: 752
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,171
  • 3 bedrooms: 435
  • 4 bedrooms: 143
  • 5+ bedrooms: 36


Cars and other vehicles available in Nicollet County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 215
  • 1 vehicle: 1,780
  • 2 vehicles: 4,092
  • 3 vehicles: 1,466
  • 4 vehicles: 349
  • 5+ vehicles: 148


Cars and other vehicles available in Nicollet County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 285
  • 1 vehicle: 1,285
  • 2 vehicles: 789
  • 3 vehicles: 148
  • 4 vehicles: 51
  • 5+ vehicles: 34


56% of Nicollet County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Minnesota.

Nicollet County:  55.7%
State average:  58.1%


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

  • This state: 22887
  • Northeast: 350
  • Midwest: 3953
  • South: 836
  • West: 764

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,200


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 (70%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 579
Here:  16.8%
Minnesota:  11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 222
Here:  11.7%
Minnesota:  6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,271
Here:  66.1%
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.)

Nicollet County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $965,000
  • Construction - Financial Administration: $2,883,000
  • Current Operations - Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,300,000
    Regular Highways: $2,164,000
    Police Protection: $1,561,000
    Financial Administration: $1,454,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,149,000
    Health Services - Other: $911,000
    Welfare - Other: $706,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $570,000
    General Public Buildings: $527,000
    Corrections - Other: $519,000
    Solid Waste Management: $476,000
    General - Other: $361,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $293,000
    Parks & Recreation: $50,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $5,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,000
    Libraries: $0
    Gas Utilities: $0
    Electric Utilities: $0
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $310,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $150,000
    Highways: $1,000
    Public Welfare: $0
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,175,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,840,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $335,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,005,000
    Interest Earnings: $678,000
    Special Assessments: $233,000
    Rents: $76,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,705,000
    Financial Administration: $193,000
    General Public Building: $120,000
    Police Protection: $67,000
    Central Staff: $29,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
    Judicial: $1,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,714,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,803,000
    Highways: $3,469,000
    All Other: $912,000
    General Support: $622,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,616,000
    NEC: $45,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $6,857,000


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