Pennington County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (18.2%), Retail trade (16.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pennington County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 6,705	(49.4%)
Females: 6,879	(50.6%)

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Pennington County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,528
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$372
State:	$645

Pennington County:	$110,713
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $139,999

Here:	$139,999
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,823

Here:	$153,823
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $312,963

Here:	$312,963
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,302

Here:	$91,302
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,371,735

Here:	$2,371,735
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $27,734

Here:	$27,734
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pennington County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thief River Falls, St. Hilaire, Goodridge.

Neighboring counties: Beltrami County , Clearwater County , Marshall County , Polk County , Red Lake County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Pennington County include: Rosindhall Church (A), Reiner Church (B), Bethania Church (C), Black River Church (D), Oak Ridge Church (E), Oak Park Church (F), Clara Church (G), Telemarken Church (H), Nazareth Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hegland Cemetery (1), Saint Hilaire Cemetery (2), Little Oak Cemetery (3), Star Cemetery (4), Rux Cemetery (5), Riverside Cemetery (6), Lanstad Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Goose Lake (A), Goose Lake Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pennington County: Higinbotham State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.1%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 795
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: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 224 (33% naturalized citizens)

Pennington County:	1.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,936
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 183
• 3 or 4: 126
• 5 to 9: 188
• 10 to 19: 322
• 20 or more: 345
• Mobile homes: 888
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Pennington County with a mortgage: 1,459 (98 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,149

Here:	55.9% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Pennington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,062 (77%) Carpooled: 882 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 54 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Taxi: 30 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (0%) Walked: 178 (3%) Other means: 20 (0%) Worked at home: 308 (5%)

6.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.32% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($15,929 average AGI)
2.58% relocated from other states ($10,448 average AGI)

Pennington County:	2.58%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Marshall County, MN	0.66% ($27,229 average AGI)
from Polk County, MN	0.55% ($22,724)
from Roseau County, MN	0.49% ($19,192)
from Red Lake County, MN	0.36% ($20,474)
from Cass County, ND	0.30% ($23,750)
from Grand Forks County, ND	0.28% ($35,733)
from Beltrami County, MN	0.26% ($20,357)

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,902 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.76% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($21,958 average AGI)
1.98% relocated to other states ($8,944 average AGI)

Pennington County:	1.98%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Marshall County, MN	0.87% ($47,826 average AGI)
to Roseau County, MN	0.49% ($26,462)
to Polk County, MN	0.47% ($18,560)
to Clay County, MN	0.43% ($23,739)
to Beltrami County, MN	0.40% ($13,476)
to Grand Forks County, ND	0.38% ($23,450)
to Red Lake County, MN	0.34% ($29,278)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,374 (2,090 aged, 284 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,853 (2,974 male householders, 592 female householders)

  2,964 spouses, 3,850 children (3,559 natural, 81 adopted, 210 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 63 other relatives, 233 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,289 (870 male householders (698 living alone)), 1,069 female householders (937 living alone)), 350 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 442 (223 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,685 2-persons, 748 3-persons, 691 4-persons, 306 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,635 1-person, 274 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.0% of residents of Pennington County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 40% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $94,695,000 ($6991 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,162,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,070,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,777,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,316,000
Federal grants: $26,104,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,666,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,761,000 ($374,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $957,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,102,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,155,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	3.8
State:	3.7

61% of Pennington 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, 68% lived in Minnesota.

Pennington County:	60.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 10239
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 2176
• South: 276
• West: 465

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Here:	7.7%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.8%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	4.5%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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