County population in 2014: 15,515 (31% urban, 69% rural); it was 16,815 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,595 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,540 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,336 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,445 (it was 1,338 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
27%
Land area: 880 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Redwood County: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,038 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $925 (1.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 11.8%
(9.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.6% for Black residents, 36.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.1% for American Indian residents, 64.5% for other race residents, 7.1% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 10.7%
Redwood County:
10.7%
Minnesota:
10.2%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.6% for Black residents, 32.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.1% for American Indian residents, 54.0% for other race residents, 5.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 43 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 43 years old, American Indian residents: 22 years old, Asian residents: 20 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 11 years old, Other race residents: 9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Redwood County is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.
Current college students: 303 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 119 (75% naturalized citizens)
Redwood County:
0.7%
Whole state:
5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 16
1990 to 1994: 24
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 7
1975 to 1979: 24
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 16
1965 to 1969: 17
Note: State values scaled to Redwood County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,952
One, attached: 78
Two: 108
3 or 4: 163
5 to 9: 129
10 to 19: 184
20 or more: 284
Mobile homes: 332
Housing units in Redwood County with a mortgage: 1,860 (148 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,961
Here:
48.7% with mortgage
State:
74.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Redwood County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
5,007
20
Catholic
4,432
9
Evangelical Protestant
3,407
20
Other
2
1
None
3,211
-
Redwood County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Redwood County:
3.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Redwood County:
3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
7.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Redwood County:
7.7%
Minnesota:
6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
Redwood County:
27.2%
State:
25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.6%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Redwood County:
Average size of farms: 455 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $184,048 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $250.57 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.67% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $153,249 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.30% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $108,372 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.31% Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.22 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.50% Corn for grain: 228750 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 2875 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 230610 harvested acres Vegetables: 9,800 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Redwood County-area historical earthquake activity is above Minnesota state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from Redwood County center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 101.5 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 206.9 miles away from the county center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 215.6 miles away from the county center On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 124.0 miles away from Redwood County center On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 166.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 01, 2011 to July 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4009: July 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4009, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1982: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1982, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1900: April 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1900, Natural disaster type: Flood
Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3310: March 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 3310, Natural disaster type: Flood
Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1175: April 08, 1997, FEMA Id: 1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Redwood County (15) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Management occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Laos (22%)
Canada (17%)
France (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Germany (8%)
Korea (6%)
Thailand (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Redwood County (%):
German (56%)
Norwegian (14%)
United States or American (4%)
Irish (3%)
Swedish (3%)
English (2%)
Danish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,822 (72%)
Carpooled: 830 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 82 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (0%)
Walked: 468 (6%)
Other means: 72 (1%)
Worked at home: 744 (9%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Redwood County, Minnesota in 2000:
343 people in nursing homes
89 people in homes for the mentally retarded
40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Redwood County, Minnesota in 2010:
246 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
109 people in group homes intended for adults
16 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
2 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $54,212.
4.61% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,446 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.61%
Minnesota average:
6.51%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.52% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($19,723 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($7,723 average AGI)
Redwood County:
1.09%
Minnesota average:
1.96%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.35% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,318 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.35%
Minnesota average:
6.71%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($20,723 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($10,595 average AGI)
Redwood County:
1.50%
Minnesota average:
2.16%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Births per 1000 population in Redwood County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Redwood County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 1.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Redwood County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Redwood County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Redwood County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,381 (3,052 aged, 329 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 254 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Redwood County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (299)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (160)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (114)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (69)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (64)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.17 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,771 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 185 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,882
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 974 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,454 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 31
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,686
In family households: 13,086 (3,378 male householders, 897 female householders)
3,481 spouses, 4,575 children (4,264 natural, 117 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 139 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 93 other relatives, 310 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,600 (1,068 male householders (923 living alone)), 1,237 female householders (1,141 living alone)), 295 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 373 (264 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,170 2-persons, 804 3-persons, 657 4-persons, 387 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.
3,459 married couples with children.
824 single-parent households (228 men, 596 women).
97.1% of residents of Redwood County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $110,634,000 ($6,829 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,911,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,294,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,186,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,787,000 Federal grants: $21,163,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,145,000 ($163,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $8,058,000 ($4,188,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,302,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,632,000 Federal Government insurance: $108,717,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,077
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,094
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +7
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -758
Here:
-47 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Redwood County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
3.7
Year house built
2014 or later: 37
2010 to 2013: 93
2000 to 2009: 450
1990 to 1999: 543
1980 to 1989: 528
1970 to 1979: 1,121
1960 to 1969: 650
1950 to 1959: 856
1940 to 1949: 659
1939 or earlier: 2,323
Note: State values scaled to Redwood population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Redwood County, Minnesota
Note: State values scaled to Redwood County population
no vehicle: 161
1 vehicle: 1,505
2 vehicles: 2,391
3 vehicles: 919
4 vehicles: 266
5+ vehicles: 94
no vehicle: 209
1 vehicle: 670
2 vehicles: 309
3 vehicles: 120
4 vehicles: 21
5+ vehicles: 9
69% of Redwood County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Minnesota.
Redwood County:
69.4%
State average:
58.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,556
Northeast: 104
Midwest: 1,526
South: 213
West: 249
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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