Renville County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (19.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.1%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Renville County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 8,548	(49.8%)
Females: 8,606	(50.2%)

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Renville County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,598
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$381
State:	$645

Renville County:	$120,067
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $167,225

Here:	$167,225
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,761

Here:	$93,761
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $114,408

Here:	$114,408
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,949

Here:	$65,949
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,218

Here:	$194,218
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $33,655

Here:	$33,655
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 67
• Thefts: 142
• Auto thefts: 38

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 158
• Auto thefts: 27

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Renville County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Olivia, Renville, Fairfax, Bird Island, Hector, Birchwood Village, Buffalo Lake, Sacred Heart, Danube, Franklin.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Chippewa County , Kandiyohi County , McLeod County , Meeker County , Nicollet County , Redwood County , Sibley County , Yellow Medicine County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Renville County: School Number 1 (A), School Number 10 (B), School Number 13 (C), School Number 135 (D), School Number 20 (E), School Number 28 (F), School Number 97 (G), Danube (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Renville County include: Finnish Church (A), Fort Ridgely and Dale Church (B), Mission Covenant Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Palmyra Church (F), Palmyra American Church (G), Opdal Church (H), Swedlanda Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Vicksburg Cemetery (2), Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery (3), Finnish Cemetery (4), Saint Andrews Cemetery (5), Theile - Schafer Grave Site (6), Swetlanda Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Allie, Lake (A), Beckendorf Lake (B), Boon Lake (C), Mud Lake (D), Phare Lake (E), Hodgson Lake (F), Preston Lake (G), Davis Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Hawk Creek (B), Timms Creek (C), Sacred Heart Creek (D), Echo Creek (E), Yellow Medicine River (F), Threemile Creek (G), Smith Creek (H), Birch Coulee Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Renville County include: Lake Allie Park (1), Battle of Birch Coulee Historical Marker (2), Birch Coulee Battlefield State Historic Site (3), Dysband State Wildlife Managaement Area (4), Joseph R Brown Wayside Park (5), Renville County Park (6), Morton Pioneer Monuments Wayside Park (7), Morton Redwood Ferry Wayside Park (8), Morton Wayside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.8%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 367
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 352 (28% naturalized citizens)

Renville County:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,280
• One, attached: 82
• Two: 80
• 3 or 4: 84
• 5 to 9: 167
• 10 to 19: 183
• 20 or more: 113
• Mobile homes: 424

Housing units in Renville County with a mortgage: 2,064 (188 second mortgage, 199 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,942

Here:	51.5% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Renville 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 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/24/2003, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $15 million in damages.

Renville County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 97% 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 85.0 miles away from Renville County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,001 (73%) Carpooled: 902 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (1%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 428 (5%) Other means: 31 (0%) Worked at home: 737 (9%)

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,213 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.15% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($23,278 average AGI)
1.22% relocated from other states ($7,935 average AGI)

Renville County:	1.22%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Kandiyohi County, MN	0.69% ($19,956 average AGI)
from McLeod County, MN	0.60% ($31,590)
from Redwood County, MN	0.49% ($33,531)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.26% ($28,353)
from Sibley County, MN	0.17% ($23,091)
from Stearns County, MN	0.15% ($18,100)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,195 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($25,886 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($5,309 average AGI)

Renville County:	1.66%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to McLeod County, MN	0.76% ($40,784 average AGI)
to Redwood County, MN	0.69% ($41,891)
to Kandiyohi County, MN	0.66% ($30,500)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.54% ($34,139)
to Hidalgo County, TX	0.27% ($17,500)
to Stearns County, MN	0.21% ($21,571)
to Lyon County, MN	0.19% ($27,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,304 (3,038 aged, 266 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,357 (4,042 male householders, 563 female householders)

  4,055 spouses, 5,207 children (4,892 natural, 96 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 55 other relatives, 245 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,433 (1,023 male householders (884 living alone)), 1,131 female householders (1,049 living alone)), 279 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 364 (322 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,146 2-persons, 861 3-persons, 882 4-persons, 483 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,933 1-person, 184 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

92.6% of residents of Renville County speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $113,483,000 ($6795 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $860,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,304,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,003,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,589,000
Federal grants: $22,995,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,448,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,145,000 ($289,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,888,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,323,000
Federal Government insurance: $141,783,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	4.7
State:	3.7

70% of Renville County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Minnesota.

Renville County:	69.8%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 14505
• Northeast: 93
• Midwest: 1216
• South: 518
• West: 406

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Here:	13.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	12.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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