Rice County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.8%), Manufacturing (18.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Rice County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	32.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 28,583	(50.4%)
Females: 28,082	(49.6%)

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Rice County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$57,626
Minnesota:	$55,802

Rice County:	$224,632
Minnesota:	$213,600

This county:	$578
State:	$645

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 159
• Auto thefts: 29

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 114
• Thefts: 117
• Auto thefts: 24

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rice County is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $803 a month.

Cities in this county include: Faribault, Northfield, Lonsdale, Morristown, Dundas, Nerstrand.

Neighboring counties: Dakota County , Dodge County , Goodhue County , Le Sueur County , Scott County , Steele County , Waseca County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Camp Muskoday (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Rice County include: Prairieville Church (A), North Grove Church (B), Christdala Church (C), Little Prairie Church (D), Trondjem Church (E), Church of the Annunciation (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Solor Church (H), Valley Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Calvary Hill Cemetery (2), Calvary Cemetery (3), Denison Cemetery (4), Rolling Green Cemetery (5), Forest Cemetery (6), Richland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Crystal Lake (A), Twin Lakes (B), Union Lake (C), Cody Lake (D), Cannon Lake (E), Caron Lake (F), Metogga Lake (G), Cedar Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Mud Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Mackenzie Creek (C), Rush Creek (D), Falls Creek (E), Devil Creek (F), Waterville Creek (G), Knowles Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rice County include: Thomas Anderson Veblen and Kari Bunde Veblen Farmstead (1), Nerstrand Big Woods State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.9%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 6,359
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,697 (26% naturalized citizens)

Rice County:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,376
• One, attached: 674
• Two: 638
• 3 or 4: 510
• 5 to 9: 484
• 10 to 19: 814
• 20 or more: 1,170
• Mobile homes: 1,370
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Rice County with a mortgage: 8,050 (1,108 second mortgage, 1,133 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,856

Here:	73.8% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Rice County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,337 (71%) Carpooled: 3,438 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 161 (1%) Taxi: 39 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 239 (1%) Walked: 2,797 (10%) Other means: 173 (1%) Worked at home: 1,401 (5%)

7.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.25%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($389 average AGI)

Rice County:	0.28%
Minnesota average:	0.12%

5.15% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($32,334 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($10,176 average AGI)

Rice County:	1.83%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Dakota County, MN	1.57% ($56,985 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.79% ($53,848)
from Scott County, MN	0.46% ($44,919)
from Steele County, MN	0.37% ($31,675)
from Le Sueur County, MN	0.25% ($37,792)
from Goodhue County, MN	0.22% ($34,125)
from Ramsey County, MN	0.22% ($42,043)

7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,790 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)

Rice County:	0.08%
Minnesota average:	0.04%

4.99% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($23,824 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($10,788 average AGI)

Rice County:	2.02%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Dakota County, MN	1.00% ($37,780 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.82% ($31,474)
to Steele County, MN	0.63% ($32,919)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.33% ($26,718)
to Scott County, MN	0.27% ($33,322)
to Le Sueur County, MN	0.26% ($35,464)
to Goodhue County, MN	0.16% ($45,486)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,232 (6,450 aged, 782 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: 43,069 (11,030 male householders, 2,399 female householders)

  11,232 spouses, 16,191 children (14,796 natural, 498 adopted, 897 stepchildren), 321 grandchildren, 258 brothers or sisters, 164 parents, 379 other relatives, 1,095 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,885 (2,734 male householders (2,093 living alone)), 2,759 female householders (2,406 living alone)), 1,392 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,711 (1,987 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,502 2-persons, 2,777 3-persons, 3,010 4-persons, 1,430 5-persons, 480 6-persons, 230 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,499 1-person, 760 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

90.6% of residents of Rice County speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $238,083,000 ($3941 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,963,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $103,549,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,161,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,523,000
Federal grants: $67,240,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,899,000 ($5,848,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,711,000 ($2,152,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,886,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,616,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,366,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+35 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

53% of Rice County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Minnesota.

Rice County:	53.4%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 40511
• Northeast: 1507
• Midwest: 7202
• South: 1847
• West: 2598

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $132,800

Here:	16.4%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	6.8%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	80.4%
Minnesota:	24.6%