Rock 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 (21.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.0%), Manufacturing (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Rock County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 4,802	(49.4%)
Females: 4,919	(50.6%)

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Rock County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,131
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$381
State:	$645

Rock County:	$136,528
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $165,716

Here:	$165,716
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,018

Here:	$219,018
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $169,461

Here:	$169,461
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,194

Here:	$115,194
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,170

Here:	$198,170
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $58,672

Here:	$58,672
State:	$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $450,000

Here:	$450,000
State:	$94,976

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rock County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Luverne, Hills, Beaver Creek, Hardwick, Magnolia, Steen, Kenneth.

Neighboring counties: Minnehaha County, South Dakota , Murray County , Moody County, South Dakota , Nobles County , Pipestone County , Lyon County, Iowa .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rock County: Luverne Country Club (A), Verne Drive Inn Theatre (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rock County include: Rose Dell Church (A), Palisades Church (B), Blue Mound Church (C), Blue Mound Wayside Chapel (D), Ebenezer Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kenneth Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Ashwood Cemetery (3), Springwater Cemetery (4), Rose Dell Cemetery (5), Flowerfield Cemetery (6), Restlawn Memorial Gardens (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: South Mound Creek Pool (A), North Mound Creek Pool (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Norwegian Creek (A), Little Beaver Creek (B), Elk Creek (C), Champepadan Creek (D), Ash Creek (E), Poplar Creek (F), Pipestone Creek (G), Mound Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rock County include: Blue Mounds State Park (1), Schoeman Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Kanaranzi Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.5%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (54% naturalized citizens)

Rock County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,350
• One, attached: 74
• Two: 97
• 3 or 4: 114
• 5 to 9: 149
• 10 to 19: 95
• 20 or more: 165
• Mobile homes: 91
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Rock County with a mortgage: 1,197 (88 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 989

Here:	54.8% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Rock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/25/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Rock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from Rock County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,395 (70%) Carpooled: 652 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 268 (6%) Other means: 15 (0%) Worked at home: 481 (10%)

4.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,444 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.94%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.79% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($11,725 average AGI)
3.15% relocated from other states ($18,719 average AGI)

Rock County:	3.15%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.21% ($27,548 average AGI)
from Nobles County, MN	0.49% ($32,353)
from Pipestone County, MN	0.38% ($20,769)

5.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,764 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.70%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.06% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($11,663 average AGI)
3.64% relocated to other states ($23,101 average AGI)

Rock County:	3.64%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Minnehaha County, SD	1.72% ($34,217 average AGI)
to Nobles County, MN	0.37% ($30,308)
to Pipestone County, MN	0.29% ($25,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,966 (1,791 aged, 175 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,296 (2,429 male householders, 308 female householders)

  2,458 spouses, 2,919 children (2,686 natural, 76 adopted, 157 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 23 other relatives, 68 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,192 (456 male householders (390 living alone)), 655 female householders (649 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 233 (183 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,391 2-persons, 487 3-persons, 469 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,039 1-person, 68 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

96.5% of residents of Rock County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,309,000 ($5774 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $874,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,131,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,877,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,952,000
Federal grants: $8,872,000
Federal procurement contracts: $460,000 ($12,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,018,000 ($252,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $742,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,454,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,318,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	4.6
State:	3.7

69% of Rock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Minnesota.

Rock County:	68.5%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 5740
• Northeast: 79
• Midwest: 3279
• South: 180
• West: 273

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,800

Here:	6.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	7.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	18.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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