County population in 2016: 15,302 (all rural); it was 15,356 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,076 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,819 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,668 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,139 (it was 1,104 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
27%
Land area: 589 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Sibley County: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (39.1%), Educational, health and social services (14.6%).
Estimated median household income in 2017: $64,470 ($41,458 in 1999)
This county:
$64,470
Minnesota:
$68,388
Median contract rent in 2017 for apartments: $538 (lower quartile is $397, upper quartile is $698)
This county:
$538
State:
$859
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $166,909 (it was $88,000 in 2000)
Sibley:
$166,909
Minnesota:
$224,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,644 - $213,425 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,251 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $463
Institutionalized population: 138
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,751 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,771 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 8.6%
Sibley County:
8.6%
Minnesota:
9.5%
(6.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.9% for Black residents, 27.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.6% for other race residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 41.8 years old
(Males: 40.8 years old, Females: 42.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.2 years old, Black residents: 38.2 years old, American Indian residents: 9.9 years old, Asian residents: 37.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.8 years old, Other race residents: 27.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sibley 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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sibley County: Lake City Country Club (A), Timms Dairy Farm (B), Bushel and Peck Orchard (C), Frontenac Hills Apple Farm (D), Sogn Valley Orchard (E), Valley View Orchard (F), Hay Creek Campground (G), Mount Frontenac Ski Area (H), Mount Frontenac Golf Course (I), Hidden Valley Campgrounds (J), Cannon River Camp (K), Welch Village Ski Area (L), Lake Pepin Rest Area (M), Summit Golf Club (N), Cannon Falls Campground (O), Pahl View Farm (P), Vasa Museum (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sibley County include: Zion Church (A), Gol Lutheran Church (B), Cannon River Church (C), Gol Lutheran Church (D), Dale Church (E), Edisvold Church (F), Grace Church (G), Our Savior's Evangelical Church (H), Saint Ansgar's Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: West Florence Cemetery (1), Oxford Cemetery (2), Belvidere Union Cemetery (3), Wacouta Cemetery (4), Prairie Island Cemetery (5), Cannon River Cemetery (6), Wacouta Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Wood Slough (A), Upper Rattling Springs Lake (B), Upper Clear Lake (C), Twin Lakes (D), Lake Pepin (E), Sharp Muskrat Lake (F), North Lake (G), Lower Rattling Springs Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Gilbert Creek (A), Belle Creek (B), Devlin Creek (C), Clear Creek (D), Butler Creek (E), Bullard Creek (F), Pine Creek (G), Prairie Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sibley County include: Frontenac State Park (1), Gold Star Mothers Park (2), Central Park (3), John Rich Park (4), LaGrange Park (5), Pottery Pond Park (6), Hedin Island Park (7), Pine Island Wayside Park (8), Skyberg Wayside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 370 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 827 (32.5% naturalized citizens)
Sibley County:
5.4%
Whole state:
8.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2282010 or later
2712000 to 2009
1911990 to 1999
801980 to 1989
211970 to 1979
41Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,556
One, attached: 174
Two: 110
3 or 4: 143
5 to 9: 145
10 to 19: 158
20 to 49: 174
50 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 202
Housing units in Sibley County with a mortgage: 2,725 (76 second mortgage, 220 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,045
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
67.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Sibley County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,449
20
Mainline Protestant
3,656
13
Catholic
2,354
7
Other
7
1
None
4,760
-
Sibley 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
Sibley County:
3.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Sibley County:
5.34 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
7.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Sibley County:
6.9%
Minnesota:
6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
Sibley County:
27.6%
State:
25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.2%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Sibley County:
Average size of farms: 352 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $175,079 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $283.51 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.59% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $132,858 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.55% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116,801 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.85% Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.40 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.13% Corn for grain: 130730 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 2958 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 125405 harvested acres Vegetables: 14,896 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Sibley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 5405713.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/29/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sibley County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Minnesota state average. It is 90% 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 116.7 miles away from Sibley County center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 126.6 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 257.6 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 153.8 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 265.1 miles away from Sibley County center On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.3 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, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 20, 2013 to June 26, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4131: July 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4131, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2010 to June 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1921: July 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1921, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Sibley County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Production occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Mexico (54%)
Guatemala (5%)
Somalia (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Russia (2%)
Guyana (2%)
Cuba (2%)
German (60%)
American (4%)
Norwegian (3%)
Irish (2%)
Swedish (2%)
English (1%)
European (1%)
People in group quarters in Sibley County, Minnesota in 2000:
157 people in nursing homes
124 people in religious group quarters
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Sibley County, Minnesota in 2010:
129 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
69 people in other noninstitutional facilities
18 people in group homes intended for adults
9 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
5 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $61,327.
5.24% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,296 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.24%
Minnesota average:
7.10%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.80% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($41,747 average AGI)
0.44% relocated from other states ($3,549 average AGI)
Sibley County:
0.44%
Minnesota average:
2.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.98% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,021 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.98%
Minnesota average:
7.17%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.12% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($32,576 average AGI)
0.87% relocated to other states ($6,445 average AGI)
Sibley County:
0.87%
Minnesota average:
2.17%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,712 (2,440 aged, 272 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 401 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sibley County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (142)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (131)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (121)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (107)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (85)
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (49)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.57 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,357 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 112 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,236
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,339 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 971 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 26
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 20
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,302
In family households: 12,778 (2,322 male householders, 1,811 female householders)
3,408 spouses, 4,385 children (4,006 natural, 140 adopted, 228 stepchildren), 200 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 118 other relatives, 397 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,299 (920 male householders (752 living alone)), 1,019 female householders (900 living alone)), 351 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 222
Size of family households: 2,025 2-persons, 718 3-persons, 761 4-persons, 455 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.
2,576 married couples with children.
820 single-parent households (445 men, 375 women).
90.4% of residents of Sibley speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (15% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 59% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,260,000 ($5,073 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,822,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,792,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,884,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,183,000 Federal grants: $9,783,000 Federal procurement contracts: $715,000 ($38,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,904,000 ($2,341,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,823,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,630,000 Federal Government insurance: $72,496,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,027
Here:
67 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 732
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +127
Here:
+8 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -514
Here:
-34 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.59 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.0
Year house built in Sibley County, Minnesota
772014 or later
1742010 to 2013
7182000 to 2009
6111990 to 1999
5181980 to 1989
7331970 to 1979
5241960 to 1969
7071950 to 1959
3291940 to 1949
2,2051939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sibley County, Minnesota
Cars and other vehicles available in Sibley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
74no vehicle
8261 vehicle
1,9442 vehicles
1,2873 vehicles
4134 vehicles
2555+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sibley County in renter-occupied apartments
159no vehicle
6091 vehicle
3702 vehicles
1253 vehicles
394 vehicles
275+ vehicles
91.0% of Sibley County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Minnesota.
Sibley County:
91.0%
State average:
85.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,433
Other state: 1,953
Northeast: 73
Midwest: 1,096
South: 419
West: 363
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Sibley County
(50.7%)
(49.3%)
, Kingsbury County, South Dakota 
, Pipestone County 
, Wood County, Wisconsin 
, Yellow Medicine County 
0.86% ($34,981 average AGI)
-3 per 1000 residents
