Steele County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.2%), Educational,health and social services (16.4%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Steele County, Minnesota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Steele County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 16,625	(49.4%)
Females: 17,055	(50.6%)

Steele County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$50,914
Minnesota:	$52,024

Steele County	$172,204
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 125
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 65
• Thefts: 99
• Auto thefts: 12

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Steele County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $599 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $754 a month.

Cities in this county include: Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Medford, Ellendale.

Neighboring counties: Dodge County , Freeborn County , Mower County , Rice County , Waseca County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Steele County: River View Campground (A), Meriden (B), Bixby (C), Blooming Prairie Country Club (D), Straight River North Bound Rest Area (E), Straight River South Bound Rest Area (F), Hidden Creek Golf Club (G), Hope Oak Knoll Camp Ground (H), Pratt (I), Havana Hills Golf Course (J), Hope (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Medford Outlet Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Steele County include: Aurora Church (A), Moland Church (B), Pontoppidan Lutheran Church (C), Countryside Church (D), Holy Trinity Catholic Church (E), Zion Church (F), Christ Community Covenant Church (G), Litomysl Church (H), Saint Paul Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Holy Trinity Cemetery (1), Crane Creek Cemetery (2), Trinity Cemetery (3), Saint Ansgars Cemetery (4), Thompson Cemetery (5), First Lutheran Cemetery (6), Dania Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver Lake (A), Lonergan Lake (B), Oak Glen Lake (C), Rice Lake (D), Fosilen Lake (E), Moonan Marsh (F), Rice Lake (G), Rickert Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Turtle Creek (A), Medford Creek (B), Crane Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Steele County include: Aurora State Wildlife Management Area (1), Minnesota State Schools Historical Marker (2), Minnesota Canneries Historical Marker (3), Oak Glen State Wildlife Management Area (4), Geology of the Rice Lake Area Historical Marker (5), Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area (6), Pogones State Wildlife Management Area (7), Rice Lake State Park (8), Somerset State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Hope Post Office (A), Bixby Post Office (B), Meriden Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 1,184
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,188 (33% naturalized citizens)

Steele County:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,190
• One, attached: 336
• Two: 545
• 3 or 4: 347
• 5 to 9: 269
• 10 to 19: 474
• 20 or more: 563
• Mobile homes: 582

Housing units in Steele County with a mortgage: 5,625 (717 second mortgage, 982 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,483

Steele County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 47 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,221 (80%) Carpooled: 1,963 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 43 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 60 (0%) Walked: 513 (3%) Other means: 108 (1%) Worked at home: 937 (5%)

6.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,453 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.56% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($26,223 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($13,230 average AGI)

Steele County:	1.98%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Rice County, MN	0.94% ($32,919 average AGI)
from Waseca County, MN	0.50% ($31,847)
from Dodge County, MN	0.36% ($36,098)
from Dakota County, MN	0.34% ($46,959)
from Freeborn County, MN	0.33% ($35,833)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.29% ($33,878)
from Mower County, MN	0.25% ($33,222)

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($25,466 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($12,960 average AGI)

Steele County:	2.04%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Rice County, MN	0.56% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Waseca County, MN	0.50% ($31,917)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.45% ($42,569)
to Freeborn County, MN	0.38% ($30,291)
to Dakota County, MN	0.31% ($34,978)
to Dodge County, MN	0.30% ($50,953)
to Blue Earth County, MN	0.29% ($24,488)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,024 (4,550 aged, 474 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,515 (7,640 male householders, 1,415 female householders)

  7,753 spouses, 10,617 children (9,903 natural, 259 adopted, 455 stepchildren), 206 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 174 other relatives, 492 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,541 (1,684 male householders (1,321 living alone)), 2,079 female householders (1,839 living alone)), 778 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 624 (313 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,929 2-persons, 1,791 3-persons, 2,013 4-persons, 918 5-persons, 268 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,160 1-person, 481 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

7,263 married couples with children.
1,694 single-parent households (486 men, 1,208 women).

93.0% of residents of Steele County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,453,000 ($3909 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,765,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,450,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,525,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,644,000
Federal grants: $20,800,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,895,000 ($4,160,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,139,000 ($224,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,258,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,388,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,977,000

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 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: 4.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.1
State:	3.7

59% of Steele County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Minnesota.

Steele County:	58.5%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 25698
• Northeast: 423
• Midwest: 4396
• South: 965
• West: 807

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,800

Here:	12.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	3.5%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	26.2%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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