Steele County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 31,82386.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,9998.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,1953.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4601.2%Asian alone
  • 3911.1%Two or more races
  • 1200.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 100.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 60.02%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $213,348

Here:	$213,348
State:	$296,404

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,111

Here:	$219,111
State:	$232,732

In 2-unit structures: $144,816

Here:	$144,816
State:	$259,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $167,599

Here:	$167,599
State:	$225,601

Mobile homes: $28,631

Here:	$28,631
State:	$67,064

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,240 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,373 (1.3%)

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: Hancock County, Maine , Brookings County, South Dakota , Fillmore County , Kingsbury County, South Dakota , Mower County , Murray County .

Current college students: 1,184
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,793 (57.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2172010 or later
• 3942000 to 2009
• 7641990 to 1999
• 2281980 to 1989
• 481970 to 1979
• 125Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,979
• One, attached: 643
• Two: 442
• 3 or 4: 323
• 5 to 9: 251
• 10 to 19: 598
• 20 to 49: 696
• 50 or more: 447
• Mobile homes: 445

Housing units in Steele County with a mortgage: 6,997 (175 second mortgage, 808 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,301

Religion statistics for Steele County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Steele County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to September 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4290: November 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 4290, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1717: August 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 1717, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1569: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1569, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.46% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,761 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.94% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($30,321 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($11,440 average AGI)

Steele County:	1.51%
Minnesota average:	2.11%

from Rice County, MN	0.72% ($39,782 average AGI)
from Waseca County, MN	0.38% ($38,190)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.32% ($41,286)
from Freeborn County, MN	0.31% ($44,298)
from Olmsted County, MN	0.31% ($40,213)
from Dodge County, MN	0.29% ($49,386)
from Mower County, MN	0.22% ($48,147)

5.73% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,927 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.35% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($33,347 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($11,580 average AGI)

Steele County:	1.37%
Minnesota average:	2.17%

to Rice County, MN	0.67% ($41,806 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.46% ($42,729)
to Waseca County, MN	0.38% ($35,780)
to Dakota County, MN	0.31% ($44,729)
to Olmsted County, MN	0.31% ($51,667)
to Freeborn County, MN	0.29% ($48,773)
to Dodge County, MN	0.28% ($44,302)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Steele County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,289 (2,211 living alone), Female householders: 6,658 (2,195 living alone)

• 8,015 spouses (7,963 opposite-sex spouses), 907 unmarried partners, (888 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,842 children (10,322 natural, 225 adopted, 295 stepchildren), 658 grandchildren, 155 brothers or sisters, 176 parents, 0 foster children, 192 other relatives, 719 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 546

Size of family households: 4,937 2-persons, 1,771 3-persons, 1,821 4-persons, 793 5-persons, 253 6-persons, 224 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,400 1-person, 539 2-persons, 134 3-persons, 41 4-persons.

6,646 married couples with children.
1,883 single-parent households (347 men, 1,536 women).

91.9% of residents of Steele speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $137,453,000 ($3,909 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Steele County, Minnesota
• 2422014 or later
• 2762010 to 2013
• 1,9312000 to 2009
• 1,8441990 to 1999
• 1,4421980 to 1989
• 2,4911970 to 1979
• 1,5391960 to 1969
• 1,7921950 to 1959
• 6571940 to 1949
• 3,4711939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Steele County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Steele County, Minnesota
• 01 room
• 272 rooms
• 423 rooms
• 7294 rooms
• 1,3865 rooms
• 2,0596 rooms
• 1,6617 rooms
• 1,9618 rooms
• 3,4009+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Steele County, Minnesota
• 971 room
• 2712 rooms
• 8973 rooms
• 8904 rooms
• 7595 rooms
• 4556 rooms
• 637 rooms
• 988 rooms
• 1279+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Steele County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Steele County, Minnesota
• 0no bedroom
• 2021 bedroom
• 1,5732 bedrooms
• 5,2313 bedrooms
• 3,3044 bedrooms
• 9465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Steele County, Minnesota
• 96no bedroom
• 1,1751 bedroom
• 1,4012 bedrooms
• 7663 bedrooms
• 1564 bedrooms
• 565+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Steele County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Steele County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 193no vehicle
• 2,1791 vehicle
• 4,9362 vehicles
• 2,6783 vehicles
• 9714 vehicles
• 3335+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Steele County in renter-occupied apartments
• 762no vehicle
• 1,8411 vehicle
• 7842 vehicles
• 2413 vehicles
• 244 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

86.3% of Steele County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Minnesota.

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

• This state: 28,372
• Other state: 6,899
• Northeast: 293
• Midwest: 4,401
• South: 1,353
• West: 862

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 360
• Number of aged recipients: 40
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 320
• Number of recipients under 18: 70
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 231
• Number of recipients older than 64: 59
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 123
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 155