Wadena County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.8%), Manufacturing (15.8%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Wadena County, Minnesota:

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

Males: 6,785	(49.5%)
Females: 6,928	(50.5%)

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Wadena County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,305
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$330
State:	$645

Wadena County:	$121,956
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $149,340

Here:	$149,340
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,990

Here:	$112,990
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $199,781

Here:	$199,781
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,949

Here:	$75,949
State:	$204,358

Mobile homes: $34,375

Here:	$34,375
State:	$34,666

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $112,500

Here:	$112,500
State:	$94,976

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 7

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wadena County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wadena, Menahga, Sebeka, Verndale, Nimrod, Aldrich.

Neighboring counties: Becker County , Cass County , Hubbard County , Otter Tail County , Todd County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wadena County: Knob Hill Campground (A), Leaf River (B), Andersons Crossing Campground (C), Terrace Country Club (D), Central (E), Shell City Campground (F), Bullard Bluff Campsite (G), Huntersville Forest Campground (H), Frames Landing Campground (I), Little Round Hill Campground (J), Sweeney Ford (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wadena County include: Leaf River Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), Wing River Tabernacle (C), Zion Church (D), Hope Chapel (E), Covenant Church (F), Meadow Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alajoki Cemetery (1), Saint Huberts Cemetery (2), Saint Fredericks Cemetery (3), Mantyla Cemetery (4), Finnish Cemetery (5), Montrose Cemetery (6), Red Eye Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bill Lake (A), Lovejoy Lake (B), Blueberry Lake (C), Twin Lakes (D), Burgen Lake (E), Jim Cook Lake (F), Yaeger Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Redeye River (A), Wing River (B), Hayden Creek (C), Little Swamp Creek (D), Stocking Creek (E), Blueberry River (F), Farnham Creek (G), Leaf River (H), Partridge River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wadena County include: Dry Sand Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Strike Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2), Cottingham Park (3), Huntersville Park (4), McGivern Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.8%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 569
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 133 (74% naturalized citizens)

Wadena County:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,791
• One, attached: 46
• Two: 77
• 3 or 4: 214
• 5 to 9: 153
• 10 to 19: 105
• 20 or more: 233
• Mobile homes: 641
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 74

Housing units in Wadena County with a mortgage: 1,272 (124 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,130

Here:	53.0% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Wadena County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/8/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $500,000 in damages.

Wadena County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 98% 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 78.3 miles away from Wadena County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,310 (74%) Carpooled: 699 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 57 (1%) Bicycle: 14 (0%) Walked: 243 (4%) Other means: 34 (1%) Worked at home: 474 (8%)

6.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.30% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($13,601 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($5,495 average AGI)

Wadena County:	1.38%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Todd County, MN	0.80% ($17,650 average AGI)
from Hubbard County, MN	0.58% ($28,034)
from Otter Tail County, MN	0.54% ($32,630)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.48% ($-105,333)
from Crow Wing County, MN	0.40% ($30,350)

8.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,175 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.25%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.55% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($23,730 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($5,445 average AGI)

Wadena County:	1.70%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Otter Tail County, MN	1.14% ($29,207 average AGI)
to Todd County, MN	0.67% ($20,853)
to Hubbard County, MN	0.53% ($29,963)
to Becker County, MN	0.47% ($25,375)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.47% ($29,417)
to Crow Wing County, MN	0.39% ($29,450)
to Cass County, ND	0.39% ($23,650)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,158 (2,775 aged, 383 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,286 (3,010 male householders, 632 female householders)

  3,035 spouses, 4,090 children (3,719 natural, 163 adopted, 208 stepchildren), 100 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 52 other relatives, 254 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,977 (798 male householders (659 living alone)), 964 female householders (915 living alone)), 215 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 450 (360 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,756 2-persons, 691 3-persons, 619 4-persons, 391 5-persons, 120 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,574 1-person, 169 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

94.5% of residents of Wadena County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,576,000 ($6659 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,368,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,738,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,089,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,050,000
Federal grants: $27,630,000
Federal procurement contracts: $744,000 ($115,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,325,000 ($647,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $935,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,837,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,410,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.0
State:	3.7

62% of Wadena 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, 78% lived in Minnesota.

Wadena County:	62.2%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 11043
• Northeast: 99
• Midwest: 1631
• South: 258
• West: 502

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,900

Here:	4.8%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	5.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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