Waseca County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Waseca County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 10,199	(52.2%)
Females: 9,327	(47.8%)

Waseca County:	2.6 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$46,866
Minnesota:	$52,024

Waseca County	$147,627
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 47
• Thefts: 49
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 94
• Auto thefts: 4

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Waseca County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $557 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waseca, Janesville, New Richland, Waldorf.

Neighboring counties: Blue Earth County , Faribault County , Freeborn County , Le Sueur County , Rice County , Steele County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Waseca County: Otisco (A), Lakeside Country Club (B), Kieslers Campground (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Waseca County include: Le Sueur River Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Blooming Grove Church (C), North Waseca Church (D), Vista Lutheran Church (E), Vista Evangelical Covenant Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), Saint Jarlath Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Vivian Cemetery (1), Saint Jarlath Cemetery (2), Vista Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery (3), Vista Covenant Church Cemetery (4), Iosco Cemetery (5), Alma City Cemetery (6), Saint Anns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Toners Lake (A), Lakeview Lake (B), Buffalo Lake (C), Hayes Lake (D), Knutsen Lake (E), Lilly Lake (F), Reeds Lake (G), Reese Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Iosco Creek (A), Boot Creek (B), Silver Creek (C), Little Le Sueur River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Waseca County include: Moonan State Wildlife Management Area (1), Kanne State Wildlife Management Area (2), Findley State Wildlife Management Area (3), Saint Olaf Lake Park (4), Lakeview Park (5), Teal State Wildlife Management Area (6), Waseca State Wildlife Management Area (7), Senn-Rich State Wildlife management Area (8), Mueller State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Otisco Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.4%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 582
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 261 (39% naturalized citizens)

Waseca County:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,830
• One, attached: 173
• Two: 145
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 168
• 10 to 19: 296
• 20 or more: 336
• Mobile homes: 315
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Waseca County with a mortgage: 3,048 (402 second mortgage, 263 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,419

Waseca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 47 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,523 (78%) Carpooled: 1,162 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 85 (1%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 300 (3%) Other means: 26 (0%) Worked at home: 552 (6%)

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,392 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.84% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($25,914 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($7,478 average AGI)

Waseca County:	1.42%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Blue Earth County, MN	1.35% ($31,870 average AGI)
from Steele County, MN	0.97% ($31,917)
from Le Sueur County, MN	0.46% ($24,500)
from Rice County, MN	0.46% ($31,382)
from Nicollet County, MN	0.36% ($29,148)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.31% ($44,478)
from Freeborn County, MN	0.27% ($31,500)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,583 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.69% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($25,908 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($7,673 average AGI)

Waseca County:	1.66%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Blue Earth County, MN	1.05% ($36,949 average AGI)
to Steele County, MN	0.97% ($31,847)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.62% ($28,783)
to Le Sueur County, MN	0.40% ($29,400)
to Freeborn County, MN	0.38% ($24,929)
to Nicollet County, MN	0.38% ($27,357)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.24% ($36,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,959 (2,703 aged, 256 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,658 (4,296 male householders, 716 female householders)

  4,215 spouses, 5,780 children (5,267 natural, 153 adopted, 360 stepchildren), 134 grandchildren, 126 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 78 other relatives, 270 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,419 (1,046 male householders (843 living alone)), 997 female householders (917 living alone)), 376 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,449 (1,354 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,224 2-persons, 1,001 3-persons, 1,096 4-persons, 484 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,760 1-person, 222 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

3,909 married couples with children.
884 single-parent households (265 men, 619 women).

96.2% of residents of Waseca County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (8% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,323,000 ($5829 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,922,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,885,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,240,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,802,000
Federal grants: $13,118,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,430,000 ($17,112,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,848,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $904,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,274,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,784,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	4.1
State:	3.7

61% of Waseca County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Minnesota.

Waseca County:	60.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 15467
• Northeast: 155
• Midwest: 2212
• South: 628
• West: 738

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,800

Here:	11.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	3.5%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	10.6%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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