Wilkin County, Minnesota (MN)

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County population in July 2007: 6,418 (49% urban, 51% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,218
Renter-occupied apartments: 534

% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

Land area: 751 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Wilkin County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.5%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Wilkin County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wilkin County, Minnesota:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 3,483	(48.8%)
Females: 3,655	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,368
County population in 2003: 6,949
Jobs in 2003: 2,425

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,765
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:

Wilkin County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,120 ($38,093 in 1999)

This county:	$45,120
Minnesota:	$55,802

2007 median house/condo value: $117,018 ($64,100 in 2000)

Wilkin County:	$117,018
Minnesota:	$213,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $330 (lower quartile is $250, upper quartile is $430)

This county:	$330
State:	$645

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,234
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $271

Institutionalized population: 128

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 38
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 33
Auto thefts: 7

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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilkin County Minnesota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $511 (0.8%)

Wilkin County household income distribution in 2007

Wilkin County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilkin County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Breckenridge, Rothsay, Campbell, Foxhome, Wolverton, Kent, Nashua, Doran, Tenney.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Grant County , Richland County, North Dakota , Otter Tail County , Traverse County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wilkin County: Tenney (A), Braton School (B), Lawndale (C), Everdell (D), Campbell (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wilkin County include: First Lutheran Church (A), Christ Church (B), Meadows Church (C), Sticklestad Church (D), Deerhorn Church (E), Vukku Church (F), Vukka Lutheran Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Vukku Church Cemetery (1), Meadows Cemetery (2), Manston Cemetery (3), McCauleyville Cemetery (4), Sticklestad Cemetery (5), Deerhorn Cemetery (6), Riverside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Breckenridge Lake (A), Lawndale Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Rabbit River (A), Deerhorn Creek (B), Whisky Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wilkin County include: Atherton State Wildlife Management Area (1), Manston State Wildlife Management Area (2), Sunnyside Township State Game Refuge (3), Akron State Wildlife Management Area (4), Rothsay State Wildlife Management Area (5), Fort Abercrombie Historical Marker (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 175
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 49 (37% naturalized citizens)

Wilkin County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 15 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.9%

Wilkin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,351
One, attached: 26
Two: 49
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 94
10 to 19: 45
20 or more: 162
Mobile homes: 282
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Wilkin County with a mortgage: 865 (107 second mortgage, 86 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 698

Here:	55.3% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Wilkin County
Average size of farms: 1025 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $256605
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $186415
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $187060
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.47%
Corn for grain: 39248 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 138356 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 140627 harvested acres

Wilkin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1950, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Construction (14%)
Food (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Wood products (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (20%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Korea (14%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (12%)
Other Northern Europe (10%)
Poland (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilkin County:

German (42%)
Norwegian (29%)
Swedish (4%)
Irish (4%)
United States or American (3%)
English (2%)
Danish (2%)

Wilkin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,631 (77%)
Carpooled: 316 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 138 (4%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 281 (8%)

People in group quarters in Wilkin County, Minnesota

116 people in nursing homes
18 people in other group homes
12 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,720.

5.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.51% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($12,564 average AGI)
3.33% relocated from other states ($20,878 average AGI)
Wilkin County: 3.33%
Minnesota average: 2.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Richland County, ND	1.91% ($36,549 average AGI)
from Otter Tail County, MN	1.27% ($29,941)
from Cass County, ND	0.60% ($44,625)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($72,412 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.69% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($49,403 average AGI)
4.38% relocated to other states ($23,005 average AGI)
Wilkin County: 4.38%
Minnesota average: 2.37%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Otter Tail County, MN	1.46% ($220,625 average AGI)
to Cass County, ND	1.24% ($28,059)
to Richland County, ND	1.21% ($75,303)
to Clay County, MN	0.58% ($28,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Wilkin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Wilkin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wilkin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,273 (1,135 aged, 138 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.74
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23216.39
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2137.380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 67954.01

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1279.040
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1176.120
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 44.1

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54.7
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 58.81

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 29.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,990

In family households: 6,054 (1,651 male householders, 281 female householders)
1,665 spouses, 2,307 children (2,133 natural, 44 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 14 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 936 (365 male householders (278 living alone)), 447 female householders (434 living alone)), 124 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 148 (131 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 848 2-persons, 437 3-persons, 371 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 712 1-person, 87 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

95.4% of residents of Wilkin County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $50,793,000 ($7487 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,653,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,215,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,952,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,904,000
Federal grants: $8,980,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,880,000 ($4,417,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,861,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,026,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,314,000
Federal Government insurance: $89,793,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 413

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 386

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -357

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wilkin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 176
1990 to 1994: 122
1980 to 1989: 237
1970 to 1979: 469
1960 to 1969: 344
1950 to 1959: 364
1940 to 1949: 339
1939 or earlier: 1,004

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkin County, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 144 5 rooms: 508 6 rooms: 371 7 rooms: 365 8 rooms: 394 9+ rooms: 380

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkin County, Minnesota:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 75 3 rooms: 126 4 rooms: 131 5 rooms: 55 6 rooms: 72 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 15 9+ rooms: 20

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilkin County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 55 2 bedrooms: 386 3 bedrooms: 1,019 4 bedrooms: 604 5+ bedrooms: 154

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkin County:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 183 2 bedrooms: 204 3 bedrooms: 79 4 bedrooms: 32 5+ bedrooms: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 540 2 vehicles: 963 3 vehicles: 497 4 vehicles: 115 5+ vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkin County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 126 1 vehicle: 248 2 vehicles: 126 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 3 5+ vehicles: 4

64% of Wilkin 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, 46% lived in Minnesota.

Wilkin County:	64.2%
State average:	58.1%

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

This state: 4751
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 2021
South: 105
West: 151

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Electricity (13%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (45%) Electricity (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) No fuel used (3%) Other fuel (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 141

Here:	15.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	14.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Wilkin County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $785,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $4,246,000
Natural Resources - Other: $81,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,619,000
Welfare - Other: $1,427,000

Health Services - Other: $676,000

Financial Administration: $651,000

Police Protection: $583,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $420,000

Natural Resources - Other: $306,000

Central Staff Services: $292,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $236,000

Solid Waste Management: $234,000

General - Other: $223,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $144,000

General Public Buildings: $121,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $92,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $70,000

Corrections - Other: $50,000

Libraries: $41,000

Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $117,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $40,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $238,000
Special Assessments: $177,000

Interest Earnings: $115,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $41,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,703,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,098,000
General Support: $1,168,000

Public Welfare: $1,056,000

All Other: $397,000
Tax - Property: $2,783,000
NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,839,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Wilkin County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)