Wilkin County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	25%

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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:

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

Races in Wilkin County, Minnesota:

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

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

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Wilkin County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

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

This county:	$330
State:	$645

Wilkin County:	$120,159
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $148,898

Here:	$148,898
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,141

Here:	$163,141
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $208,045

Here:	$208,045
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $46,630

Here:	$46,630
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,373

Here:	$132,373
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $30,992

Here:	$30,992
State:	$34,666

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

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

Here:	5.1%
Minnesota:	7.8%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

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

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

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.

Wilkin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 93% 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 49.9 miles away from Wilkin County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 45.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.4 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: 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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.0
State:	3.7

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

Here:	15.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	2.1%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	14.3%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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