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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.6%), Educational,health and social services (17.3%), Retail trade (12.5%), Construction (10.1%).
Detached houses: $226,125Here:$226,125State:$247,637 Townhouses or other attached units: $210,959Here:$210,959State:$193,158 In 2-unit structures: $277,763Here:$277,763State:$233,138 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,633Here:$167,633State:$214,201 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $425,834Here:$425,834State:$177,950 Mobile homes: $50,199Here:$50,199State:$34,666 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,827Here:$26,827State:$94,976
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.8% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.0%
McCain (Republican): 58.3% Obama (Democratic): 40.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,254 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,975 (1.0%)
Area name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wright County is $705 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $855 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1119 a month.
Cities in this county include: Buffalo, St. Michael, Monticello, Otsego, Delano, Albertville, Rockford, Cokato, Annandale, Howard Lake.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.072 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Wright County: Enfield East Bound Rest Area (A), Whispering Pines Golf Course (B), Schroeder Park Campground (C), Albion Ridges Golf Course (D), McGrath School (E), McClelland School (F), Happy Corner (G), Happy Hills Camp (H), Cokato Country Club (I), Silver Springs Golf Course (J), Collinwood Regional Park Campground (K), Cokato Lake Campgrounds (L), Olsons Campground (M), Carlson's Orchard (N), Apple Jack Orchards (O), Breezy Hills (P), Countryside Apple Farms (Q), Deer Lake Orchard (R), Fall Harvest Orchard (S), Honey Bee Apple Orchard (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wright County include: Monticello Covenant Church (A), Community United Methodist Church (B), Crow River Church (C), Finnish Church (D), French Lake Church (E), Grace Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Saint Marks Church (H), Saint Marys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Timothy Cemetery (1), Lakeside Cemetery (2), Nylunda Cemetery (3), Alamaa Cemetery (4), Sylvan Cemetery (5), Mount Herman Cemetery (6), Albion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake Augusta (A), Bass Lake (B), Beaver Dam Lake (C), Bertram Lake (D), Birch Lake (E), Scott Lake (F), Little Lake (G), Pooles Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Frederick Creek (A), French Creek (B), South Fork Crow River (C), North Fork Crow River (D), Deer Creek (E), Silver Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Sucker Creek (H), Twelvemile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wright County include: Hoglund State Wildlife Management Area (1), Schroeder Park (2), Suconnix State Wildlife Management Area (3), Grass Lake - Stockholm State Wildlife Management Area (4), Cottonwood-Little Lake County Park (5), Veterans Memorial Park (6), Johnson County Park (7), Yager County Park (8), Malardi Lake State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Wright County: Enfield East Bound Rest Area (A), Whispering Pines Golf Course (B), Schroeder Park Campground (C), Albion Ridges Golf Course (D), McGrath School (E), McClelland School (F), Happy Corner (G), Happy Hills Camp (H), Cokato Country Club (I), Silver Springs Golf Course (J), Collinwood Regional Park Campground (K), Cokato Lake Campgrounds (L), Olsons Campground (M), Carlson's Orchard (N), Apple Jack Orchards (O), Breezy Hills (P), Countryside Apple Farms (Q), Deer Lake Orchard (R), Fall Harvest Orchard (S), Honey Bee Apple Orchard (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wright County include: Monticello Covenant Church (A), Community United Methodist Church (B), Crow River Church (C), Finnish Church (D), French Lake Church (E), Grace Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Saint Marks Church (H), Saint Marys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Timothy Cemetery (1), Lakeside Cemetery (2), Nylunda Cemetery (3), Alamaa Cemetery (4), Sylvan Cemetery (5), Mount Herman Cemetery (6), Albion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake Augusta (A), Bass Lake (B), Beaver Dam Lake (C), Bertram Lake (D), Birch Lake (E), Scott Lake (F), Little Lake (G), Pooles Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Frederick Creek (A), French Creek (B), South Fork Crow River (C), North Fork Crow River (D), Deer Creek (E), Silver Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Sucker Creek (H), Twelvemile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wright County include: Hoglund State Wildlife Management Area (1), Schroeder Park (2), Suconnix State Wildlife Management Area (3), Grass Lake - Stockholm State Wildlife Management Area (4), Cottonwood-Little Lake County Park (5), Veterans Memorial Park (6), Johnson County Park (7), Yager County Park (8), Malardi Lake State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Carver County , Hennepin County , McLeod County , Meeker County , Sherburne County , Stearns County .
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Current college students: 2,738 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 960 (49% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.8%
Housing units in Wright County with a mortgage: 16,422 (2,492 second mortgage, 2,704 home equity loan, 119 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,504
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10.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,248 average adjusted gross income)
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($59 average AGI)Wright County:0.03%Minnesota average:0.12% 8.51% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($40,716 average AGI) 1.46% relocated from other states ($7,473 average AGI)Wright County:1.46%Minnesota average:2.24%
7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,516 average adjusted gross income)
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($73 average AGI)Wright County:0.02%Minnesota average:0.04% 5.87% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($32,963 average AGI) 1.51% relocated to other states ($10,480 average AGI)Wright County:1.51%Minnesota average:2.37%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.9
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,133 (8,838 aged, 1,295 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 89.7. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
20,597 spouses, 31,846 children (29,606 natural, 751 adopted, 1,489 stepchildren), 596 grandchildren, 478 brothers or sisters, 286 parents, 485 other relatives, 1,454 non-relatives
Size of family households: 8,876 2-persons, 5,094 3-persons, 5,752 4-persons, 2,830 5-persons, 960 6-persons, 438 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,920 1-person, 1,297 2-persons, 167 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
96.8% of residents of Wright County speak English at home. 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 24% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Wright County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
59% of Wright County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $138,700
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Regular Highways: $928,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General - Other: $1,477,000
Police Protection: $11,081,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,225,000
Regular Highways: $4,602,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,186,000
Financial Administration: $3,321,000
Central Staff Services: $3,024,000
General - Other: $2,696,000
Health - Other: $2,634,000
General Public Buildings: $1,464,000
Parks and Recreation: $913,000
Solid Waste Management: $380,000
Natural Resources - Other: $284,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $276,000
Highways: $567,000
All Other: $165,000
Regular Highways: $328,000
General - Other: $164,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Special Assessments: $1,446,000
Interest Earnings: $1,258,000
Fines and Forfeits: $277,000
Donations From Private Sources: $34,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,585,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,464,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $130,000
Health - Other: $40,000
Highways: $7,568,000
General Local Government Support: $4,398,000
All Other: $2,122,000
Health and Hospitals: $803,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $308,000
Other License: $162,000
Severance: $131,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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