Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	25%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Manufacturing (18.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 5,490	(49.5%)
Females: 5,590	(50.5%)

Yellow Medicine County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,737
Minnesota:	$55,802

This county:	$341
State:	$645

Yellow Medicine County:	$116,293
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $147,039

Here:	$147,039
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,499

Here:	$109,499
State:	$220,268

In 2-unit structures: $37,811

Here:	$37,811
State:	$280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,535

Here:	$94,535
State:	$204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,758

Here:	$87,758
State:	$190,214

Mobile homes: $58,427

Here:	$58,427
State:	$34,666

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 35
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	3.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yellow Medicine County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $602 a month.

Cities in this county include: Granite Falls, Canby, Clarkfield, Wood Lake, Hanley Falls, Echo, Porter, St. Leo, Hazel Run.

Neighboring counties: Chippewa County , Deuel County, South Dakota , Lac qui Parle County , Lincoln County , Lyon County , Redwood County , Renville County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Yellow Medicine County: The Crossings (A), Granite Falls Golf Club (B), Canby Triangle Park Campground (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Yellow Medicine County include: Antelope Hills Church (A), Rock Valley Church (B), Indian Church (C), Bergen Church (D), Pejuhutazizi Church (E), Swede Home Church (F), Stony Run Church (G), Saint Luke's Lutheran Church (H), Saint Lucas Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hillcrest Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Saint Andrews Cemetery (3), Swenson Cemetery (4), Swede Home Cemetery (5), Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery (6), Camp Release Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Curtis Lake (A), Miller Lake (B), Cedar Lake (C), Highbank Lake (D), Lone Tree Lake (E), Wood Lake (F), Kvistid Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Spring Creek (A), Hazel Creek (B), Stony Run Creek (C), Wood Lake Creek (D), Canby Creek (E), Lazarus Creek (F), Cobb Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Yellow Medicine County include: Annuity Center Historical Marker (1), State Line Wayside Park (2), Battle of Wood Lake September 23 1862 Historical Marker (3), Posen State Wildlife Management Area (4), Big Rock State Wildlife Management Area (5), Stokke State Wildlife Management Area (6), Manuel Labor School Historical Marker (7), Stony Run State Wildlife Management Area (8), Miller-Richter State Wildlife Management Ar (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
Minnesota:	7.8%

Current college students: 405
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 136 (47% naturalized citizens)

Yellow Medicine County:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,177
• One, attached: 42
• Two: 61
• 3 or 4: 87
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 192
• 20 or more: 82
• Mobile homes: 167
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Yellow Medicine County with a mortgage: 1,151 (113 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,303

Here:	46.9% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Yellow Medicine County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/25/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $20 million in damages.

Yellow Medicine County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 96% 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 66.8 miles away from Yellow Medicine County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.1 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 89.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.1 miles away from Yellow Medicine County center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.4 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: 3,875 (75%) Carpooled: 509 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 292 (6%) Other means: 12 (0%) Worked at home: 460 (9%)

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,955 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.12% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($20,498 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($13,457 average AGI)

Yellow Medicine County:	1.87%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from Lyon County, MN	0.84% ($26,441 average AGI)
from Chippewa County, MN	0.49% ($21,450)
from Lac qui Parle County, MN	0.32% ($34,077)
from Swift County, MN	0.30% ($28,583)

7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.14% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($18,980 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($9,935 average AGI)

Yellow Medicine County:	2.02%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to Chippewa County, MN	0.80% ($24,333 average AGI)
to Lyon County, MN	0.80% ($21,939)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.63% ($23,769)
to Redwood County, MN	0.39% ($24,750)
to Cass County, ND	0.24% ($19,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,517 (2,317 aged, 200 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,099 (2,551 male householders, 442 female householders)

  2,573 spouses, 3,278 children (3,010 natural, 85 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 31 other relatives, 135 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,644 (618 male householders (528 living alone)), 830 female householders (761 living alone)), 196 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 337 (264 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,475 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 305 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,289 1-person, 126 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

96.2% of residents of Yellow Medicine County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $81,206,000 ($7675 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $470,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,124,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,542,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,656,000
Federal grants: $15,263,000
Federal procurement contracts: $741,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,879,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $662,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,965,000
Federal Government insurance: $89,599,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-55 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	3.7

69% of Yellow Medicine 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, 69% lived in Minnesota.

Yellow Medicine County:	68.8%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 9219
• Northeast: 94
• Midwest: 1128
• South: 204
• West: 276

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,000

Here:	6.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	0.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	7.1%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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