Long Prairie, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,809 (Urban population: 2,713 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 96 (all nonfarm))

Long Prairie, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,333 (1,226 occupied: 817 owner occupied, 409 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	25%

Housing density: 564 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $430 (lower quartile is $204, upper quartile is $528)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $771

Median gross rent in Long Prairie, MN in 2007: $472

Housing units in Long Prairie with a mortgage: 392 (66 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 318

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,766 (it was $64,400 in 2000)

Long Prairie:	$114,766
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,869 - $167,929

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $130,280
Here: $130,280
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,167
Here: $138,167
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $147,014
Here: $147,014
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,115
Here: $111,115
State: $204,358

Mobile homes: $13,393
Here: $13,393
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,895

In family households: 2,424 (649 male householders, 146 female householders)
598 spouses, 844 children (782 natural, 9 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 34 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 471 (134 male householders (113 living alone)), 296 female householders (289 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 141 (132 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 401 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 146 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 402 1-person, 27 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

497 married couples with children.
214 single-parent households (44 men, 170 women).

89.9% of residents of Long Prairie speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 37% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 215 (7.1%)
(17.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Long Prairie, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 65 5 rooms: 168 6 rooms: 117 7 rooms: 159 8 rooms: 122 9 or more rooms: 135

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Long Prairie, Minnesota:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 103 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 92 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 62
1980 to 1989: 116
1970 to 1979: 283
1960 to 1969: 130
1950 to 1959: 111
1940 to 1949: 169
1939 or earlier: 387

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Long Prairie:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 188 3 bedrooms: 332 4 bedrooms: 214 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Long Prairie:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 150 2 bedrooms: 158 3 bedrooms: 57 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Long Prairie in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 330 2 vehicles: 299 3 vehicles: 135 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Long Prairie in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 99 1 vehicle: 239 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Long Prairie, MN:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 47
$60,000 to $69,999: 35
$70,000 to $79,999: 50
$80,000 to $89,999: 56
$90,000 to $99,999: 39
$100,000 to $124,999: 139
$125,000 to $149,999: 109
$150,000 to $174,999: 70
$175,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 to $249,999: 58
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Long Prairie rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Long Prairie:

Less than $100: 41 people
$100 to $149: 24
$150 to $199: 28
$200 to $249: 30
$250 to $299: 24
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 21
$450 to $499: 47
$500 to $549: 50
$550 to $599: 21
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 16

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 135 1990 to 1994: 20 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 23

Long Prairie, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 27 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 273
5 to 9 minutes: 493
10 to 14 minutes: 130
15 to 19 minutes: 62
20 to 24 minutes: 28
25 to 29 minutes: 24
30 to 34 minutes: 41
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 27
60 to 89 minutes: 24
90 or more minutes: 12

Long Prairie mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 830 (70%)
Carpooled: 177 (15%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 125 (11%)
Other means: 22 (2%)
Worked at home: 27 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 157
$10,000 to $14,999: 166
$15,000 to $19,999: 99
$20,000 to $24,999: 115
$25,000 to $29,999: 115
$30,000 to $34,999: 78
$35,000 to $39,999: 113
$40,000 to $44,999: 47
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 121
$60,000 to $74,999: 96
$75,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

German: 1270

Norwegian: 393

Other groups: 295

Swedish: 129

United States or American: 110

English: 105

Polish: 84

Irish: 47

Dutch: 39

French (except Basque): 38

Danish: 36

Scandinavian: 27

Czech: 21

Finnish: 16

Austrian: 9

Slovak: 8

Italian: 8

Portuguese: 6

Canadian: 5

European: 4

Scottish: 4

Hungarian: 2

Arab:: 1

Lebanese: 1

Russian: 1

Scotch-Irish: 1

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

Mexico (86%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Canada (3%)
Germany (2%)
India (1%)

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

This state: 2348
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 277
South: 70
West: 89

53% of Long Prairie 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, 60% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 290
Less than 1 year of college: 34
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
Associate degree: 52
Bachelor's degree: 109
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 127
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 39
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 432
Less than 1 year of college: 60
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 57
Bachelor's degree: 106
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 20.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,008
Black householders: $14,446
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $87,429
Some other race householders: $71,291
Two or more races householders: $88,555
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,950

Long Prairie household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Long Prairie household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Long Prairie marital status for males

Long Prairie marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,018
Some other race householders: $40,694
Two or more races householders: $293,903
Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,653

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 875
One, attached: 29
Two: 69
3 or 4: 96
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 125
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 58

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,213

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Long Prairie:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (22%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51

Here:	14.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.8%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	10.1%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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