Meeker County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 21,74893.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9694.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2981.3%Two or more races
  • 1010.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 750.3%Asian alone
  • 240.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 170.07%Some other race alone
  • 100.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 231
• Auto thefts: 20

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 209
• Auto thefts: 31

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,784 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,730 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meeker County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Litchfield, Dassel, Watkins, Eden Valley, Grove City, Cosmos, Darwin, Kingston, Cedar Mills.

Neighboring counties: Charlevoix County, Michigan , Lane County, Oregon , Malheur County, Oregon , St. Lawrence County, New York .

Current college students: 570
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 395 (36.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 942010 or later
• 1182000 to 2009
• 661990 to 1999
• 611980 to 1989
• 331970 to 1979
• 25Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,994
• One, attached: 203
• Two: 168
• 3 or 4: 238
• 5 to 9: 178
• 10 to 19: 221
• 20 to 49: 172
• 50 or more: 226
• Mobile homes: 585
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Meeker County with a mortgage: 4,403 (118 second mortgage, 363 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,185

Religion statistics for Meeker County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Meeker County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 01, 2011 to July 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4009: July 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4009, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
• Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 18, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-255: April 18, 1969, FEMA Id: 255, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 11, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-188: April 11, 1965, FEMA Id: 188, Natural disaster type: Flood

6.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,210 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.66% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($42,473 average AGI)
0.87% relocated from other states ($6,738 average AGI)

Meeker County:	0.87%
Minnesota average:	2.11%

from Stearns County, MN	1.20% ($41,609 average AGI)
from McLeod County, MN	1.07% ($50,857)
from Wright County, MN	0.97% ($47,697)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.49% ($54,733)
from Kandiyohi County, MN	0.39% ($31,472)

6.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,281 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.34% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($40,382 average AGI)
0.88% relocated to other states ($6,900 average AGI)

Meeker County:	0.88%
Minnesota average:	2.17%

to Stearns County, MN	0.98% ($48,700 average AGI)
to McLeod County, MN	0.97% ($43,899)
to Wright County, MN	0.93% ($68,259)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.50% ($38,196)
to Kandiyohi County, MN	0.34% ($43,290)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Meeker County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,992 (1,380 living alone), Female householders: 4,374 (1,298 living alone)

• 5,129 spouses (5,111 opposite-sex spouses), 699 unmarried partners, (685 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,522 children (6,172 natural, 107 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 399 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 5 foster children, 318 other relatives, 465 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 357

Size of family households: 3,299 2-persons, 1,016 3-persons, 934 4-persons, 602 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,673 1-person, 407 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

3,945 married couples with children.
1,100 single-parent households (418 men, 682 women).

96.0% of residents of Meeker speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $107,569,000 ($4,621 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,792,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,705,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,641,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,991,000
Federal grants: $17,778,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,313,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,141,000 ($2,405,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,528,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,162,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,911,000

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

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 3332014 or later
• 2152010 to 2013
• 1,3912000 to 2009
• 1,4051990 to 1999
• 1,0091980 to 1989
• 1,7881970 to 1979
• 9301960 to 1969
• 9221950 to 1959
• 6351940 to 1949
• 2,3701939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 31 room
• 162 rooms
• 1913 rooms
• 6394 rooms
• 1,0975 rooms
• 1,4406 rooms
• 1,2057 rooms
• 1,0378 rooms
• 1,9359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 501 room
• 2282 rooms
• 3443 rooms
• 3864 rooms
• 3215 rooms
• 2166 rooms
• 977 rooms
• 658 rooms
• 1009+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 8no bedroom
• 1351 bedroom
• 1,4572 bedrooms
• 3,3523 bedrooms
• 1,9854 bedrooms
• 6065+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 50no bedroom
• 6381 bedroom
• 6372 bedrooms
• 3323 bedrooms
• 1094 bedrooms
• 425+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 114no vehicle
• 1,3201 vehicle
• 3,2242 vehicles
• 1,8783 vehicles
• 7084 vehicles
• 3415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County in renter-occupied apartments
• 415no vehicle
• 7651 vehicle
• 4562 vehicles
• 983 vehicles
• 454 vehicles
• 375+ vehicles

89.9% of Meeker County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Minnesota.

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

• This state: 19,876
• Other state: 3,172
• Northeast: 200
• Midwest: 1,769
• South: 476
• West: 736

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 214
• Number of aged recipients: 31
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 183
• Number of recipients under 18: 30
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 132
• Number of recipients older than 64: 52
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 106
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 84