Wright County, Minnesota (MN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,077
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 26,531
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,317 (it was 4,934 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 27% |
Land area: 661 sq. mi.
Water area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 206 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (19.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (14.5%), Manufacturing (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 4%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 25%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 123,530137.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,0054.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,2462.5%Two or more races
- 1,9922.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,5521.7%Asian alone
- 4360.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 450.05%Some other race alone
- 160.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 37.8 years |
Minnesota median age: | 38.2 years |
Males: 69,510 | ![]() |
Females: 66,839 | ![]() |

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Wright County: | 2.0 people |
Minnesota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2018: $88,359 ($53,945 in 1999)
This county: | $88,359 |
Minnesota: | $70,315 |
Median contract rent in 2018 for apartments: $845 (lower quartile is $654, upper quartile is $1,105)
This county: | $845 |
State: | $876 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2018: $253,400 (it was $134,500 in 2000)
Wright: | $253,400 |
Minnesota: | $235,400 |
Mean price in 2018:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,674Detached houses: $295,224
Here: $295,224 State: $284,035 Townhouses or other attached units: $193,351
Here: $193,351 State: $229,193 In 2-unit structures: $179,730
Here: $179,730 State: $299,051 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,699
Here: $189,699 State: $209,228 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $134,531
Here: $134,531 State: $221,721 Mobile homes: $36,187
Here: $36,187 State: $59,122
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $528
Institutionalized population: 768
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 36
- Burglaries: 241
- Thefts: 1628
- Auto thefts: 137
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 47
- Burglaries: 222
- Thefts: 1651
- Auto thefts: 161
Health of residents in Wright County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.78.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
64.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
77.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 805 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 1998: 1057 buildings, average cost: $119,300
- 1999: 1224 buildings, average cost: $128,300
- 2000: 1426 buildings, average cost: $135,500
- 2001: 1660 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2002: 1855 buildings, average cost: $150,500
- 2003: 1780 buildings, average cost: $164,400
- 2004: 2108 buildings, average cost: $159,600
- 2005: 2127 buildings, average cost: $176,400
- 2006: 1299 buildings, average cost: $190,700
- 2007: 779 buildings, average cost: $184,600
- 2008: 352 buildings, average cost: $189,400
- 2009: 225 buildings, average cost: $186,100
- 2010: 187 buildings, average cost: $173,700
- 2011: 167 buildings, average cost: $192,100
- 2012: 351 buildings, average cost: $187,400
- 2013: 537 buildings, average cost: $222,600
- 2014: 548 buildings, average cost: $244,600
- 2015: 533 buildings, average cost: $264,700
- 2016: 655 buildings, average cost: $268,700
- 2017: 727 buildings, average cost: $263,900
- 2018: 853 buildings, average cost: $271,300
- 2019: 882 buildings, average cost: $282,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2018: $2,652 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $2,532 (1.0%)
Wright County: | 4.4% |
Minnesota: | 9.6% |
Median age of residents in 2018: 37.8 years old
(Males: 36.7 years old, Females: 38.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.9 years old, Black residents: 26.2 years old, American Indian residents: 23.1 years old, Asian residents: 43.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.9 years old, Other race residents: 30.9 years old)
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.
2018 air pollution in Wright County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Salie (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Wright County: Linwood Covenant Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Linwood Cemetery (1), Victor Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Skunk Lake (A), Tamarack Lake (B), Boot Lake (C), Ryan Lake (D), Pet Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Linwood Lake (G), Island Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Big Stone County , Codington County, South Dakota
, Door County, Wisconsin
, Sherman County, Oregon
, Isanti County
, Potter County, South Dakota
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Here: | 3.5% |
Minnesota: | 3.9% |
Current college students: 2,738
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,826 (72.7% naturalized citizens)
Wright County: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5702010 or later
- 1,2292000 to 2009
- 1,0151990 to 1999
- 1751980 to 1989
- 1151970 to 1979
- 248Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 40,220
- One, attached: 3,849
- Two: 743
- 3 or 4: 330
- 5 to 9: 774
- 10 to 19: 990
- 20 to 49: 2,068
- 50 or more: 1,051
- Mobile homes: 2,439
Housing units in Wright County with a mortgage: 26,118 (1,004 second mortgage, 2,867 home equity loan, 169 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,520
Here: | 68.4% with mortgage |
State: | 65.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wright County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 19,494 | 56 |
Catholic | 18,699 | 13 |
Mainline Protestant | 16,143 | 28 |
Other | 715 | 5 |
None | 69,649 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Wright County: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Wright County: | 3.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Wright County: | 5.3% |
Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Wright County: | 26.6% |
State: | 25.9% |
Here: | 9.9% |
State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Wright County:
Average size of farms: 161 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57,214
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $265.49
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.52%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52,323
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.83%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61,426
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.54%
Corn for grain: 70396 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3036 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 74759 harvested acres
Vegetables: 662 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 301 acres
Tornado activity:
Wright County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 1607976.0 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 397 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/6/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 175 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wright County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 49% 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 108.4 miles away from Wright County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 120.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 278.3 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 148.8 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 54.5 miles away from Wright County center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 299.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1982: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1982, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3310: March 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 3310, Natural disaster type: 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 Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 09, 2002 to June 28, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1419: June 14, 2002, FEMA Id: 1419, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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 Flooding, Incident Period: June 28, 1997 to July 27, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1187: August 25, 1997, FEMA Id: 1187, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Minnesota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1175: April 08, 1997, FEMA Id: 1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Wright County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 38,197 (81.3%)
- Carpooled: 3,166 (6.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 197 (0.4%)
- Railroad: 10 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 638 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 119 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,090 (2.3%)
- Worked at home: 3,691 (7.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (20%)
- Laos (7%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Kenya (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Cameroon (5%)
- German (31%)
- Norwegian (8%)
- American (7%)
- Finnish (6%)
- Irish (4%)
- Swedish (4%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Wright County, Minnesota in 2000:
- 554 people in nursing homes
- 97 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 76 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 73 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 27 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 24 people in other workers' dormitories
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Wright County, Minnesota in 2010:
- 536 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 210 people in group homes intended for adults
- 127 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 76 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 42 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 42 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 32 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 19 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 4 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 4 people in college/university student housing
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($62,410 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.42% |
Minnesota average: | 7.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.27% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($53,703 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($8,707 average AGI)
Wright County: 1.15% Minnesota average: 2.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Hennepin County, MN | ![]() |
from Sherburne County, MN | ![]() |
from Anoka County, MN | ![]() |
from Stearns County, MN | ![]() |
from Ramsey County, MN | ![]() |
from Carver County, MN | ![]() |
from Dakota County, MN | ![]() |
7.04% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($60,450 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.04% |
Minnesota average: | 7.17% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.71% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($47,988 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($12,461 average AGI)
Wright County: 1.33% Minnesota average: 2.17%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Hennepin County, MN | ![]() |
to Sherburne County, MN | ![]() |
to Stearns County, MN | ![]() |
to Anoka County, MN | ![]() |
to Ramsey County, MN | ![]() |
to McLeod County, MN | ![]() |
to Meeker County, MN | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.5
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.6
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 under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,948 (10,233 aged, 1,715 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,759 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Wright County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (888)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (688)
- Unspecified dementia (671)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (622)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (488)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (412)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (399)
- Congestive heart failure (359)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (188)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (181)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,300
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 136
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,069
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,715
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 467
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 89.7. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 43.4
- Other - 46.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 136,349- In family households: 117,847 (19,014 male householders, 16,741 female householders)
28,271 spouses, 45,180 children (42,958 natural, 775 adopted, 1,447 stepchildren), 1,332 grandchildren, 2,639 brothers or sisters, 543 parents, 1,223 other relatives, 2,904 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17,331 (6,339 male householders (4,765 living alone)), 6,769 female householders (5,604 living alone)), 4,223 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,171
Size of family households: 16,418 2-persons, 7,730 3-persons, 6,722 4-persons, 3,307 5-persons, 820 6-persons, 758 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,369 1-person, 2,028 2-persons, 285 3-persons, 426 4-persons.
28,120 married couples with children.
6,650 single-parent households (3,099 men, 3,551 women).
95.0% of residents of Wright speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $283,346,000 ($2,651 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,326,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $151,017,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,557,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,378,000
Federal grants: $44,202,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,242,000 ($735,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,951,000 ($8,850,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,458,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $111,093,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,245,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,961Here: | 81 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,949
Here: | 27 per 1000 residents |
State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +217
Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +14,657
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.1 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 3.9 |
- Year house built in Wright County, Minnesota
- 1,7372014 or later
- 1,4932010 to 2013
- 15,9312000 to 2009
- 8,1861990 to 1999
- 6,0501980 to 1989
- 8,4771970 to 1979
- 2,5951960 to 1969
- 1,9741950 to 1959
- 9941940 to 1949
- 5,0271939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wright County, Minnesota
- 161 room
- 152 rooms
- 8693 rooms
- 2,7294 rooms
- 4,4305 rooms
- 7,2966 rooms
- 6,5617 rooms
- 4,4968 rooms
- 12,2269+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wright County, Minnesota
- 4391 room
- 2582 rooms
- 1,3573 rooms
- 2,7834 rooms
- 2,7015 rooms
- 7956 rooms
- 1,1227 rooms
- 2838 rooms
- 4879+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wright County, Minnesota
- 16no bedroom
- 3881 bedroom
- 5,8442 bedrooms
- 16,9793 bedrooms
- 11,7704 bedrooms
- 3,6415+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wright County, Minnesota
- 539no bedroom
- 1,5341 bedroom
- 4,6202 bedrooms
- 1,9813 bedrooms
- 1,2364 bedrooms
- 3155+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wright County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 382no vehicle
- 8,1121 vehicle
- 16,9822 vehicles
- 8,4523 vehicles
- 3,6674 vehicles
- 1,0435+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wright County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,295no vehicle
- 3,9671 vehicle
- 3,5732 vehicles
- 1,0843 vehicles
- 2454 vehicles
- 615+ vehicles
90.2% of Wright County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Wright County: | 90.2% |
State average: | 86.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 111,281
- Other state: 19,857
- Northeast: 946
- Midwest: 11,717
- South: 3,454
- West: 3,740
- 70.7%Utility gas
- 15.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.3%Electricity
- 1.9%Wood
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 57.0%Utility gas
- 31.9%Electricity
- 3.4%Other fuel
- 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%No fuel used
- 1.0%Wood
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 5.9% |
Minnesota: | 9.9% |
Here: | 2.3% |
Minnesota: | 8.0% |
Here: | 16.0% |
Minnesota: | 22.5% |
Wright County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,118,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $470,000
- Charges - Other: $13,296,000
Regular Highways: $1,074,000
Parks and Recreation: $197,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $12,852,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,799,000
Central Staff Services: $420,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000
Health - Other: $25,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $20,837,000
Police Protection: $19,562,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,985,000
Regular Highways: $8,361,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,107,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,952,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,397,000
Health - Other: $3,736,000
Financial Administration: $3,340,000
General Public Buildings: $2,963,000
Libraries: $2,078,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,971,000
Natural Resources - Other: $967,000
Sewerage: $559,000
Solid Waste Management: $532,000
Central Staff Services: $336,000
Housing and Community Development: $72,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,613,000
Highways: $1,322,000
Other: $645,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,356,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $2,078,000
Other - Regular Highways: $614,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,795,000
Public Welfare: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $30,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,100,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,685,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,828,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,412,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,446,000
Interest Earnings: $1,498,000
Rents: $1,314,000
Special Assessments: $300,000
Donations From Private Sources: $293,000
Fines and Forfeits: $279,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $2,325,000
Regular Highways: $1,062,000
Police Protection: $640,000
Central Staff Services: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $538,000
General - Other: $383,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Correctional Institutions: $188,000
General Public Building: $28,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,055,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,186,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,638,000
Public Welfare: $7,237,000
General Local Government Support: $5,692,000
Other: $4,583,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,515,000
- Tax - Property: $58,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $916,000
Other License: $379,000
Other Selective Sales: $262,000
Severance: $184,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $23,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $44,406,000
Wright County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,118,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $470,000
- Charges - Other: $13,296,000
Regular Highways: $1,074,000
Parks and Recreation: $197,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $12,852,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,799,000
Central Staff Services: $420,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000
Health - Other: $25,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $20,837,000
Police Protection: $19,562,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,985,000
Regular Highways: $8,361,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,107,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,952,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,397,000
Health - Other: $3,736,000
Financial Administration: $3,340,000
General Public Buildings: $2,963,000
Libraries: $2,078,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,971,000
Natural Resources - Other: $967,000
Sewerage: $559,000
Solid Waste Management: $532,000
Central Staff Services: $336,000
Housing and Community Development: $72,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,613,000
Highways: $1,322,000
Other: $645,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,356,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $2,078,000
Other - Regular Highways: $614,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,795,000
Public Welfare: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $30,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,100,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,685,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,828,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,412,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,446,000
Interest Earnings: $1,498,000
Rents: $1,314,000
Special Assessments: $300,000
Donations From Private Sources: $293,000
Fines and Forfeits: $279,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $2,325,000
Regular Highways: $1,062,000
Police Protection: $640,000
Central Staff Services: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $538,000
General - Other: $383,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Correctional Institutions: $188,000
General Public Building: $28,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,055,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,186,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,638,000
Public Welfare: $7,237,000
General Local Government Support: $5,692,000
Other: $4,583,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,515,000
- Tax - Property: $58,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $916,000
Other License: $379,000
Other Selective Sales: $262,000
Severance: $184,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $23,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $44,406,000
Wright County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,118,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $470,000
- Charges - Other: $13,296,000
Regular Highways: $1,074,000
Parks and Recreation: $197,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $12,852,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,799,000
Central Staff Services: $420,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000
Health - Other: $25,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $20,837,000
Police Protection: $19,562,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,985,000
Regular Highways: $8,361,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,107,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,952,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,397,000
Health - Other: $3,736,000
Financial Administration: $3,340,000
General Public Buildings: $2,963,000
Libraries: $2,078,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,971,000
Natural Resources - Other: $967,000
Sewerage: $559,000
Solid Waste Management: $532,000
Central Staff Services: $336,000
Housing and Community Development: $72,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,613,000
Highways: $1,322,000
Other: $645,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,356,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $2,078,000
Other - Regular Highways: $614,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,795,000
Public Welfare: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $30,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,100,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,685,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,828,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,412,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,446,000
Interest Earnings: $1,498,000
Rents: $1,314,000
Special Assessments: $300,000
Donations From Private Sources: $293,000
Fines and Forfeits: $279,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $2,325,000
Regular Highways: $1,062,000
Police Protection: $640,000
Central Staff Services: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $538,000
General - Other: $383,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Correctional Institutions: $188,000
General Public Building: $28,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,055,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,186,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,638,000
Public Welfare: $7,237,000
General Local Government Support: $5,692,000
Other: $4,583,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,515,000
- Tax - Property: $58,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $916,000
Other License: $379,000
Other Selective Sales: $262,000
Severance: $184,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $23,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $44,406,000
Wright County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $6,118,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $470,000
- Charges - Other: $13,296,000
Regular Highways: $1,074,000
Parks and Recreation: $197,000
Solid Waste Management: $106,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $12,852,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,799,000
Central Staff Services: $420,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000
Health - Other: $25,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $20,837,000
Police Protection: $19,562,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,985,000
Regular Highways: $8,361,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,107,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,952,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,397,000
Health - Other: $3,736,000
Financial Administration: $3,340,000
General Public Buildings: $2,963,000
Libraries: $2,078,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,971,000
Natural Resources - Other: $967,000
Sewerage: $559,000
Solid Waste Management: $532,000
Central Staff Services: $336,000
Housing and Community Development: $72,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $6,613,000
Highways: $1,322,000
Other: $645,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,356,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $2,078,000
Other - Regular Highways: $614,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,795,000
Public Welfare: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $30,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,100,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,685,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,828,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,412,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,446,000
Interest Earnings: $1,498,000
Rents: $1,314,000
Special Assessments: $300,000
Donations From Private Sources: $293,000
Fines and Forfeits: $279,000
Sale of Property: $101,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $2,325,000
Regular Highways: $1,062,000
Police Protection: $640,000
Central Staff Services: $548,000
Public Welfare - Other: $538,000
General - Other: $383,000
Parks and Recreation: $360,000
Correctional Institutions: $188,000
General Public Building: $28,000
Financial Administration: $27,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $68,055,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,186,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,638,000
Public Welfare: $7,237,000
General Local Government Support: $5,692,000
Other: $4,583,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,515,000
- Tax - Property: $58,709,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $916,000
Other License: $379,000
Other Selective Sales: $262,000
Severance: $184,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $23,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $8,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $44,406,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 636
- Number of aged recipients: 67
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 569
- Number of recipients under 18: 119
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 406
- Number of recipients older than 64: 111
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 239
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 253
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,079 | $159,317 | 646 | $160,808 | 3,385 | $192,020 | 154 | $84,760 | 8 | $416,625 | 331 | $171,722 | 38 | $57,763 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 58 | $150,862 | 58 | $151,931 | 325 | $191,520 | 20 | $51,200 | 0 | $0 | 19 | $188,263 | 18 | $47,722 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 113 | $143,336 | 107 | $132,346 | 1,124 | $211,606 | 95 | $68,253 | 1 | $121,000 | 56 | $162,839 | 59 | $39,288 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 93 | $158,849 | 68 | $157,368 | 710 | $204,900 | 37 | $94,270 | 0 | $0 | 32 | $123,625 | 12 | $91,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 22 | $142,591 | 15 | $192,733 | 190 | $200,563 | 23 | $79,174 | 0 | $0 | 11 | $158,909 | 5 | $85,400 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 102 | $203,451 | 82 | $228,122 | 2 | $254,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 27 | $199,815 | 37 | $222,054 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 18 | $176,222 | 20 | $252,800 | 1 | $162,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 7 | $365,571 | 9 | $280,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 6 | $215,167 | 4 | $230,250 | 2 | $312,500 |
Most common first names in Wright County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 621 | 77.2 years |
William | 417 | 77.3 years |
Mary | 406 | 81.5 years |
George | 356 | 78.6 years |
Walter | 313 | 78.2 years |
Edward | 308 | 72.8 years |
Joseph | 300 | 78.7 years |
Robert | 299 | 73.6 years |
James | 243 | 72.1 years |
Donald | 233 | 72.0 years |
Most common last names in Wright County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 422 | 78.4 years |
Anderson | 303 | 77.5 years |
Peterson | 259 | 80.2 years |
Smith | 256 | 76.1 years |
Nelson | 209 | 78.1 years |
Olson | 203 | 78.2 years |
Decker | 155 | 77.2 years |
Larson | 129 | 79.5 years |
Carlson | 119 | 77.8 years |
Broll | 92 | 77.5 years |
Businesses in Wright County, MN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 3 | Jimmy John's | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Jones New York | 6 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Journeys | 1 | |
Aerosoles | 1 | Justice | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | KFC | 2 | |
Ann Taylor | 3 | Kmart | 1 | |
Applebee's | 3 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
Best Western | 1 | Maurices | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 4 | Nike | 4 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 5 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Clarks | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Curves | 4 | Rue21 | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Skechers USA | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 7 | Slumberland | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 3 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Subway | 11 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Target | 2 | |
FedEx | 8 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Ford | 3 | True Value | 5 | |
GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
Gap | 1 | UPS | 9 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Vans | 2 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
IZOD | 1 | Walmart | 2 |
Wright County on our top lists:
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"