Wright County, Minnesota (MN)

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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

Mean price in 2018:

Detached 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

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:

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 2018: $2,652 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $2,532 (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.

2018 air pollution in Wright County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Big Stone County , Codington County, South Dakota , Door County, Wisconsin , Sherman County, Oregon , Isanti County , Potter County, South Dakota .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Wright County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wright County:

Tornado activity:

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, 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.

7.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($62,410 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Hennepin County, MN	2.57% ($75,816 average AGI)
from Sherburne County, MN	0.87% ($57,257)
from Anoka County, MN	0.46% ($55,508)
from Stearns County, MN	0.43% ($53,023)
from Ramsey County, MN	0.22% ($50,319)
from Carver County, MN	0.19% ($60,960)
from Dakota County, MN	0.18% ($60,966)

7.04% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($60,450 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Hennepin County, MN	1.87% ($72,292 average AGI)
to Sherburne County, MN	1.10% ($52,737)
to Stearns County, MN	0.48% ($43,737)
to Anoka County, MN	0.38% ($55,074)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.20% ($45,612)
to McLeod County, MN	0.18% ($41,604)
to Meeker County, MN	0.18% ($47,697)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wright County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	+132 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• 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 houses/apartments in Wright County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Wright County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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+)"