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Benton County, Minnesota; Watonwan County, Minnesota; Cook County, Minnesota; Scott County, Minnesota; Morrison County, Minnesota

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Table

Benton County, Minnesota
Watonwan County, Minnesota
Cook County, Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota
Morrison County, Minnesota
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
41,600
11,077
5,639
155,814
34,250
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
41,600
11,077
5,639
155,814
34,250
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
41,509
11,106
5,721
154,423
34,237
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
41,376
11,262
5,601
150,916
34,026
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
41,376
11,262
5,601
150,916
34,026
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.5%
-1.6%
0.7%
3.2%
0.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.3%
-1.4%
2.1%
2.3%
0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 41,379 11,253 5,600 150,928 34,010
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 38,451 11,211 5,176 129,928 33,198
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
7.4%
3.6%
5.9%
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
25.1%
25.2%
14.7%
25.6%
22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.3%
21.3%
31.0%
12.6%
21.3%
Female persons, percent
49.4%
49.8%
49.9%
49.7%
49.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
89.5%
94.8%
86.2%
82.2%
96.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
5.9%
1.3%
1.6%
7.0%
0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
1.4%
8.0%
1.1%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.2%
1.3%
1.0%
6.9%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.7%
1.1%
3.1%
2.7%
1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
3.4%
28.1%
2.8%
6.0%
1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
86.7%
69.2%
84.5%
77.3%
95.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,004 598 343 5,551 2,337
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 4.3% 13.0% 3.8% 10.2% 1.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 17,608 4,879 6,082 56,565 16,305
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 66.5% 80.0% 78.1% 83.5% 80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $229,300 $119,200 $289,500 $376,000 $220,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,593 $1,226 $1,660 $2,195 $1,464
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $577 $501 $641 $718 $518
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $907 $736 $874 $1,419 $779
Building permits, 2022 85 5 69 1,211 18
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 16,312 4,301 2,672 53,014 13,718
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.47 2.57 2.07 2.83 2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 84.5% 94.6% 85.0% 91.0% 90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.6% 22.9% 5.9% 13.5% 2.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.3% 92.1% 96.8% 97.0% 89.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.3% 80.6% 91.7% 93.7% 82.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 91.7% 87.8% 97.2% 94.9% 92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 23.6% 18.2% 46.4% 42.9% 17.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.3% 7.7% 7.1% 5.5% 9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.7%
10.7%
8.7%
4.1%
5.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 73.1% 64.7% 60.9% 75.2% 64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 70.5% 59.9% 57.9% 70.8% 60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 50,118 D 79,271 681,280 44,963
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 159,640 52,294 26,489 566,157 146,166
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 52,516 21,267 D 206,184 44,052
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 506,840 65,296 64,934 1,593,949 344,592
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $12,602 $5,984 $11,996 $10,949 $10,419
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.6 21.5 16.3 25.6 27.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $70,346 $65,197 $71,937 $118,268 $66,264
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $35,885 $34,363 $44,316 $51,259 $34,269
Persons in poverty, percent
9.1%
15.5%
9.2%
4.6%
9.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 929 293 289 3,516 921
Total employment, 2021 16,012 3,763 1,865 49,661 8,137
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 801,082 154,176 76,407 2,734,161 345,106
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 1.4% 1.9% -6.1% -5.5% 0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,737 602 763 12,310 2,407
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 822 303 278 3,024 796
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 447 220 S 1,809 383
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 91 S S 544 71
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 174 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 709 249 S 2,551 690
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 57 64 S 165 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 653 S S 2,533 599
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 101.3 25.9 3.9 423.6 30.2
Population per square mile, 2010 94.2 25.8 3.6 364.5 29.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 408.30 434.95 1,452.57 356.27 1,125.09
Land area in square miles, 2010 408.30 434.95 1,452.28 356.48 1,125.06
FIPS Code 27009 27165 27031 27139 27097
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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