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Rice County, Minnesota; Rock County, Minnesota; Scott County, Minnesota; Benton County, Minnesota; Watonwan County, Minnesota

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Table

Rice County, Minnesota
Rock County, Minnesota
Scott County, Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota
Watonwan County, Minnesota
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
67,948
9,551
155,814
41,600
11,077
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
67,948
9,551
155,814
41,600
11,077
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
67,523
9,554
154,423
41,509
11,106
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
67,101
9,693
150,916
41,376
11,262
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
67,101
9,693
150,916
41,376
11,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.3%
-1.5%
3.2%
0.5%
-1.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.6%
-1.4%
2.3%
0.3%
-1.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 67,097 9,704 150,928 41,379 11,253
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 64,142 9,687 129,928 38,451 11,211
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
5.2%
5.9%
6.1%
7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.9%
24.0%
25.6%
25.1%
25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.8%
20.6%
12.6%
14.3%
21.3%
Female persons, percent
48.3%
50.3%
49.7%
49.4%
49.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
88.0%
95.2%
82.2%
89.5%
94.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
6.9%
1.1%
7.0%
5.9%
1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.9%
1.1%
0.6%
1.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.2%
0.8%
6.9%
1.2%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.0%
2.0%
2.7%
2.7%
1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
9.2%
3.5%
6.0%
3.4%
28.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
79.6%
92.5%
77.3%
86.7%
69.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 3,584 460 5,551 2,004 598
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 8.1% 1.7% 10.2% 4.3% 13.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 25,329 4,240 56,565 17,608 4,879
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 75.5% 77.1% 83.5% 66.5% 80.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $279,700 $189,100 $376,000 $229,300 $119,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,778 $1,372 $2,195 $1,593 $1,226
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $618 $534 $718 $577 $501
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,021 $788 $1,419 $907 $736
Building permits, 2022 147 65 1,211 85 5
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 23,265 3,923 53,014 16,312 4,301
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.55 2.39 2.83 2.47 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 86.0% 90.2% 91.0% 84.5% 94.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 13.2% 3.3% 13.5% 6.6% 22.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.9% 93.5% 97.0% 94.3% 92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 90.3% 88.1% 93.7% 89.3% 80.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.5% 94.0% 94.9% 91.7% 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 30.0% 27.4% 42.9% 23.6% 18.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 6.3% 7.4% 5.5% 8.3% 7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.4%
5.3%
4.1%
5.7%
10.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 64.1% 68.1% 75.2% 73.1% 64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 63.2% 62.5% 70.8% 70.5% 59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 100,597 10,130 681,280 50,118 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 238,101 60,688 566,157 159,640 52,294
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 108,673 D 206,184 52,516 21,267
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 712,228 112,460 1,593,949 506,840 65,296
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $10,759 $11,862 $10,949 $12,602 $5,984
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.4 18.1 25.6 22.6 21.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $78,214 $75,060 $118,268 $70,346 $65,197
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $37,050 $38,472 $51,259 $35,885 $34,363
Persons in poverty, percent
10.6%
8.7%
4.6%
9.1%
15.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,539 288 3,516 929 293
Total employment, 2021 24,371 2,956 49,661 16,012 3,763
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 1,082,582 125,812 2,734,161 801,082 154,176
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.5% 8.8% -5.5% 1.4% 1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 4,454 796 12,310 2,737 602
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,342 343 3,024 822 303
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 767 217 1,809 447 220
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 195 S 544 91 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 174 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,161 313 2,551 709 249
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 165 57 64
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,028 281 2,533 653 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 135.3 20.1 423.6 101.3 25.9
Population per square mile, 2010 129.4 20.1 364.5 94.2 25.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 495.84 482.46 356.27 408.30 434.95
Land area in square miles, 2010 495.68 482.46 356.48 408.30 434.95
FIPS Code 27131 27133 27139 27009 27165
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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