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Who lives in Kandiyohi County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 2,891 6.8%
5-9 years 2,889 6.8%
10-14 years 2,990 7.0%
15-17 years 1,568 3.7%
18-24 years 3,678 8.6%
25-34 years 5,194 12.2%
35-44 years 4,667 10.9%
45-54 years 4,952 11.6%
55-64 years 6,206 14.5%
65-74 years 4,112 9.6%
75-84 years 2,317 5.4%
85 years and older 1,194 2.8%
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Male 21,430 50.2%
Female 21,228 49.8%
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White 37,786 88.6%
Of Color 4,872 11.4%
Black or African American 2,056 4.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 178 0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 387 0.9%
Other 1,553 3.6%
Two or more races 698 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5,077 11.9%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 39,767 100.0%
English only 34,040 85.6%
Language other than English 5,727 14.4%
Speaks English less than "very well" 2,162 5.4%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 41,983 100.0%
Population with a disability 5,981 14.2%
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Foreign-born residents 3,542 8.3%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 42,118 100.0%
Same residence 36,863 87.5%
Different residence in the U.S. 5,114 12.1%
Different residence outside the U.S. 141 0.3%

What's Kandiyohi County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 16,699 100.0%
Less than $35,000 4,749 28.4%
$35,000-$49,999 2,369 14.2%
$50,000-$74,999 3,352 20.1%
$75,000-$99,999 2,500 15.0%
$100,000 or more 3,729 22.3%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $59,089 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 41,865 100.0%
Less than $35,000 4,749 28.4%
With income below poverty 4,413 10.5%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 4,809 11.5%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 3,941 9.4%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 28,702 68.6%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 6,468 15.4%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 6,995 16.7%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 5,060 12.1%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 3,699 8.8%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 3,642 8.7%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 2,653 6.3%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 4,201 10.0%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 2,239 5.3%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 41,983 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 2,747 6.5%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 19,812 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 3,113 15.7%
Occupied housing units 16,699 84.3%
Average household size 2.5
Owner-occupied 12,350 62.3%
Average household size 2.6
Renter-occupied 4,349 22.0%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 3,021 15.2%
1970-1999 8,344 42.1%
1940-1969 5,012 25.3%
1939 or earlier 3,435 17.3%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 16,699 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 11,434 68.5%
With children under 18 years 5,092 30.5%
Married-couple family households 9,300 55.7%
With children under 18 years 3,531 21.1%
Single-person family households 2,134 12.8%
With children under 18 years 1,561 9.3%
Nonfamily households 5,265 31.5%
Householder living alone 4,421 26.5%
65 years and over 1,848 11.1%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 5,135 30.8%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 4,893 29.3%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 6,872 41.2%
Moved in 2000-2009 4,342 26.0%
Moved in 1990-1999 2,523 15.1%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 2,962 17.7%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 16,402 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 4,043 24.6%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 12,311 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 2,371 19.3%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 4,091 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 1,672 40.9%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 4,112
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $744
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 834 5.0%
1 vehicle available 4,743 28.4%
2 vehicles available 7,092 42.5%
3 or more vehicles available 4,030 24.1%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 21,434 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 19,414 90.6%
Public transportation 226 1.1%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 1,794 8.4%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 20,468 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 6,268 30.6%
10-19 minutes 7,539 36.8%
20-29 minutes 3,409 16.7%
30 minutes or longer 3,252 15.9%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 28,642 100.0%
Less than high school 3,293 11.5%
High school diploma or GED 7,395 25.8%
Some college or associate’s degree 11,259 39.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 4,607 16.1%
Graduate or professional Degree 2,088 7.3%
High school graduate or higher 25,349 88.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 6,695 23.4%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 24,553 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 19,967 81.3%
Civilian labor force 20,593 100.0%
Unemployed 626 3.0%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 22,471 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 5,573 24.8%
Age 30 to 54 11,207 49.9%
Age 55 or older 5,691 25.3%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 5,902 26.3%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 7,723 34.4%
$40,000 or more per year 8,846 39.4%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 1,386 6.2%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 29 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 795 3.5%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 236 1.1%
Construction 1,342 6.0%
Educational services 1,791 8.0%
Finance and insurance 549 2.4%
Health care and social assistance 4,483 20.0%
Information 268 1.2%
Management of companies and enterprises 445 2.0%
Manufacturing 3,649 16.2%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 29 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 657 2.9%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 664 3.0%
Public administration 970 4.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing 145 0.6%
Retail trade 2,710 12.1%
Transportation and warehousing 596 2.7%
Utilities 126 0.6%
Wholesale trade 877 3.9%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 20,845 92.8%
Black or African American alone 1,011 4.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 76 0.3%
Asian alone 319 1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 26 0.1%
Two or more race groups 194 0.9%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 1,633 7.3%
High school or equivalent, no college 4,695 20.9%
Some college or associate degree 6,656 29.6%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 3,914 17.4%