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Who lives in Mille Lacs County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 1,654 6.4%
5-9 years 1,880 7.3%
10-14 years 1,607 6.2%
15-17 years 1,099 4.3%
18-24 years 1,843 7.2%
25-34 years 3,010 11.7%
35-44 years 3,015 11.7%
45-54 years 3,460 13.4%
55-64 years 3,593 14.0%
65-74 years 2,536 9.9%
75-84 years 1,377 5.4%
85 years and older 654 2.5%
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Male 12,866 50.0%
Female 12,862 50.0%
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White 23,278 90.5%
Of Color 2,450 9.5%
Black or African American 109 0.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 1,293 5.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 206 0.8%
Other 85 0.3%
Two or more races 744 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino 604 2.3%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 24,074 100.0%
English only 23,325 96.9%
Language other than English 749 3.1%
Speaks English less than "very well" 155 0.6%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 25,283 100.0%
Population with a disability 4,634 18.3%
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Foreign-born residents 402 1.6%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 25,427 100.0%
Same residence 21,925 86.2%
Different residence in the U.S. 3,472 13.7%
Different residence outside the U.S. 30 0.1%

What's Mille Lacs County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 10,136 100.0%
Less than $35,000 3,230 31.9%
$35,000-$49,999 1,458 14.4%
$50,000-$74,999 2,282 22.5%
$75,000-$99,999 1,212 12.0%
$100,000 or more 1,954 19.3%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $53,888 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 25,147 100.0%
Less than $35,000 3,230 31.9%
With income below poverty 3,042 12.1%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 2,482 9.9%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 3,025 12.0%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 16,598 66.0%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 4,046 16.1%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 3,978 15.8%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 3,654 14.5%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 2,737 10.9%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 1,954 7.8%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 2,324 9.2%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 2,792 11.1%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 2,502 9.9%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 25,283 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 1,829 7.2%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 12,874 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 2,738 21.3%
Occupied housing units 10,136 78.7%
Average household size 2.5
Owner-occupied 7,604 59.1%
Average household size 2.6
Renter-occupied 2,532 19.7%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 3,039 23.6%
1970-1999 5,058 39.3%
1940-1969 2,400 18.6%
1939 or earlier 2,377 18.5%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 10,136 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 6,754 66.6%
With children under 18 years 3,212 31.7%
Married-couple family households 4,938 48.7%
With children under 18 years 1,859 18.3%
Single-person family households 1,816 17.9%
With children under 18 years 1,353 13.3%
Nonfamily households 3,382 33.4%
Householder living alone 2,813 27.8%
65 years and over 1,288 12.7%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 3,245 32.0%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,145 31.0%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 4,311 42.5%
Moved in 2000-2009 2,850 28.1%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,606 15.8%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,369 13.5%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 9,864 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 2,950 29.9%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 7,567 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,923 25.4%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 2,297 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 1,027 44.7%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 2,310
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $735
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 685 6.8%
1 vehicle available 2,614 25.8%
2 vehicles available 3,483 34.4%
3 or more vehicles available 3,354 33.1%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 11,833 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 10,554 89.2%
Public transportation 82 0.7%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 1,197 10.1%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 11,188 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 2,387 21.3%
10-19 minutes 2,725 24.4%
20-29 minutes 1,318 11.8%
30 minutes or longer 4,758 42.5%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 17,645 100.0%
Less than high school 1,796 10.2%
High school diploma or GED 6,731 38.1%
Some college or associate’s degree 6,415 36.4%
Bachelor’s Degree 1,875 10.6%
Graduate or professional Degree 828 4.7%
High school graduate or higher 15,849 89.8%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 2,703 15.3%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 14,818 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 11,159 75.3%
Civilian labor force 11,882 100.0%
Unemployed 723 6.1%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 12,117 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 2,852 23.5%
Age 30 to 54 6,265 51.7%
Age 55 or older 3,000 24.8%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 3,267 27.0%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 4,214 34.8%
$40,000 or more per year 4,636 38.3%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 1,344 11.1%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 41 0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 334 2.8%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 121 1.0%
Construction 1,004 8.3%
Educational services 929 7.7%
Finance and insurance 242 2.0%
Health care and social assistance 1,919 15.8%
Information 129 1.1%
Management of companies and enterprises 105 0.9%
Manufacturing 1,839 15.2%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 41 0.3%
Other services (excluding public administration) 395 3.3%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 367 3.0%
Public administration 826 6.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing 88 0.7%
Retail trade 1,445 11.9%
Transportation and warehousing 389 3.2%
Utilities 84 0.7%
Wholesale trade 394 3.3%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 11,294 93.2%
Black or African American alone 75 0.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 489 4.0%
Asian alone 85 0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone suppressed
Two or more race groups 166 1.4%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 771 6.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 3,145 26.0%
Some college or associate degree 3,522 29.1%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 1,827 15.1%