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Who lives in Wright County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 9,454 7.1%
5-9 years 10,505 7.9%
10-14 years 11,417 8.6%
15-17 years 6,274 4.7%
18-24 years 9,729 7.3%
25-34 years 16,053 12.1%
35-44 years 19,018 14.3%
45-54 years 19,070 14.4%
55-64 years 15,575 11.7%
65-74 years 9,414 7.1%
75-84 years 4,389 3.3%
85 years and older 1,847 1.4%
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Male 66,913 50.4%
Female 65,832 49.6%
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White 125,561 94.6%
Of Color 7,184 5.4%
Black or African American 1,857 1.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 449 0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,496 1.1%
Other 1,125 0.8%
Two or more races 2,242 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3,807 2.9%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 123,291 100.0%
English only 118,187 95.9%
Language other than English 5,104 4.1%
Speaks English less than "very well" 1,698 1.4%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 131,954 100.0%
Population with a disability 14,542 11.0%
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Foreign-born residents 3,651 2.8%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 131,037 100.0%
Same residence 117,498 89.7%
Different residence in the U.S. 13,263 10.1%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Wright County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 47,246 100.0%
Less than $35,000 8,310 17.6%
$35,000-$49,999 5,062 10.7%
$50,000-$74,999 8,092 17.1%
$75,000-$99,999 7,450 15.8%
$100,000 or more 18,332 38.8%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $81,881 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 131,282 100.0%
Less than $35,000 8,310 17.6%
With income below poverty 5,850 4.5%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 7,016 5.3%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 7,156 5.5%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 111,260 84.7%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 4,940 3.8%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 8,652 6.6%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 6,396 4.9%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 4,361 3.3%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 3,854 2.9%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 7,528 5.7%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 5,793 4.4%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 8,354 6.4%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 131,954 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 4,875 3.7%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 51,234 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 3,988 7.8%
Occupied housing units 47,246 92.2%
Average household size 2.8
Owner-occupied 38,584 75.3%
Average household size 2.9
Renter-occupied 8,662 16.9%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 18,065 35.3%
1970-1999 22,990 44.9%
1940-1969 5,917 11.5%
1939 or earlier 4,262 8.3%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 47,246 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 35,304 74.7%
With children under 18 years 18,266 38.7%
Married-couple family households 29,140 61.7%
With children under 18 years 14,371 30.4%
Single-person family households 6,164 13.0%
With children under 18 years 3,895 8.2%
Nonfamily households 11,942 25.3%
Householder living alone 9,448 20.0%
65 years and over 3,538 7.5%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 18,506 39.2%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,438 22.1%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 19,308 40.9%
Moved in 2000-2009 15,430 32.7%
Moved in 1990-1999 6,825 14.4%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 5,683 12.0%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 46,499 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 10,524 22.6%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 38,434 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 7,263 18.9%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 8,065 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 3,261 40.4%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 8,112
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $935
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 1,761 3.7%
1 vehicle available 10,047 21.3%
2 vehicles available 20,833 44.1%
3 or more vehicles available 14,605 30.9%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 70,160 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 64,384 91.8%
Public transportation 525 0.7%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 5,251 7.5%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 66,775 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 9,293 13.9%
10-19 minutes 14,701 22.0%
20-29 minutes 10,166 15.2%
30 minutes or longer 32,615 48.8%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 85,366 100.0%
Less than high school 4,727 5.5%
High school diploma or GED 24,875 29.1%
Some college or associate’s degree 31,554 37.0%
Bachelor’s Degree 17,546 20.6%
Graduate or professional Degree 6,664 7.8%
High school graduate or higher 80,639 94.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 24,210 28.4%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 79,184 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 66,649 84.2%
Civilian labor force 68,864 100.0%
Unemployed 2,215 3.2%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 72,104 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 16,651 23.1%
Age 30 to 54 41,287 57.3%
Age 55 or older 14,166 19.6%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 16,527 22.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 17,881 24.8%
$40,000 or more per year 37,696 52.3%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 5,378 7.5%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 56 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3,158 4.4%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,030 1.4%
Construction 5,565 7.7%
Educational services 6,460 9.0%
Finance and insurance 3,047 4.2%
Health care and social assistance 9,772 13.6%
Information 1,090 1.5%
Management of companies and enterprises 1,623 2.3%
Manufacturing 9,889 13.7%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 56 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 2,395 3.3%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 3,851 5.3%
Public administration 2,495 3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing 807 1.1%
Retail trade 7,954 11.0%
Transportation and warehousing 2,141 3.0%
Utilities 631 0.9%
Wholesale trade 4,239 5.9%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 68,469 95.0%
Black or African American alone 1,377 1.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 292 0.4%
Asian alone 1,148 1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 35 0.0%
Two or more race groups 783 1.1%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 3,912 5.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 15,827 22.0%
Some college or associate degree 19,459 27.0%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 16,255 22.5%