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County population in 2005: 38,505 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,772
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,293
| %
of renters here: |
33% | | State: |
25% |
Land area: 408 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.
| Population
density: 94 people per square mile |
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(average). |
Residents
with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
7.1% | | Whole
state: | 7.9% |
Residents
with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This
county: |
2.4% | | Whole
state: | 3.2% |
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (16.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private
wage or salary: 81%
- Government:
12%
- Self-employed,
not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid
family work: 0%
Benton County, Minnesota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Benton County, Minnesota:
- White
Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Two
or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic
(0.9%)
- American
Indian (0.8%)
- Black
(0.8%)
- Other
Asian (0.7%)
(Total
can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
| Median
resident age: |
31.9 years | | Minnesota
median age: |
35.4 years |
| Males:
17,077 |
(49.9%) | | Females:
17,149 |
(50.1%) |
Average wage per job in 2003: $28,984
County population in 2003: 37,568
Jobs in 2003: 15,517
Total labor force in 2004: 22,508
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%
Average
household size:
| Benton
County: |
2.6 people | | Minnesota: |
2.5 people |
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,345 ($41,968 in 2000)
| This
county |
$46,345 | | Minnesota: | $52,024 |
Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $166,817
| Benton
County |
$166,817 | | Minnesota: | $198,800 |
Median montly rent in 2000: $480
Institutionalized population: 518
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Benton County in 2000: $924
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
15
- Robberies:
0
- Assaults:
12
- Burglaries:
78
- Thefts:
250
- Auto
thefts: 22
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders:
0
- Rapes:
15
- Robberies:
1
- Assaults:
10
- Burglaries:
82
- Thefts:
281
- Auto
thefts: 33
2004
Presidential Election results in Benton County Minnesota:
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Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.9%
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,114 (1.1%)
Area name: St. Cloud, MN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sauk Rapids
, Foley
, Rice
, Gilman
, Ronneby
.
Neighboring
counties: Mille Lacs County
, Morrison County
, Sherburne County
, Stearns County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Benton County: Rum
River
(A),
The Fairways Golf Course
(B),
Benton Beach Campground
(C),
Saint Cloud Campground and RV Park
(D),
Two Rivers Park Campground
(E),
Silver Corners
(F),
Wapicada Golf Course
(G),
Oak Hill Golf Club
(H)
Churches in Benton County include: Glendorado
Church
(A),
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
(B),
Graham Church
(C),
Country Church
(D),
Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church
(E),
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
(F),
Joy Christian Center
(G),
Maywood Church
(H),
Saint Patricks Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Fairview
Cemetery
(1),
Saint Francis Cemetery
(2),
Saint Elizabeth Cemetery
(3),
Maywood Cemetery
(4),
Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery
(5),
Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6),
Saint Patrick's Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little
Rock Lake
(A),
Graham Lake
(B),
Donovan Lake
(C),
Mayhew Lake
(D),
Little Rock Creek
(E),
Sartell Swamp
(F)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little
Rock Creek
(A),
Stony Brook
(B),
Sucker Creek
(C),
Zuleger Creek
(D),
Mayhew Creek
(E),
West Branch Saint Francis River
(F),
Platte River
(G),
Bunker Hill Creek
(H)
Parks in Benton County include: Sartell
State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Benlacs State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Bibles State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Wisneski State Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Two Rivers Park
(5)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.7% | | Minnesota: | 4.7% |
Current college students: 2,068
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 732 (37% naturalized citizens)
| Benton
County: |
2.1% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 203
- 1990
to 1994: 172
- 1985
to 1989: 31
- 1980
to 1984: 135
- 1975
to 1979: 55
- 1970
to 1974: 18
- 1970
to 1974: 29
- 1965
to 1969: 89
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Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,134
- One,
attached: 167
- Two:
347
- 3
or 4: 177
- 5
to 9: 341
- 10
to 19: 757
- 20
or more: 2,371
- Mobile
homes: 1,158
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 4,397 (524 second mortgage, 785 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,387 Agriculture
in Benton County
Average size of farms: 203 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91518
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $153.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73768
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.28%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63700
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.98%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.28
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.67%
Corn for grain: 52441 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1497 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 27708 harvested acres
Vegetables: 225 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acresBenton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Printing
and related support activities (3%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Electronic
shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Customer
service representatives (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Laos
(16%)
- Korea
(14%)
- Mexico
(10%)
- Other
South Central Asia (6%)
- Canada
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Benton County:
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- German
(48%)
- Polish
(12%)
- Norwegian
(9%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- English
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 15,163 (81%)
- Carpooled:
1,877 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 252 (1%)
- Railroad:
3 (0%)
- Taxi:
11 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
61 (0%)
- Walked:
357 (2%)
- Other
means: 95 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 828 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Benton County, Minnesota
- 444
people in nursing homes
- 135
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 70
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 60
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 23
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 13
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,886.
11.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,110 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.97% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.79% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($92 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
0.10% | | Minnesota
average: | 0.12% |
10.48% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($25,600 average AGI)
1.40% relocated from other states ($3,419 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
1.40% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Stearns County, MN
|
5.46% ($29,797 average AGI) |
| from
Sherburne County, MN
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0.89% ($31,016) |
| from
Morrison County, MN
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0.50% ($28,164) |
| from
Hennepin County, MN
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0.47% ($34,059) |
| from
Wright County, MN
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0.34% ($25,367) |
| from
Mille Lacs County, MN
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0.30% ($23,568) |
| from
Crow Wing County, MN
|
0.19% ($28,000) |
12.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,997 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
12.50% | | Minnesota
average: |
7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10.94% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($26,515 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($3,482 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
1.56% | | Minnesota
average: | 2.37% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Stearns County, MN
|
5.95% ($30,037 average AGI) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
|
0.79% ($27,104) |
| to
Sherburne County, MN
|
0.79% ($39,678) |
| to
Morrison County, MN
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0.47% ($30,647) |
| to
Wright County, MN
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0.40% ($29,948) |
| to
Mille Lacs County, MN
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0.27% ($34,436) |
| to
Ramsey County, MN
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0.23% ($26,588) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8
Births
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Benton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,341 (2,894 aged, 447 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 33,456
- In
family households: 27,469 (6,906 male householders, 1,575 female householders)
7,063
spouses, 10,750 children (10,028 natural, 170 adopted, 552 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 198 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 183 other relatives, 569 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,987 (2,243 male householders (1,572 living alone)), 2,343 female householders (1,811 living alone)), 1,401 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 770 (518 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,329 2-persons, 1,918 3-persons, 1,913 4-persons, 885 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,383 1-person, 984 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 1 6-persons.
6,979 married couples with children.
1,843 single-parent households (530 men, 1,313 women).
95.0% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,195,000 ($3837 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,802,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $89,232,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,950,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,515,000
Federal grants: $23,666,000
Federal procurement contracts: $606,000 ($144,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,226,000 ($7,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $311,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,807,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,330,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,940
| Here: |
76 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,566
| Here: |
41 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +171
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: | +14
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,274
| Here: |
+59 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-3 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Benton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 379
- 1995
to 1998: 1,112
- 1990
to 1994: 1,399
- 1980
to 1989: 2,762
- 1970
to 1979: 2,940
- 1960
to 1969: 1,304
- 1950
to 1959: 791
- 1940
to 1949: 689
- 1939
or earlier: 2,084
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 27
- 2
rooms: 114
- 3
rooms: 267
- 4
rooms: 863
- 5
rooms: 1,684
- 6
rooms: 1,624
- 7
rooms: 1,684
- 8
rooms: 1,282
- 9
or more rooms: 1,227
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Minnesota: |
- 1
room: 217
- 2
rooms: 633
- 3
rooms: 1,187
- 4
rooms: 1,410
- 5
rooms: 437
- 6
rooms: 243
- 7
rooms: 104
- 8
rooms: 30
- 9
or more rooms: 32
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 34
- 1
bedroom: 349
- 2
bedrooms: 1,856
- 3
bedrooms: 3,972
- 4
bedrooms: 2,132
- 5
or more bedrooms: 429
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 252
- 1
bedroom: 1,617
- 2
bedrooms: 1,864
- 3
bedrooms: 443
- 4
bedrooms: 88
- 5
or more bedrooms: 29
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 281
- 1
vehicle: 1,756
- 2
vehicles: 4,223
- 3
vehicles: 1,677
- 4
vehicles: 597
- 5
or more vehicles: 238
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 765
- 1
vehicle: 2,004
- 2
vehicles: 1,212
- 3
vehicles: 276
- 4
vehicles: 23
- 5
or more vehicles: 13
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56% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Minnesota.
| Benton
County: |
56.2% | | State
average: | 58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 28858
- Northeast:
271
- Midwest:
2918
- South:
551
- West:
798
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (61%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Wood
(4%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (44%)
- Electricity
(39%)
- Other
fuel (6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No
fuel used (4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 654
| Here: |
15.6% | | Minnesota: |
11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 121
| Here: |
5.2% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 121
| Here: |
6.7% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
Benton
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,831,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,707,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $1,754,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $7,839,000
Corrections - Other: $2,758,000
Police Protection: $2,556,000
Regular Highways: $1,862,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,398,000
Financial Administration: $1,086,000
General Public Buildings: $741,000
Health Services - Other: $623,000
Central Staff Services: $470,000
Natural Resources - Other: $381,000
Solid Waste Management: $357,000
Parks & Recreation: $141,000
Fire Protection: $98,000
General - Other: $67,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,217,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Libraries: $415,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,291,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,805,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,790,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $13,415,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $892,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $639,000
Special Assessments: $323,000
Interest Earnings: $169,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $226,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,119,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,440,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,636,000
Highways: $2,138,000
General Support: $1,972,000
All Other: $151,000
- Tax
- Property: $9,699,000
NEC: $168,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $5,126,000
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