Wilkin County, Minnesota Demographics

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Wilkin County is 15th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Home ownership rate

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Current population (2012) 6,585 78th 5,379,139 313,914,040
Size in square miles 751.0 33rd 79,626.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 8.8 78th 66.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 63rd 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.2% 30th 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.0% 42nd 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.0% 56th 91.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 17.3% 51st 31.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Race - White 97.0% 25th 86.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 79th 5.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.2% 26th 1.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 71st 4.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 42nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 70th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.5% 51st 4.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.8% 22nd 82.4% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Female residents 49.3% 71st 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 87th 7.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Housing units 3,051 83rd 2,354,034 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.7% 27th 21.6% 25.9%
Households 2,658 78th 2,094,265 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 82.7% 15th 73.6% 66.1%
Home median value $103,300 61st $201,400 $186,200
People per household 2.4 33rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 9 76th 16,095 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Income per capita $25,118 41st $30,310 $27,915
Income per household $51,957 27th $58,476 $52,762
Income below poverty line 7.0% 80th 11.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Wilkin County Rank Minnesota US
Non-farm private establishments 173 82nd 144,606 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,032 75th 2,393,746 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 615 79th 496,657 27,092,908
Retail sales $56,267 77th $71,384,103 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,675 64th $13,751 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $5,102 69th $10,423,660 $613,795,732

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