Meeker County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 21,39492.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0184.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5182.2%Two or more races
  • 910.4%Some other race alone
  • 780.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 500.2%Asian alone
  • 140.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 79
• Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 63
• Auto thefts: 22

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,027 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,088 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meeker County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Litchfield, Dassel, Watkins, Eden Valley, Grove City, Cosmos, Darwin, Kingston, Cedar Mills.

Neighboring counties: Charlevoix County, Michigan , Lane County, Oregon , Malheur County, Oregon , St. Lawrence County, New York .

Current college students: 570
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 328 (35.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1122010 or later
• 552000 to 2009
• 631990 to 1999
• 611980 to 1989
• 331970 to 1979
• 25Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,862
• One, attached: 267
• Two: 161
• 3 or 4: 165
• 5 to 9: 205
• 10 to 19: 173
• 20 to 49: 204
• 50 or more: 174
• Mobile homes: 572
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Meeker County with a mortgage: 4,540 (348 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 267 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 129

Religion statistics for Meeker County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Meeker County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 01, 2011 to July 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4009: July 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4009, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
• Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 18, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-255: April 18, 1969, FEMA Id: 255, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota FLOODING, Incident Period: April 11, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-188: April 11, 1965, FEMA Id: 188, Natural disaster type: Flood

6.50% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($61,547 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.33% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($49,503 average AGI)
1.17% relocated from other states ($12,044 average AGI)

Meeker County:	1.17%
Minnesota average:	2.06%

from McLeod County, MN	1.07% ($83,363 average AGI)
from Wright County, MN	0.94% ($60,517)
from Stearns County, MN	0.84% ($43,012)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.63% ($69,000)
from Kandiyohi County, MN	0.37% ($40,829)

6.08% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,456 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.01% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($43,082 average AGI)
1.07% relocated to other states ($8,374 average AGI)

Meeker County:	1.07%
Minnesota average:	2.44%

to Stearns County, MN	1.03% ($48,454 average AGI)
to McLeod County, MN	0.77% ($53,986)
to Wright County, MN	0.64% ($58,377)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.49% ($45,761)
to Kandiyohi County, MN	0.41% ($82,179)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Meeker County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,745 (1,307 living alone), Female householders: 4,489 (1,261 living alone)

• 5,223 spouses (5,191 opposite-sex spouses), 642 unmarried partners, (639 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,630 children (6,275 natural, 162 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 453 grandchildren, 126 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 0 foster children, 231 other relatives, 423 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 411

Size of family households: 3,221 2-persons, 1,084 3-persons, 1,002 4-persons, 544 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,569 1-person, 362 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

3,993 married couples with children.
1,104 single-parent households (383 men, 721 women).

97.1% of residents of Meeker speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $107,569,000 ($4,621 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,792,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,705,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,641,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,991,000
Federal grants: $17,778,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,313,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,141,000 ($2,405,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,528,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,162,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,911,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 442020 or later
• 7262010 to 2019
• 1,3912000 to 2009
• 1,1541990 to 1999
• 1,1471980 to 1989
• 1,8321970 to 1979
• 8571960 to 1969
• 1,0051950 to 1959
• 5091940 to 1949
• 1,9951939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 101 room
• 172 rooms
• 1493 rooms
• 5324 rooms
• 1,0745 rooms
• 1,5016 rooms
• 1,2267 rooms
• 9408 rooms
• 2,0929+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 951 room
• 2572 rooms
• 2933 rooms
• 3664 rooms
• 2095 rooms
• 2076 rooms
• 1017 rooms
• 428 rooms
• 1129+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 20no bedroom
• 1091 bedroom
• 1,3562 bedrooms
• 3,4263 bedrooms
• 1,9554 bedrooms
• 6735+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meeker County, Minnesota
• 94no bedroom
• 5401 bedroom
• 6022 bedrooms
• 2843 bedrooms
• 1144 bedrooms
• 395+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 125no vehicle
• 1,4601 vehicle
• 3,1882 vehicles
• 1,7033 vehicles
• 6504 vehicles
• 4035+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meeker County in renter-occupied apartments
• 322no vehicle
• 7481 vehicle
• 3772 vehicles
• 1313 vehicles
• 344 vehicles
• 655+ vehicles

92.2% of Meeker County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19,930
• Other state: 3,078
• Northeast: 208
• Midwest: 1,701
• South: 451
• West: 716

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 214
• Number of aged recipients: 31
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 183
• Number of recipients under 18: 30
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 132
• Number of recipients older than 64: 52
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 106
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 84