Watonwan County, Minnesota (MN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,447
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,564
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,045 (it was 1,063 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 27% |
Land area: 435 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (16.2%), Retail trade (12.2%), Construction (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 7,68768.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,10727.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 1621.4%Asian alone
- 1561.4%Two or more races
- 470.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 230.2%Some other race alone
- 60.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 41.5 years |
| Minnesota median age: | 39.0 years |
| Males: 5,731 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 5,517 |  (49.0%) |
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| Watonwan County: | 2.0 people |
| Minnesota: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,669 ($35,441 in 1999)
| This county: | $63,669 |
| Minnesota: | $82,338 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $617 (lower quartile is $428, upper quartile is $756)
| This county: | $617 |
| State: | $1087 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,754 (it was $62,200 in 2000)
| Watonwan: | $130,754 |
| Minnesota: | $314,600 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,203
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $512
Institutionalized population: 130
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 6
- Burglaries: 18
- Thefts: 13
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 25
- Auto thefts: 3
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 5 buildings, average cost: $274,700
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $231,700
- 2020: 15 buildings, average cost: $208,300
- 2019: 9 buildings, average cost: $191,800
- 2018: 7 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2017: 10 buildings, average cost: $171,100
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2014: 6 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2013: 7 buildings, average cost: $157,600
- 2012: 7 buildings, average cost: $156,000
- 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $165,100
- 2010: 8 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2009: 14 buildings, average cost: $119,400
- 2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $189,900
- 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $150,900
- 2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $154,500
- 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $144,100
- 2004: 23 buildings, average cost: $154,000
- 2003: 31 buildings, average cost: $139,100
- 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $152,300
- 2001: 17 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $88,400
- 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $79,100
- 1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $91,300
- 1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $83,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,623 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,149 (1.0%)
| Watonwan County: | 13.8% |
| Minnesota: | 9.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.5 years old
(Males: 40.7 years old, Females: 42.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.9 years old, Black residents: 30.6 years old, Asian residents: 54.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.9 years old, Other race residents: 26.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Watonwan County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. James, Madelia, Butterfield, Lewisville, Darfur, Odin, La Salle.
Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine 
, Knox County, Maine , Knox County, Maine , Curry County, Oregon 
, Minidoka County, Idaho , Jackson County, South Dakota , Washington County, New York , Renville County 
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| Here: | 2.4% |
| Minnesota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 261
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,505 (33.1% naturalized citizens)
| Watonwan County: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3732010 or later
- 4392000 to 2009
- 3621990 to 1999
- 2491980 to 1989
- 1071970 to 1979
- 52Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,949
- One, attached: 78
- Two: 145
- 3 or 4: 83
- 5 to 9: 127
- 10 to 19: 149
- 20 to 49: 123
- 50 or more: 87
- Mobile homes: 219
Housing units in Watonwan County with a mortgage: 1,693 (158 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
| Here: | 1.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Watonwan County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 4,521 | 15 |
| Catholic | 2,514 | 2 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,931 | 16 |
| Other | - | 1 |
| None | 2,245 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Watonwan County: | 4.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
| Watonwan County: | 6.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
| This county: | 10.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Watonwan County: | 7.7% |
| Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Watonwan County: | 26.8% |
| State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 18.7% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Watonwan County:
Average size of farms: 452 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $211,435
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $269.41
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.41%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $186,654
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $128,348
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.68%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.39
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.66%
Corn for grain: 121480 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 417 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 116774 harvested acres
Vegetables: 960 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Watonwan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 136.0 miles away from Watonwan County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 143.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 238.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 231.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 192.9 miles away from Watonwan County center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 166.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
- Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
- Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 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
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Watonwan County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,211 (72.4%)
- Carpooled: 413 (9.3%)
- Bus: 43 (1.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 25 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 10 (0.2%)
- Walked: 353 (8.0%)
- Worked at home: 273 (6.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Transportation and warehousing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Mexico (65%)
- Guatemala (10%)
- El Salvador (10%)
- Laos (4%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Thailand (1%)
- German (27%)
- Norwegian (10%)
- American (10%)
- Swedish (3%)
- European (3%)
- Irish (1%)
- Scandinavian (1%)
People in group quarters in Watonwan County, Minnesota in 2010:
- 114 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 20 people in group homes intended for adults
- 16 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4.72% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,385 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.72% |
| Minnesota average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($36,900 average AGI)
0.80% relocated from other states ($7,485 average AGI)
Watonwan County: 0.80% Minnesota average: 2.06%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Blue Earth County, MN |  0.92% ($42,154 average AGI) |
| from Martin County, MN | 0.52% ($42,682) |
5.52% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,754 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.52% |
| Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.35% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($39,814 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($7,941 average AGI)
Watonwan County: 1.17% Minnesota average: 2.44%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Blue Earth County, MN | 1.03% ($51,591 average AGI) |
| to Brown County, MN | 0.68% ($49,724) |
| to Martin County, MN | 0.54% ($91,826) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,215 (2,004 aged, 211 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 254 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Watonwan County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (160)
- Unspecified dementia (74)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (51)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (23)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (13)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,822
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 290
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,005
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,113
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 997
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 45
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 44
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 89
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,248- Male householders: 2,168 (578 living alone), Female householders: 2,259 (790 living alone)
2,236 spouses (2,236 opposite-sex spouses), 344 unmarried partners, (341 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,407 children (3,313 natural, 34 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 147 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 0 foster children, 147 other relatives, 219 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 162
Size of family households: 1,463 2-persons, 506 3-persons, 373 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,369 1-person, 189 2-persons, 2 5-persons.
1,897 married couples with children.
591 single-parent households (183 men, 408 women).
77.5% of residents of Watonwan speak English at home.
21.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,406,000 ($7,235 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,885,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,953,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,451,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,225,000
Federal grants: $10,086,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,642,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,048,000 ($2,213,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $570,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,346,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,745,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 844| Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 653
| Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +162
| Here: | +14 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -969
| Here: |  -86 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.87 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 7.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Watonwan County, Minnesota
- 02020 or later
- 1292010 to 2019
- 3662000 to 2009
- 3471990 to 1999
- 4421980 to 1989
- 5681970 to 1979
- 4471960 to 1969
- 5961950 to 1959
- 3341940 to 1949
- 1,6261939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watonwan County, Minnesota
- 71 room
- 62 rooms
- 1013 rooms
- 2984 rooms
- 4305 rooms
- 7886 rooms
- 5857 rooms
- 5188 rooms
- 7939+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watonwan County, Minnesota
- 711 room
- 552 rooms
- 833 rooms
- 2994 rooms
- 1655 rooms
- 776 rooms
- 557 rooms
- 338 rooms
- 469+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Watonwan County, Minnesota
- 13no bedroom
- 601 bedroom
- 9582 bedrooms
- 1,3713 bedrooms
- 8924 bedrooms
- 2265+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watonwan County, Minnesota
- 71no bedroom
- 2451 bedroom
- 3642 bedrooms
- 1193 bedrooms
- 714 bedrooms
- 255+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Watonwan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 43no vehicle
- 7571 vehicle
- 1,3092 vehicles
- 8413 vehicles
- 3484 vehicles
- 2175+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Watonwan County in renter-occupied apartments
- 255no vehicle
- 3321 vehicle
- 2192 vehicles
- 453 vehicles
- 304 vehicles
- 125+ vehicles
95.2% of Watonwan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Minnesota.
| Watonwan County: | 95.2% |
| State average: | 87.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8,006
- Other state: 1,661
- Northeast: 58
- Midwest: 920
- South: 405
- West: 283
- 54.5%Utility gas
- 27.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.7%Electricity
- 2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.9%Other fuel
- 1.7%Wood
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 45.0%Utility gas
- 39.6%Electricity
- 11.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.3%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108
| Here: | 9.8% |
| Minnesota: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Minnesota: | 8.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
| Here: | 24.3% |
| Minnesota: | 26.2% |
Watonwan County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $266,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,806,000
- Charges - Other: $549,000
Housing and Community Development: $493,000
Regular Highways: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,149,000
General - Other: $301,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $1,464,000
Housing and Community Development: $939,000
Regular Highways: $747,000
General - Other: $737,000
Police Protection: $732,000
Correctional Institutions: $533,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $439,000
Financial Administration: $363,000
Corrections - Other: $268,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Health - Other: $254,000
Libraries: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Transit Utilities: $200,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Parks and Recreation: $114,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $41,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $732,000
Public Welfare: $480,000
Highways: $476,000
Other: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $257,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $16,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,904,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,625,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $279,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $163,000
Interest Earnings: $66,000
Fines and Forfeits: $60,000
Donations From Private Sources: $25,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $25,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $53,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,448,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,121,000
Public Welfare: $498,000
General Local Government Support: $495,000
Health and Hospitals: $281,000
Other: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $4,781,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $644,000
Other License: $121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $92,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $25,000
Severance: $13,000
Watonwan County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $266,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,806,000
- Charges - Other: $549,000
Housing and Community Development: $493,000
Regular Highways: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,149,000
General - Other: $301,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $1,464,000
Housing and Community Development: $939,000
Regular Highways: $747,000
General - Other: $737,000
Police Protection: $732,000
Correctional Institutions: $533,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $439,000
Financial Administration: $363,000
Corrections - Other: $268,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Health - Other: $254,000
Libraries: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Transit Utilities: $200,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Parks and Recreation: $114,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $41,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $732,000
Public Welfare: $480,000
Highways: $476,000
Other: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $257,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $16,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,904,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,625,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $279,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $163,000
Interest Earnings: $66,000
Fines and Forfeits: $60,000
Donations From Private Sources: $25,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $25,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $53,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,448,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,121,000
Public Welfare: $498,000
General Local Government Support: $495,000
Health and Hospitals: $281,000
Other: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $4,781,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $644,000
Other License: $121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $92,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $25,000
Severance: $13,000
Watonwan County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $266,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,806,000
- Charges - Other: $549,000
Housing and Community Development: $493,000
Regular Highways: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,149,000
General - Other: $301,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $1,464,000
Housing and Community Development: $939,000
Regular Highways: $747,000
General - Other: $737,000
Police Protection: $732,000
Correctional Institutions: $533,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $439,000
Financial Administration: $363,000
Corrections - Other: $268,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Health - Other: $254,000
Libraries: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Transit Utilities: $200,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Parks and Recreation: $114,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $41,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $732,000
Public Welfare: $480,000
Highways: $476,000
Other: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $257,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $16,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,904,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,625,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $279,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $163,000
Interest Earnings: $66,000
Fines and Forfeits: $60,000
Donations From Private Sources: $25,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $25,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $53,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,448,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,121,000
Public Welfare: $498,000
General Local Government Support: $495,000
Health and Hospitals: $281,000
Other: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $4,781,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $644,000
Other License: $121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $92,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $25,000
Severance: $13,000
Watonwan County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $266,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,806,000
- Charges - Other: $549,000
Housing and Community Development: $493,000
Regular Highways: $99,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $18,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,149,000
General - Other: $301,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $1,464,000
Housing and Community Development: $939,000
Regular Highways: $747,000
General - Other: $737,000
Police Protection: $732,000
Correctional Institutions: $533,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $439,000
Financial Administration: $363,000
Corrections - Other: $268,000
Natural Resources - Other: $264,000
Health - Other: $254,000
Libraries: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $208,000
Transit Utilities: $200,000
Central Staff Services: $198,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
Parks and Recreation: $114,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $41,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $732,000
Public Welfare: $480,000
Highways: $476,000
Other: $225,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $257,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $16,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $439,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,904,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,625,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $279,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $163,000
Interest Earnings: $66,000
Fines and Forfeits: $60,000
Donations From Private Sources: $25,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $25,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $53,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,448,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,121,000
Public Welfare: $498,000
General Local Government Support: $495,000
Health and Hospitals: $281,000
Other: $260,000
- Tax - Property: $4,781,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $644,000
Other License: $121,000
Motor Vehicle License: $92,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $25,000
Severance: $13,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 124
- Number of aged recipients: 18
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 106
- Number of recipients under 18: 33
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 56
- Number of recipients older than 64: 35
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 55
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 45
| Most common first names in Watonwan County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 89 | 78.3 years |
| William | 59 | 78.6 years |
| Carl | 56 | 80.6 years |
| Anna | 50 | 87.2 years |
| Henry | 49 | 80.5 years |
| Walter | 43 | 80.7 years |
| George | 42 | 78.6 years |
| Robert | 38 | 71.4 years |
| Marie | 38 | 84.9 years |
| Clara | 38 | 84.0 years |
| Most common last names in Watonwan County, MN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 101 | 79.8 years |
| Anderson | 92 | 80.1 years |
| Nelson | 88 | 81.0 years |
| Olson | 66 | 79.8 years |
| Hanson | 38 | 80.9 years |
| Peterson | 37 | 80.2 years |
| Larson | 36 | 82.9 years |
| Miller | 29 | 81.0 years |
| Smith | 27 | 78.3 years |
| Davis | 20 | 80.3 years |
| Businesses in Watonwan County, MN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | |||