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DEMOGRAPHIC & LABOR FORCE DATA

Quick Facts on Kandiyohi County

People QuickFacts
Kandiyohi County
Minnesota
Population, 2008 estimate
40,679
5,220,393
Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2008
-1.3%
6.1%
Population estimates base, 2000
41,201
4,919,492
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
6.30%
12.40%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008
7.1%
6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008
23.9%
24.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008
15.6%
12.5%
Female persons, percent, 2008
50.4%
50.2%
 
White persons, percent, 2008 (a)
97.4%
89.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2008 (a)
1.0%
4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)
0.5%
1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)
0.4%
3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)
0.1%
0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008
0.5%
1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)
9.7%
4.1%
White persons, not Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2008
88.4%
85.4%
 
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+
60.4%
57.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
3.8%
5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
9.9%
8.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
83.5%
87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
18.3%
27.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
6,437
679,236
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
17.9
21.9
 
Housing units, 2007
19,831
2,304,467
Homeownership rate, 2000
75.6%
74.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
18.2%
22.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
$90,400
$122,400
 
Households, 2000
15,936
1,895,127
Persons per household, 2000
2.53
2.52
Median household income, 2007
$46,136
$55,664
Per capita money income, 1999
$19,627
$23,198
Persons below poverty, percent, 2007
11.0%
9.5%
     
Business QuickFacts
Kandiyohi County
Minnesota
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006
1,402
151,150
Private nonfarm employment, 2006
19,765
2,476,354
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006
-3.3%
3.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2006
3,010
376,864
Total number of firms, 2002
3,850
443,827
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002
F
1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
F
0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002
F
1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, pct, 2002
F
S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002
F
0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002
26.2%
27.9%
     
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)
510,357
80,623,873
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)
D
108,388,816
Retail sales per capita, 2002
$12,030
$11,943
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
43,369
7,959,590
Building permits, 2008
90
11,551
Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)
284,585
40,075,391
 
Geography QuickFacts
Kandiyohi County
Minnesota
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
796.06
79,610.08
Persons per square mile, 2000
51.8
61.8
FIPS Code
067
27
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Willmar, MN Micro Area  
 
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
D:  Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information    
F:  Fewer than 100 firms    
S:  Suppressed; does not meet publication standards    
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
 

 

 

 
   
 



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