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People QuickFacts | Benton County | Minnesota
Population, 2013 estimate | 39,214 | 5,420,380
Population, 2012 estimate | 38,868 | 5,379,646
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 38,451 | 5,303,925
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.0% | 2.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.1% | 1.4%
Population, 2010 | 38,451 | 5,303,925
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 7.0% | 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 24.4% | 23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 12.8% | 13.6%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 49.9% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 94.7% | 86.5%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 2.3% | 5.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.4% | 1.3%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.1% | 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.5% | 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 1.8% | 4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 93.1% | 82.4%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 84.2% | 85.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.8% | 7.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 3.4% | 10.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 90.4% | 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 20.2% | 32.2%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 2,865 | 377,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 22.2 | 22.7
Housing units, 2012 | 16,214 | 2,361,352
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 71.0% | 73.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 23.3% | 21.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $160,500 | $194,300
Households, 2008-2012 | 15,421 | 2,101,875
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.44 | 2.46
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $24,330 | $30,656
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $51,365 | $59,126
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 14.6% | 11.2%
Business QuickFacts | Benton County | Minnesota
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 897 | 144,606
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 14,440 | 2,393,746
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 3.3% | 1.5%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 2,613 | 387,440
Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,210 | 496,657
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.6% | 26.8%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 839,106 | 107,563,060
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 513,024 | 82,878,056
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 495,214 | 71,384,103
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,524 | $13,751
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 42,112 | 10,423,660
Building permits, 2012 | 185 | 16,095
Geography QuickFacts | Benton County | Minnesota
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 408.3 | 79,626.74
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 94.2 | 66.6
FIPS Code | 9 | 27
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | St. Cloud, MN Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts