Douglas County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,575	5,739,445	334,922,499	1219th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,043	$89,062	$80,734	622nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	38.8	38.9	826th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.7%	39.4%	35.7%	784th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$321,400	$329,300	$332,700	525th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$927	$1,280	$1,413	1295th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.0%	9.3%	12.5%	2645th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.1%	5.2%	2597th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	62.1	72.1	n/a	1347th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	8.7%	14.1%	2343rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.3	n/a	n/a	417th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.5%	72.2%	65.2%	1257th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.5	22.7	26.4	2445th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.5%	17.6%	15.1%	884th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.4%	n/a	n/a	3076th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.4%	48.9%	46.9%	964th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.3%	n/a	n/a	1189th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.1	41.1	61.4

Age in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	44.5	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	17,519	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.4%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.5%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,466	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.2%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.1%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.0%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.6%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	22,332	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.6%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.2%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.6%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.5%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,674	$3,357	n/a

Education in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.0%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.2%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.1%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.0%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.9%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.7%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Douglas County, Minnesota

Statistic	Douglas County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.8%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	12.7%	16.7%

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