Pennington County, Minnesota

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Pennington County, Minnesota is among the lowest in the country for average commute time, and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,791	5,739,445	334,922,499	2240th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,325	$89,062	$80,734	710th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	38.8	38.9	2231st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.0%	39.4%	35.7%	1822nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$195,500	$329,300	$332,700	1451st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$862	$1,280	$1,413	1660th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.3%	12.5%	2323rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	4.1%	5.2%	2598th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.4	72.1	n/a	2226th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	8.7%	14.1%	1342nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	357th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.2%	72.2%	65.2%	1986th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.4	22.7	26.4	3180th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	17.6%	15.1%	1233rd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.2%	n/a	n/a	3095th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	48.9%	46.9%	2079th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	513th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.4	41.1	61.4

Age in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	39.6	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	6,207	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.3%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.4%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,551	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	24.2%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.9%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	6,799	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.5%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.0%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.7%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.8%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.0%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,458	$3,357	n/a

Education in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.0%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.8%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.0%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.8%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	73.8%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.4%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Pennington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pennington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.1%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.2%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.5%	12.7%	16.7%

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