Rice County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	67,917	5,739,445	334,922,499	807th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,181	$89,062	$80,734	479th of 3,221
Median Age	37.1	38.8	38.9	2733rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.2%	39.4%	35.7%	752nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$320,200	$329,300	$332,700	534th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,083	$1,280	$1,413	761st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.2%	9.3%	12.5%	2385th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.1%	5.2%	1511th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	137.0	72.1	n/a	812th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.7%	8.7%	14.1%	491st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	300th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	72.2%	65.2%	1299th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.8	22.7	26.4	2173rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	17.6%	15.1%	791st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2701st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.7%	48.9%	46.9%	1316th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.3%	n/a	n/a	340th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.5%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.8	41.1	61.4

Age in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	37.1	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.1%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	23,493	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	38.4%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,682	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.4%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.0%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.2%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.0%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	25,295	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.9%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.8%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.1%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,115	$3,357	n/a

Education in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.8%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.4%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.8%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.3%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.0%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.5%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Rice County, Minnesota

Statistic	Rice County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.1%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.1%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.5%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.5%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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