Wright County, Minnesota

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Wright County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for median household income (112th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	148,269	5,739,445	334,922,499	460th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$107,209	$89,062	$80,734	112th of 3,221
Median Age	37.6	38.8	38.9	2653rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.4%	39.4%	35.7%	496th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$358,900	$329,300	$332,700	389th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,288	$1,280	$1,413	434th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.3%	12.5%	3160th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	4.1%	5.2%	2680th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	224.3	72.1	n/a	601st of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	8.7%	14.1%	1086th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	261st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.1%	72.2%	65.2%	166th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	22.7	26.4	600th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.0%	17.6%	15.1%	427th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.4%	n/a	n/a	3074th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	59.6%	48.9%	46.9%	196th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.2%	n/a	n/a	237th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.6%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	22.1	41.1	61.4

Age in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	37.6	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	27.2%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.8%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	54,010	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.9%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.9%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.4%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	27.2%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,650	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.4%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.9%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.8%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.9%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	57,416	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.2%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.6%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.9%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.9%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.8%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,523	$3,357	n/a

Education in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.5%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.6%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.2%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	72.8%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.9%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.0%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.3%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Wright County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wright County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.7%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	12.7%	16.7%

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