Pennington County, MN Demographic Data
Pennington County, MN Summary
Pennington County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 13,950
- Area: 618.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 616.57 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.68 sq. miles
- Population Density: 22.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,135.17 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pennington County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,035
50%
50.8
Male
7,121
50%
49.2
Total Population
14,156
323,128,000
Pennington County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
928
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
848
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
935
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
891
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
864
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,938
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,686
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,825
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
853
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,028
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,268
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
734
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
358
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,881
76.9%
77.2
Female
5,459
50.2%
51.3
Male
5,422
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,405
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,889
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,360
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,326
56.2%
55.8
Male
1,034
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Pennington County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,918
98.3%
96.8
White
13,268
93.7%
72.6
Black or African American
234
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
209
1.5%
0.8
Asian
108
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
22
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
11
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
51
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
42
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
39
0.3%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
57
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
238
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
479
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
435
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
6
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,677
96.6%
82.2
Pennington County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
302
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
520
5.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,492
36.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,395
24.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,296
13.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,268
13.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
417
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
822
8.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,868
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,685
17.4%
31.2
Pennington County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,675
32.1%
33.7%
Now Married
5,674
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,269
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
67
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
760
6.6
5.8%
Pennington County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,690
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
538
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
238
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
164
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
67
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
69
0.5%
1.1%
Pennington County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
348
5.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
275
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
786
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
598
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
875
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,208
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
839
14.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
683
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
203
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
108
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
51,156
57,617
Per capita income
26,992
31,128
Pennington County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
305
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
379
5.0%
9.8
Construction
399
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,560
20.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
198
2.6%
6.6
Information
69
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,278
16.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
235
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
230
3.0%
11.4
Public administration
151
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,313
17.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
331
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,132
14.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
802
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,197
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,502
19.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,141
28.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
938
12.4%
18.1%
Pennington County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,481
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,941
79.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
756
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
39
0.5%
5.1
Walked
236
3.2%
2.7
Other means
148
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
361
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.2
26.6
Pennington County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
371
6.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,863
31.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,227
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,462
24.7%
21.0
Pennington County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,923
93.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,334
73.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,589
26.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
424
6.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Pennington County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,347
1 room
83
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
164
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
595
9.4%
9.1
4 rooms
920
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,162
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,173
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
652
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
567
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,031
16.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Pennington County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,347
1-unit, detached
4,323
68.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
74
1.2%
5.9
2-units
216
3.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
114
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
183
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
200
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
447
7.0%
9.0
Mobile home
790
12.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pennington County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,343
21.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
549
8.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
548
8.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
612
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,246
19.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
555
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
724
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
612
9.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
92
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
66
1.0%
1.4%
Pennington County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,672
45.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
981
16.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,651
27.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
219
3.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
193
3.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
101
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
106
1.8%
1.1
Pennington County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,422
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
15
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
0.9%
7.0%
Less than $500
72
3.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
73
3.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
422
17.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
863
35.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
955
39.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,292
53.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
367
15.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
245
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
149
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
369
15.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pennington County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,463
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
1.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
69
4.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
525
35.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
836
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
126
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
602
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
324
22.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
213
14.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
140
9.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
348
23.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
323
22.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
126
0.0%
0.0%
Pennington County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,334
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
688
15.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
990
22.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
907
20.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
795
18.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
724
16.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
187
4.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,300
205,000