Meeker County, MN Demographic Data
Meeker County, MN Summary
Meeker County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 23,186
- Area: 644.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 608.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 36.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 35.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,125.33 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Meeker County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,360
49%
50.8
Male
11,734
51%
49.2
Total Population
23,094
323,128,000
Meeker County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,465
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,656
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,579
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,473
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,130
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,368
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,656
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,167
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,687
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,733
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,256
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,331
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
593
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,415
75.4%
77.2
Female
8,626
49.5%
51.3
Male
8,789
50.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,762
72.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,244
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,180
18.1%
15.2
Female
2,232
53.4%
55.8
Male
1,948
46.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Meeker County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,880
99.1%
96.8
White
22,500
97.4%
72.6
Black or African American
125
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
73
0.3%
0.8
Asian
88
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
33
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.0%
0.2
Korean
27
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
23
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
10
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
13
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
71
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
214
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
805
3.5%
17.8
Mexican
664
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
136
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,289
96.5%
82.2
Meeker County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
474
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
797
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,883
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,535
22.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,118
13.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,156
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
828
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,271
8.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,520
92.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,984
18.9%
31.2
Meeker County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,354
23.7%
33.7%
Now Married
10,975
59.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,762
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
88
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,215
6.6
5.8%
Meeker County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,774
96.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
855
4.0%
21.6%
Spanish
583
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
182
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
37
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
53
0.2%
1.1%
Meeker County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
414
4.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
405
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
890
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
869
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,211
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,148
23.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,405
15.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,207
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
334
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
236
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
58,574
57,617
Per capita income
27,974
31,128
Meeker County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
644
5.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
669
5.8%
9.8
Construction
913
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,631
22.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
460
4.0%
6.6
Information
97
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,727
23.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
451
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
614
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
288
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,123
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
622
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
277
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,301
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,770
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,623
22.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,136
18.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,686
14.6%
18.1%
Meeker County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,283
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,444
83.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
900
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49
0.4%
5.1
Walked
276
2.4%
2.7
Other means
123
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
491
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.1
26.6
Meeker County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
418
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,241
24.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,612
39.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,848
31.2%
21.0
Meeker County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,119
85.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,255
79.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,864
20.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,606
15.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Meeker County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,725
1 room
58
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
204
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
684
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,173
10.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,723
16.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,896
17.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,543
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
1,301
12.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,143
20.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Meeker County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,725
1-unit, detached
8,865
82.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
128
1.2%
5.9
2-units
203
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
261
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
149
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
150
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
327
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
640
6.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.0%
0.1
Meeker County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,315
21.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
581
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,147
10.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,010
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,626
15.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,027
9.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,337
12.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,501
14.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
161
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
20
0.2%
1.4%
Meeker County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,368
36.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,468
27.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,346
25.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
357
3.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
463
5.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
107
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.1%
1.1
Meeker County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,423
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
77
1.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
82
1.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
165
3.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
389
8.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
981
22.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,172
26.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,557
35.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,859
42.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
806
18.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
586
13.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
335
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
818
18.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Meeker County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,614
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
8
0.5%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
47
2.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
190
11.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
365
22.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,004
62.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
250
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
720
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
249
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
321
19.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
174
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
137
8.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
120
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
610
37.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
253
0.0%
0.0%
Meeker County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,255
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
473
6.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,304
18.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,609
22.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,257
17.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,532
21.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
811
11.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
223
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
46
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
157,600
205,000
