Nobles County, MN Demographic Data
Nobles County, MN Summary
Nobles County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 21,433
- Area: 722.56 sq. miles
- Land Area: 715.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 29.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,666.67 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Nobles County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,599
49%
50.8
Male
11,130
51%
49.2
Total Population
21,729
323,128,000
Nobles County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,759
8.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,517
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,618
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,566
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,306
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,875
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,465
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,582
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,520
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,179
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,653
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
976
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
713
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,950
73.4%
77.2
Female
7,733
48.5%
51.3
Male
8,217
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,064
69.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,937
18.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,342
15.4%
15.2
Female
1,854
55.5%
55.8
Male
1,488
44.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Nobles County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,378
98.4%
96.8
White
17,329
79.8%
72.6
Black or African American
907
4.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
98
0.5%
0.8
Asian
1,303
6.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
17
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
19
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
22
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,224
5.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
10
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
9
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,731
8.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
351
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,661
26.1%
17.8
Mexican
2,689
12.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
73
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
19
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,880
13.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,068
73.9%
82.2
Nobles County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,993
14.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,181
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,642
33.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,908
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,353
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,327
9.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
559
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,174
22.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,789
77.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,886
13.5%
31.2
Nobles County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,299
31.5%
33.7%
Now Married
9,041
53.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,228
7.3%
11.0%
Separated
156
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,111
6.6
5.8%
Nobles County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,028
70.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,942
29.8%
21.6%
Spanish
4,459
22.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
86
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
944
4.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
453
2.3%
1.1%
Nobles County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
470
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
433
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
820
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
829
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,115
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,777
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,180
15.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
749
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
323
4.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
194
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
53,269
57,617
Per capita income
24,188
31,128
Nobles County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
930
8.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
648
6.2%
9.8
Construction
777
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,922
18.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
305
2.9%
6.6
Information
82
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,691
25.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
480
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
422
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
294
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,219
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
458
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
281
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,430
13.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,636
25.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,007
28.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,916
18.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,520
14.5%
18.1%
Nobles County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,337
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,634
73.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,729
16.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
22
0.2%
5.1
Walked
360
3.5%
2.7
Other means
148
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
444
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.6
26.6
Nobles County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
440
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,411
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,098
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,941
24.6%
21.0
Nobles County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,890
92.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,594
70.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,296
29.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
675
7.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
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
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Nobles County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,565
1 room
105
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
270
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
743
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,323
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,387
16.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,212
14.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,314
15.3%
12.0
8 rooms
814
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,397
16.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Nobles County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,565
1-unit, detached
6,885
80.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
261
3.0%
5.9
2-units
118
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
278
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
208
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
268
3.1%
4.4
20 or more units
444
5.2%
9.0
Mobile home
103
1.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Nobles County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,290
26.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
643
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,185
13.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,079
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,341
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
692
8.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
621
7.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
615
7.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
92
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.1%
1.4%
Nobles County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,486
44.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,482
31.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,369
17.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
328
4.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
2
0.0%
0.1
Wood
56
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
122
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
45
0.6%
1.1
Nobles County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,744
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
39
1.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
60
2.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
103
3.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
127
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
305
11.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
960
35.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,150
41.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,398
51.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
462
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
256
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
190
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
435
15.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Nobles County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,107
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
0.8%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
39
1.9%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
125
5.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
606
28.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,313
62.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
189
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
640
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
514
24.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
276
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
342
16.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
148
7.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
202
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
605
29.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
209
0.0%
0.0%
Nobles County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,594
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
757
13.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,702
30.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,125
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
915
16.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
688
12.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
326
5.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
60
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,100
205,000
