Steele County, MN Demographic Data
Steele County, MN Summary
Steele County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 36,459
- Area: 432.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 429.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.69 sq. miles
- Population Density: 84.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,179.13 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Steele County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,468
51%
50.8
Male
18,073
50%
49.2
Total Population
36,541
323,128,000
Steele County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,434
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,771
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,537
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,396
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,011
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,332
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,356
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,127
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,458
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,335
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,938
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,892
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
954
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,240
74.5%
77.2
Female
13,735
50.4%
51.3
Male
13,505
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,900
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,195
19.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,784
15.8%
15.2
Female
3,258
56.3%
55.8
Male
2,526
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Steele County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
36,031
98.6%
96.8
White
33,101
90.6%
72.6
Black or African American
1,079
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
50
0.1%
0.8
Asian
433
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
88
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
15
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
24
0.1%
0.2
Korean
47
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
242
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
5
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,363
3.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
510
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,636
7.2%
17.8
Mexican
2,247
6.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
32
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
350
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
33,905
92.8%
82.2
Steele County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
724
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,133
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,695
35.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,361
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,433
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,432
18.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,614
6.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,857
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
22,535
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,046
24.8%
31.2
Steele County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,452
25.9%
33.7%
Now Married
16,126
56.0%
47.5
Divorced
3,086
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
268
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,867
6.5
5.8%
Steele County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
31,452
92.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,655
7.8%
21.6%
Spanish
1,752
5.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
221
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
217
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
465
1.4%
1.1%
Steele County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
715
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
706
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,311
9.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,181
8.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,212
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,885
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,412
16.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,893
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
608
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
431
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
58,141
57,617
Per capita income
28,736
31,128
Steele County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
674
3.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,323
7.1%
9.8
Construction
1,086
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,444
18.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,807
9.7%
6.6
Information
166
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,552
24.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
730
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,081
5.8%
11.4
Public administration
518
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
2,257
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
585
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
453
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,600
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,059
32.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,512
18.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,733
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,772
14.8%
18.1%
Steele County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,405
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,829
86.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,233
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
154
0.8%
5.1
Walked
296
1.6%
2.7
Other means
213
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
680
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.0
26.6
Steele County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
930
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,945
27.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,066
42.3%
37.1
3 or more
3,413
23.8%
21.0
Steele County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,354
93.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,916
76.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,438
24.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,057
6.9%
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
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Steele County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,411
1 room
273
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
279
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
880
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,826
11.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,656
17.2%
19.8
6 rooms
2,398
15.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,801
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
2,097
13.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,201
20.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Steele County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,411
1-unit, detached
11,545
74.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
759
4.9%
5.9
2-units
538
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
266
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
220
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
596
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
934
6.1%
9.0
Mobile home
553
3.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Steele County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,150
20.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
639
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,971
12.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,628
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,499
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,284
8.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,863
12.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,209
14.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
152
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
16
0.1%
1.4%
Steele County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,054
70.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,918
13.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,749
12.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
132
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
236
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
4
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
65
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
196
1.4%
1.1
Steele County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,022
47295100.0
Less than $500
110
1.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
123
1.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
153
2.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
634
9.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,504
21.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,579
22.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,919
41.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,432
48.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,268
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
693
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
509
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,118
15.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Steele County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,277
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
2
0.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
47
1.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
54
1.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
85
2.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
589
18.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
672
20.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,828
55.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
161
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
726
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
433
13.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
490
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
344
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
369
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
216
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,345
42.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
241
0.0%
0.0%
Steele County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,916
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
705
6.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,533
14.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,243
29.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,360
21.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,172
19.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
685
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
204
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
14
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
149,700
205,000
