Clay County vs. Wilkin County

	Clay County (MN)	Wilkin County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	63,955	6,254
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.4%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	58,999	6,576
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	58,999	6,576
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	19.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.4%
White alone, percent	90.3%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.9%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.6%	92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,195	350
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.3%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	26,804	3,146
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.5%	79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$183,300	$125,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,422	$1,135
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$519	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$818	$519
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.1%	14.5%
Building permits, 2018	396	19
Households, 2014-2018	23,782	2,826
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.0%	92.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.7%	0.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.8%	84.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.5%	74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.9%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.5%	23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.8%	4.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.3%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.5%	56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	68,836	4,250
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	186,575	61,084
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,175,389	315,163
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	665,074	68,398
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,056	$10,387
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.6	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,000	$54,935
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,631	$32,066
Persons in poverty, percent	11.8%	9.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,342	161
Total employment, 2017	17,905	1,675
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	599,521	61,346
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,153	470
All firms, 2012	4,595	709
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,405	497
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,632	158
Minority-owned firms, 2012	129	30
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,284	631
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	388	39
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,886	592
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	56.4	8.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,045.37	750.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (MN) and Wilkin county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.