Stearns County vs. Meeker County

Stearns County (MN)Meeker County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)159,25623,141
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.7%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)150,64223,298
Population, Census, April 1, 2010150,64223,300
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.1%20.0%
Female persons, percent49.5%49.1%
White alone, percent88.4%97.5%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.4%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.5%4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.5%93.9%
Veterans, 2014-20189,2901,641
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.8%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)65,26510,952
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$176,000$165,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,372$1,291
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$488$474
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$808$743
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.9%11.2%
Building permits, 2018543104
Households, 2014-201858,8919,191
Persons per household, 2014-20182.532.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.6%88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.7%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.7%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.0%92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.8%18.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.2%7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.9%5.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.0%65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.5%59.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)266,71914,612
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,619,57281,153
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,539,446828,389
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,063,392224,875
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,917,927249,957
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,247$10,839
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.724.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,606$61,856
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,815$31,819
Persons in poverty, percent12.4%7.5%
Total employer establishments, 20174,480585
Total employment, 201785,0506,471
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,794,273236,127
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.8%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,8091,727
All firms, 201214,3241,906
Men-owned firms, 20128,0141,116
Women-owned firms, 20123,936505
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,9501,807
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,360175
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,7331,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.6%15.9%
Population per square mile, 2010112.238.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,343.13608.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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