Demographic Profile for Big Stone County, Minnesota
By measuring total land area, Big Stone spans a total area of 497 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 11 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), Coal, OK (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Big Stone County, Minnesota to be 45.8 years old. The median in Big Stone is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.7 years old. With 20.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Big Stone can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 55.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 24 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.
Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Big Stone internationally. The migration from outside the US into Big Stone makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Big Stone County, Minnesota had a population of 5,481 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 5,793. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.4 percent. Big Stone ranks 66 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,530 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Big Stone County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 98.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Big Stone has increased the percent of minority population when 1.0 percent of the people were minorities.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Big Stone County, Minnesota to be 45.8 years old. The median in Big Stone is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.7 years old. With 20.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Big Stone can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 55.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 24 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.
Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Big Stone internationally. The migration from outside the US into Big Stone makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Big Stone County, Minnesota had a population of 5,481 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 5,793. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.4 percent. Big Stone ranks 66 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,530 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Big Stone County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 98.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Big Stone has increased the percent of minority population when 1.0 percent of the people were minorities.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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