Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Kandiyohi County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 41,199 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 41,162. This growth signifies an increase of 0.1 percent. Kandiyohi ranks 48 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 1,879 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota to be 39.3 years of age. The median age in Kandiyohi is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.2 years of age. With a total of 23.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Kandiyohi can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

By measuring total land area, Kandiyohi spans a total area of 796 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 52 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Larue, KY (52 per sq. mile ), Mecklenburg, VA (52 per sq. mile ), Coahoma, MS (52 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clay, MS (52 per sq. mile ), Rusk, TX (52 per sq. mile ), Schoharie, NY (52 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Kandiyohi internationally. The migration from outside the US into Kandiyohi totals 0.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Kandiyohi County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 89.9 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 8.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 9.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Kandiyohi has increased in diversity when 8.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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