Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Mahnomen County, Minnesota

Mahnomen County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 5,113 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 5,174. The decline signifies a decrease of -1.2 percent. Mahnomen ranks 52 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,045 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Mahnomen spans a total area of 556 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Walsh, ND (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Mahnomen internationally. The migration from outside the US into Mahnomen accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Mahnomen County, Minnesota has a population that is made of 61.6 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Mahnomen has increased the level of diversity when 0.9 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Mahnomen County, Minnesota to be 39.2 years of age. The median in Mahnomen is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.5 years old. With a total of 27.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Mahnomen can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 54.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

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