Demographic Profile for Steele County, Minnesota
By measuring total land area, Steele spans a total of 430 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 83 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Wayne, WV (83 per sq. mile ), Wapello, IA (83 per sq. mile ), Orangeburg, SC (83 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Jackson, IN (83 per sq. mile ), Venango, PA (83 per sq. mile ), Knox, KY (83 per sq. mile ).
Steele County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 92.1 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 4.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Steele has increased the percent of minority population when 6.1 percent of the total population were minorities.
Steele County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 35,755 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 33,799. This growth signifies an increase of 5.8 percent. Steele ranks 22 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 838 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Steele County, Minnesota to be 36.7 years old. The median age in Steele is equal to the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.9 years of age. With a total of 25.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Steele can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Steele from outside the country. The immigration into Steele accounts for 0.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Steele County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 92.1 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 4.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Steele has increased the percent of minority population when 6.1 percent of the total population were minorities.
Steele County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 35,755 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 33,799. This growth signifies an increase of 5.8 percent. Steele ranks 22 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 838 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Steele County, Minnesota to be 36.7 years old. The median age in Steele is equal to the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.9 years of age. With a total of 25.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Steele can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Steele from outside the country. The immigration into Steele accounts for 0.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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