Demographic Profile for Nicollet County, Minnesota
By measuring total land area, Nicollet extends a total area of 452 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 68 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, TN (68 per sq. mile ), Saline, IL (68 per sq. mile ), Bourbon, KY (68 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Taney, MO (68 per sq. mile ), Pierce, WI (68 per sq. mile ), Sumter, GA (68 per sq. mile ).
Nicollet County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 94.3 percent White, 1.4 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Nicollet has increased the level of diversity when 4.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Nicollet County, Minnesota had an estimated population of 30,848 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 29,904. This growth signifies an increase of 3.2 percent. Nicollet ranks 32 of 87 counties by growth in total population in Minnesota and the county ranks 1,126 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Nicollet County, Minnesota to be 34.2 years old. The median age in Nicollet is less 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 32.7 years old. With a total of 21.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Nicollet 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 high presence of the 2005 population base, with 67 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Nicollet internationally. The international migration into Nicollet makes up 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-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.
Nicollet County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 94.3 percent White, 1.4 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 2.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Nicollet has increased the level of diversity when 4.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Nicollet County, Minnesota had an estimated population of 30,848 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 29,904. This growth signifies an increase of 3.2 percent. Nicollet ranks 32 of 87 counties by growth in total population in Minnesota and the county ranks 1,126 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Nicollet County, Minnesota to be 34.2 years old. The median age in Nicollet is less 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 32.7 years old. With a total of 21.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Nicollet 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 high presence of the 2005 population base, with 67 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Nicollet internationally. The international migration into Nicollet makes up 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-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.
