Olmsted County, Minnesota QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Olmsted County	Minnesota
?  Population, 2000	124,277	4,919,479
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	16.7%	12.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.2%	6.7%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	27.0%	26.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	10.8%	12.1%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	90.3%	89.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.7%	3.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	1.1%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	4.3%	2.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.5%	1.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.9%	50.5%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	2.4%	2.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	89.0%	88.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	59,223	2,281,797
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	19,841	604,584
?  Housing units, 2000	49,422	2,065,946
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	75.9%	74.6%
?  Households, 2000	47,807	1,895,127
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.53	2.52
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	36.6%	34.8%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$49,000	$41,591
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	7.0%	8.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	10.1%	13.1%

Business QuickFacts	Olmsted County	Minnesota
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	2,892	134,981
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	68,663	2,271,671
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	14.4%	24.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	6,601	304,038
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	3,085,395	76,244,894
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	1,432,743	48,097,982
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$12,508	$10,260
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	132	7,449
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	2,889	124,143
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	1,385	33,341
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	443,756	21,665,794
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	3,820	188,845

Geography QuickFacts	Olmsted County	Minnesota
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	653	79,610
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	190.3	61.8
?  Metropolitan Area	Rochester, MN MSA

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown