Steele County, North Dakota QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Steele County North Dakota
?  Population, 2000 2,258642,200
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -6.7%0.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.6%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.6%25.0%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 19.6%14.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.3%92.4%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%4.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.6%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.4%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.8%1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 48.3%50.1%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.2%1.2%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 98.3%91.7%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,207304,123
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 23071,639
?  Housing units, 2000 1,231289,677
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 77.2%66.6%
?  Households, 2000 923257,152
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.452.41
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 31.0%32.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $32,659$31,764
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.9%12.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 20.3%16.8%

Business QuickFacts Steele County North Dakota
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 7220,288
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 364249,476
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 33.3%26.8%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 11338,642
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA5,115,890
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 12,3466,702,134
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,463$10,457
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA613
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 NA15,355
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 12,577
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 26,0354,535,216
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 8921,221

Geography QuickFacts Steele County North Dakota
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 71268,976
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 3.29.3
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(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
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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown