People QuickFacts Nobles County Minnesota Population, 2012 estimate 21,487 5,379,139 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 21,378 5,303,925 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.5% 1.4% Population, 2010 21,378 5,303,925 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 8.2% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 26.0% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.8% 13.1% Female persons, percent, 2011 48.6% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 87.7% 86.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.8% 5.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% 1.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 5.9% 4.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.4% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 23.3% 4.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 66.1% 82.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.7% 85.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 15.6% 7.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 23.6% 10.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 79.4% 91.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.6% 31.8% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,490 385,675 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 15.1 22.6  Housing units, 2011 8,587 2,354,034 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 72.1% 73.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.7% 21.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $100,100 $201,400 Households, 2007-2011 8,035 2,094,265 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.59 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,634 $30,310 Median household income, 2007-2011 $45,552 $58,476 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 19.5% 11.0%     Business QuickFacts Nobles County Minnesota Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 632 145,464 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 9,614 2,357,971 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 14.0 -1.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,317 381,759  Total number of firms, 2007 1,712 496,657 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.1% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 951,960 107,563,060 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 478,177 82,878,056 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 303,588 71,384,103 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,111 $13,751 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 26,072 10,423,660 Building permits, 2011 14 8,890     Geography QuickFacts Nobles County Minnesota Land area in square miles, 2010 715.11 79,626.74 Persons per square mile, 2010 29.9 66.6 FIPS Code 105 27 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Worthington, MN Micro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data 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 F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts