| | People QuickFacts | Nobles County | Minnesota |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 21,487 | 5,379,139 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 21,378 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 21,378 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 26.0% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.8% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.6% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 87.7% | 86.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.8% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.9% | 4.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.4% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 23.3% | 4.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 66.1% | 82.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.7% | 85.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.6% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 23.6% | 10.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 79.4% | 91.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 15.6% | 31.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,490 | 385,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.1 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 8,587 | 2,354,034 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.1% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 16.7% | 21.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $100,100 | $201,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 8,035 | 2,094,265 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.59 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $21,634 | $30,310 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,552 | $58,476 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.5% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Nobles County | Minnesota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 632 | 145,4641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 9,614 | 2,357,9711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 14.0 | -1.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,317 | 381,759 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,712 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.5% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.1% | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 951,960 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 478,177 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 303,588 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,111 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 26,072 | 10,423,660 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 14 | 8,890 |