| | People QuickFacts | Pennington County | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 5,344,861 |
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Population, 2010 | 13,930 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 2.5% | 7.8% |
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Population, 2000 | 13,584 | 4,919,479 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.8% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.9% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.7% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.8% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.7% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 92.4% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.4% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.9% | 7.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.4% | 10.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.5% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.4% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,157 | 395,262 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.0 | 22.4 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,297 | 2,347,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.5% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.6% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $91,600 | $206,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,720 | 2,085,917 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.37 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,687 | $29,582 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,926 | $57,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.9% | 10.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pennington County | Minnesota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 399 | 146,4531 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 7,713 | 2,417,1741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 31.6% | 0.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 860 | 362,739 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,005 | 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 | F | 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 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 209,522 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,204 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 43,324 | 10,423,660 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 5 | 9,840 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 146,409 | 44,338,1241 |