| | People QuickFacts | Steele County | North Dakota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 1,950 | 683,932 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 1,975 | 672,591 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -1.3% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 1,975 | 672,591 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.9% | 22.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.9% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.4% | 49.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.7% | 90.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 5.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.6% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.4% | 2.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 96.4% | 88.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.2% | 82.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.9% | 2.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.7% | 5.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.7% | 89.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 18.4% | 26.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 180 | 55,739 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 1,163 | 320,909 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 80.7% | 66.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.1% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $63,100 | $111,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 825 | 276,642 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.40 | 2.29 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,728 | $25,803 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,191 | $46,781 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.2% | 12.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Steele County | North Dakota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 63 | 21,8322 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 512 | 294,9072 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 25.8 | 15.62 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 141 | 47,770 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | S | 61,546 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 24.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 11,349,799 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 159,787 | 13,099,348 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 25,883 | 10,527,300 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,052 | $16,495 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 588 | 1,214,201 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 6,201 |