Nobles County 2010 Census Facts

2010 Census Nobles County Minnesota
Population, 2010 21,378 5,303,925
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 8.10% 6.40%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.20% 23.60%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.80% 13.90%
Female persons, percent, 2013 48.20% 50.30%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) 86.60% 86.20%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) 4.00% 5.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) 1.40% 1.30%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) 6.50% 4.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) 0.20% 0.10%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.40% 2.30%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) 25.30% 5.00%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 63.40% 81.90%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.40% 85.50%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 16.80% 7.20%
English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 25.20% 10.60%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 79.00% 91.90%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.40% 32.20%
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,494 377,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 15.2 22.7
Housing units, 2013 8,537 2,368,711
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.20% 73.00%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 16.20% 21.60%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $104,900 $194,300
Households, 2008-2012 7,937 2,101,875
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.64 2.46
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,883 $30,656
Median household income, 2008-2012 $47,539 $59,126
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.20% 11.20%

Business Facts

2010 Census Nobles County Minnesota
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 610 1,457,761
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 9,088 24,806,431
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.60% 3.6%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,278 388,555
Total number of firms, 2007 1,712 496,657
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.50%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.60%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.50% 1.00%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.10% 26.80%
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, 2012 17 16,095
Other Facts
Land area in square miles, 2010 715.11 79,626.74
Persons per square mile, 2010 29.9 66.6
  • (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

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