Rice County, MN Demographic Data
Rice County, MN Summary
Rice County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 64,645
- Area: 515.94 sq. miles
- Land Area: 495.68 sq. miles
- Water Area: 20.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 125.29 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,108.92 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rice County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
31,984
49%
50.8
Male
33,132
51%
49.2
Total Population
65,116
323,128,000
Rice County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,652
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,286
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,068
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,661
8.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
6,339
9.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,538
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,691
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,870
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,185
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,684
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,994
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,920
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,228
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
50,662
77.8%
77.2
Female
24,871
49.1%
51.3
Male
25,791
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
45,418
69.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,422
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,142
14.0%
15.2
Female
5,066
55.4%
55.8
Male
4,076
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Rice County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
63,962
98.2%
96.8
White
57,784
88.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,718
4.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
271
0.4%
0.8
Asian
1,432
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
81
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
483
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
54
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
34
0.1%
0.2
Korean
116
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
295
0.5%
0.6
Other Asian
369
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
49
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
11
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
38
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,708
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,154
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,059
7.8%
17.8
Mexican
4,077
6.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
149
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
168
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
665
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
60,057
92.2%
82.2
Rice County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,667
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,422
5.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,808
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
8,408
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,610
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,952
16.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,243
10.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,089
10.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
37,021
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
11,195
27.2%
31.2
Rice County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
18,490
34.8%
33.7%
Now Married
26,302
49.5%
47.5
Divorced
5,037
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
582
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
2,699
5.1
5.8%
Rice County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
54,310
88.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,154
11.6%
21.6%
Spanish
3,957
6.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
858
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,052
1.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,287
2.1%
1.1%
Rice County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,236
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
834
3.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,169
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,957
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,922
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,442
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,609
15.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,357
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,179
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
949
4.2%
6.4
Median household income
61,683
57,617
Per capita income
27,856
31,128
Rice County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
901
2.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,261
6.6%
9.8
Construction
2,134
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,316
33.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,537
4.5%
6.6
Information
571
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,071
14.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,420
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,303
6.7%
11.4
Public administration
1,057
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
3,338
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,412
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
802
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,241
9.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
12,257
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,581
16.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,094
20.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,950
17.4%
18.1%
Rice County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
33,398
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
24,451
73.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,411
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
167
0.5%
5.1
Walked
1,289
3.9%
2.7
Other means
617
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
4,463
13.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
Rice County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,543
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,333
28.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
8,914
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
5,864
25.9%
21.0
Rice County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
22,654
92.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
16,795
74.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,859
25.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,910
7.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rice County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
24,564
1 room
115
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
452
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
2,087
8.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,945
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
3,864
15.7%
19.8
6 rooms
3,320
13.5%
17.8
7 rooms
3,702
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,844
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,235
21.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rice County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
24,564
1-unit, detached
17,237
70.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,544
6.3%
5.9
2-units
591
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
677
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
594
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
939
3.8%
4.4
20 or more units
1,851
7.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,126
4.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.0%
0.1
Rice County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,107
20.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
914
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,074
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,840
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,403
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,593
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,194
13.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,959
20.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
421
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
59
0.2%
1.4%
Rice County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
15,149
66.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,166
14.0%
4.7
Electricity
3,274
14.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
192
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
13
0.1%
0.1
Wood
511
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
140
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
204
0.9%
1.1
Rice County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
11,251
47295100.0
Less than $500
94
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
431
3.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
636
5.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,349
12.0%
11.8%
$500 to $999
2,030
18.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,964
26.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,747
33.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,356
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,150
19.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,692
15.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
834
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,213
19.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Rice County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,561
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
13
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
15
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
151
2.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
225
4.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,013
18.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,139
20.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,005
54.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
298
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
760
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
656
11.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
712
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
839
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
799
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
419
7.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,083
37.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
351
0.0%
0.0%
Rice County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
16,795
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,182
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,229
7.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,369
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,657
21.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,833
22.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,781
16.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
667
4.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
77
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
184,400
205,000
