Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN

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US Senator
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic (DFL) Party
US Senator
Tina Smith
Democratic (DFL) Party
2022 Median Age
38.7
10.9% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
9.31%
27.2% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Property Value
$255,300
24.2% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
54,013
34.2% 1-year decline

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (90%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.62%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.72%), Other (Hispanic) (1.6%), and White (Hispanic) (1.23%).

6.44% of the households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was $255,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Population & Diversity

Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN is home to a population of N/A people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2022, there were 24.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (94.9k people) in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.82k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.82k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN are Spanish (2,595 households), Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages (2,185 households), and German (513 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
53,837
Women
50%
53,844
Men
50%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 107,681 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

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Citizenship

97.5%
2022 Citizenship
96.1%
2021 Citizenship

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    94.9k ± 1.01k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.82k ± 689
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.82k ± 286
3.52%
Hispanic Population
3.72k people

In 2022, there were 24.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (94.9k people) in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.82k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.82k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.52% of the people in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN are hispanic (3.72k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Somalia
    2,186 ± 1,136 people
  2. Mexico
    626 ± 612 people
  3. Kenya
    598 ± 599 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was Somalia, the natal country of 2,186 Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN residents, followed by Mexico with 626 and Kenya with 598.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    2,595 households (2.63%)
  2. Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages
    2,185 households (2.21%)
  3. German
    513 households (0.519%)

6.44% of the households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was Spanish. 2.63% of the households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,898 ± 198
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,076 ± 243
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    539 ± 98

Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN employs 54k people. The largest industries in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN are Construction (4,056 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,904 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,425 people), and the highest paying industries are Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($140,131), Veterinary services ($117,917), and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($112,190).

Males in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,162. The income inequality in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN (measured using the Gini index) is 0.428, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
39,213
Women
47.4%
43,568
Men
52.6%

The workforce of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN in 2020 was 82,781 people, with 47.4% woman, and 52.6% men.

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Occupations

54k
2022 Value
−34.2%
1 Year decline
± −34.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,786 people), Registered nurses (1,743 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,266 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

54k
2022 Value
−34.2%
1 Year decline
± −34.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN, are Construction (4,056 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,904 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,425 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN, though some of these residents may live in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,277
Median earning men ± $1,194
$38,503
Median earning women ± $1,512

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($75,167), Information ($69,091), and Construction ($65,138).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($60,777), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,260), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,551).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar
Senator from Minnesota1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
Tina Smith
Senator from Minnesota2
Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN awarded 2,869 degrees. The student population of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,136 male students and 4,037 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN are White (1,720 and 60.7%), followed by Black or African American (442 and 15.6%), Unknown (287 and 10.1%), and Hispanic or Latino (171 and 6.04%).

The median tuition cost in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN for private four year colleges is $50,950.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 6,173 students enrolled in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN, 34.6% men and 65.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

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Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 675 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN, which is 0.308 times less than the 2,194 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,720 degrees mean that there were 3.89 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 442 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($50,950) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,948) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, 0% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN in false were N/A.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was $255,300 in 2022, which is 0.906 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $205,500 to $255,300, a 24.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

Median household income in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN is N/A. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was Hennepin County--Plymouth, Maple Grove (West) & Medicine Lake Cities PUMA, MN with a value of $133,079, followed by Hennepin County (West)--Champlin, Rogers Cities & Lake Minnetonka PUMA, MN and Dakota County (South)--Lakeville & Farmington Cities PUMA, MN, with respective values of $129,494 and $122,602.

Property

$255,300
Median Property Value 2022
±$3,992
$31,426
Median Property Taxes
±$869

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Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
N/A
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was Hennepin County--Plymouth, Maple Grove (West) & Medicine Lake Cities PUMA, MN with a value of $133,079, followed by Hennepin County (West)--Champlin, Rogers Cities & Lake Minnetonka PUMA, MN and Dakota County (South)--Lakeville & Farmington Cities PUMA, MN, with respective values of $129,494 and $122,602.

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Household Income

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N/A
Median Household Income
± N/A
39.5k
Number of Households
± 1,126

The following chart displays the households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.428
2022 Wage GINI in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN
0.443
2021 Wage GINI in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN

In 2022, the income inequality in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was 0.428 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.38% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.99%)
  3. Carpooled (6.89%)

In 2022, 77.8% of workers in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.99%) and those who carpooled to work (6.89%).

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Commute Time

N/A minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3% of the workforce in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

N/A
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN have N/A.

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Poverty & Diversity

9.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN (9.48k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN has health coverage, with 56.4% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1110 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.726% increase from the previous year (1102 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1307 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 322 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,110 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Minnesota

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see an average of 1,110 patients per year. This represents a 0.726% increase from the previous year (1,102 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.11%
Uninsured
56.4%
Employer Coverage
12.7%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
1.19%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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