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9.51% of the households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca 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.
96.4% of the residents in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN are St Olaf College (858 degrees awarded in 2024) and Carleton College (486 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was $281,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.6%.
Most people in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was 2 cars per household.
Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN borders Dakota County (South)--Lakeville & Farmington Cities PUMA, MN, Scott County PUMA, MN, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, Brown, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn & Watonwan Counties PUMA, MN, Blue Earth & Nicollet Counties--Mankato City PUMA, MN, Goodhue, Wabasha & Winona Counties PUMA, MN, and Dodge, Fillmore, Houston & Mower Counties PUMA, MN.
Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN is home to a population of 153k people, from which 96.4% are citizens.
As of 2024, 5.86% of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN residents were born outside of the country (8.99k people).
In 2024, there were 20.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (126k people) in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.21k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.81k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN are Spanish (8,312 households), Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages (2,418 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (574 households).
The resident population of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN in 2024 was 152,821 inhabitants, with 50.8% men, and 49.2% women.
The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN.
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As of 2024, 96.4% of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 20.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (126k people) in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.21k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.81k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
9.01% of the people in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN are hispanic (13.8k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was Mexico, the natal country of 2,638 Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN residents, followed by Somalia with 1,788 and Guatemala with 1,335.
As of 2024, 5.86% of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN residents (8.99k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was 5.92%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
9.51% of the households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was Spanish. 5.73% of the households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.
Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN.
95.4% of the population of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN has health coverage, with 53.3% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.2% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.
Primary care physicians in Minnesota see an average of 1,134 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Minnesota in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN declined by 13.3% from 5.26% to 4.56%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN employs 73.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN were Elementary & secondary schools (5,266 people), Construction (4,722 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,199 people), and the highest paying industries were Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying ($236,992), Offices of dentists ($185,993), and Legal services ($168,484).
Males in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,537. The income inequality in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN (measured using the Gini index) is 0.44, which is lower than than the national average.
The workforce of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN in 2024 was 73,842 people, with 48.8% woman, and 51.2% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN.
With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN grew at a rate of 0.974%, from 73.1k employees to 73.8k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,537 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,693 people), and Registered nurses (1,576 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN grew at a rate of 0.974%, from 73.1k employees to 73.8k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,266 people), Construction (4,722 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,199 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN, though some of these residents may live in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,750), Public Administration ($91,304), and Wholesale Trade ($70,161).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($64,922), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,188), and Information ($57,917).
As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).
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.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
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.
The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The student population of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,347 male students and 2,905 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN are White (859 and 70.5%), Asian (106 and 8.7%), Hispanic or Latino (100 and 8.21%), and Two or More Races (70 and 5.75%).
The largest universities in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN by number of degrees awarded are St Olaf College (858 and 63.8%) and Carleton College (486 and 36.2%).
The most popular majors in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN are General Biological Sciences (138 and 10.3%), Computer Science (120 and 8.93%), and General Mathematics (110 and 8.18%).
The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $64,109.
In 2024 in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 33.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 29.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 5,252 (44.7% men and 55.3% women).
The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.
In 2024 there were 5,252 students enrolled in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN, 44.7% men and 55.3% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,168 records, of which 55.3% were women and 44.7% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was General Biological Sciences with 138 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN according to their major.
In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was St Olaf College with 858 degrees awarded.
In 2024, 603 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN, which is 0.814 times less than the 741 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 859 degrees mean that there were 8.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 106 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($64,109) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($435) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($969) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
In 2024, 1.23% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (37.7k), Some college (26.4k), and Bachelors Degree (20.9k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
The median property value in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was $281,500 in 2024, which is 0.846 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $264,500 to $281,500, a 6.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN is 78.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 78.6% of the housing units in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.4%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 57.8k households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN grew to $84,117 from the previous year's value of $82,978.
The following chart displays the households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca 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.
In 2024, the income inequality in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.43% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.99%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.49% of the workforce in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca 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 Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN have 2 cars.
8.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN (12.4k out of 144k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties PUMA, MN is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.
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.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.