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Pennington County, MN


Designated Market Area: Fargo-Grand Forks, ND-MN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 13,845   ( 85 from 2010 , 154 from 2020)
Land area: 616.6 square miles
Population density: 22.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:12,335 89.09% 4.1%
Black:1501.08% 17.1%
Indian:2341.69% 21.2%
Asian:1581.14% 81.6%
2+ races:3112.25% 44.0%
Hispanic:6574.75% 72.9%
Total non-White:1,51010.91% 42.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:312 11.1
Deaths:31411.2
Net Migration: -151-5.4
Net Immigration: 50.2
Change in White population:-532 -3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:447 3.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
13,930
12,86792.37%
1811.30%
1931.39%
870.62%
2161.55%
3802.73%
1,0637.63%

2000
13,584
13,09596.40%
270.20%
1080.80%
860.63%
930.68%
1691.24%
4893.60%

1990
13,306
12,97697.52%
30.02%
880.66%
510.38%
n/a
1881.41%
3302.48%

1980
15,258
14,98998.24%
190.12%
1791.17%
180.12%
n/a
530.35%
2691.76%

1970
13,266
13,21499.61%
20.02%
340.26%
70.05%
n/a
50.04%
52 0.39%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,702 12.5
1,2979.5
-143-1.1
720.5
-228 -1.7
574 4.2
1990's
NumberRate
1,706 12.8
1,53711.6
-23-0.2
290.2
119 0.9
159 1.2
1980's
NumberRate
2,092 13.7
1,488 9.8
-2,625 -17.2
n/a
-2,013 -13.2
61 0.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
832 6.3
n/a
1,775 13.4
217 1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennington County, MN
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.8
3,148 22.7%
10,697 77.3%
2,581 18.6%
6,150
2.23
3,635 59.1%
2,895 79.6%
408 11.2%
2,515 40.9%

2010
NumberPercent
38.9
3,311 23.8%
10,619 76.2%
2,212 15.9%
5,836
2.33
3,653 62.6%
2,777 76.0%
406 11.1%
2,183 37.4%

2000
NumberPercent
37.4
3,298 24.3%
10,286 75.7%
2,154 15.9%
5,505
2.39
3,566 64.8%
2,908 81.5%
318 8.9%
1,939 35.2%

1990
NumberPercent
34.1
3,632 27.3%
9,674 72.7%
2,249 16.9%
5,167
2.51
3,497 67.7%
2,916 83.4%
246 7.0%
1,670 32.3%

1980
NumberPercent
29.4
4,473 29.3%
10,785 70.7%
2,203 14.4%
5,452
2.73
4,000 73.4%
3,442 86.0%
259 6.5%
1,452 26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Pennington County, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units6,673 
Median Value$173,800 
Occupied6,15092.2%
Vacant5237.8%
Owned4,46772.6%
Rented1,68327.4%
Median Rent$935 
Single-Family Units4,64669.6%
    Detached4,48667.2%
    Attached1602.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,02715.4%
Mobile Homes68210.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pennington County, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001622.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991993.2%
$15,000 to $19,9992313.8%
$20,000 to $24,9992714.4%
$25,000 to $29,9992554.1%
$30,000 to $34,9992203.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991973.2%
$40,000 to $44,9993105.0%
$45,000 to $49,9992524.1%
$50,000 to $59,9994637.5%
$60,000 to $74,99967210.9%
$75,000 to $99,99993315.2%
$100,000 to $124,99970111.4%
$125,000 to $149,99965010.6%
$150,000 to $199,9993625.9%
$200,000 or more2724.4%
Median Household Income71,504 
Per Capita Income37,342 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state79 
Compared to U.S.83 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2514.1%
Public Assistance1021.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4026.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed6,70281.5%
Unemployed1251.5%
In Armed Forces30.0%
Total Labor Force6,83083.0%
Not in Labor Force1,39817.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,1632,59654.9%
Non-Profit12029828.7%
Self-Employed39027358.8%
Local Government14721041.2%
State Government8310444.4%
Federal Government551380.9%
Total Private + Self3,5532,86955.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.40562539.3%
Total3,9583,49453.1%
Pct. Govt.8.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts91312.2%
Sales and Office Occupations1,82424.4%
Professional, Technical1,20716.1%
Service Occupations1,13215.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1011.3%
All others2,41132.2%
White Collar 52.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,43119.1%
Wholesale trade1,37818.4%
Retail trade94412.6%
Health care and social assistance86011.5%
Accommodation and food services4706.3%
Educational services4476.0%
Transportation and warehousing3584.8%
Construction3104.1%
Other services2443.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2243.0%
Finance and insurance2002.7%
Public administration1972.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1932.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation560.7%
Information540.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.520.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing370.5%
Utilities190.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction120.2%
Management10.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pennington County, MN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5033.59%
Puerto Rican80.06%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American390.28%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan390.28%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic860.61%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino560.40%
Vietnamese510.36%
Burmese360.26%
Korean180.13%
Indian80.06%
Chinese30.02%
Laotian30.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English12,54195.3%
Spanish3442.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic640.5%
Tagalog540.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun520.4%
Other Asian390.3%
German, other Germanic270.2%
Other130.1%
Chinese120.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Norwegian5,06336.2%
German3,31923.7%
Swedish1,50810.8%
Irish9907.1%
French6454.6%
Polish5764.1%
English5083.6%
Scandinavian3362.4%
American2972.1%
European2772.0%
Czech1671.2%
Dutch1651.2%
French Canadian1581.1%
Danish1421.0%
Italian1200.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen13,88799.2%
Not a citizen1080.8%
Native13,63797.4%
Foreign-born3582.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pennington County, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
117 1.2%339 3.5%2,926 30.2%4,408 45.5%1,391 14.3%515 5.3%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 117 1.2%
9-12 Years 339 3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,926 30.2%
Some College 4,408 45.5%
Bach. Degree 1,391 14.3%
Grad Degree 515 5.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pennington County, MN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 6,746 6,133 613 9.1% 4.7%
1991 6,942 6,210 732 10.5% 5.1%
1992 6,954 6,303 651 9.4% 5.0%
1993 7,193 6,630 563 7.8% 4.8%
1994 7,546 7,081 465 6.2% 4.0%
1995 7,720 7,252 468 6.1% 3.7%
1996 8,024 7,527 497 6.2% 3.8%
1997 8,091 7,651 440 5.4% 3.2%
1998 8,136 7,755 381 4.7% 2.7%
1999 8,093 7,631 462 5.7% 2.7%
2000 7,646 7,202 444 5.8% 3.0%
2001 7,878 7,482 396 5.0% 3.8%
2002 7,939 7,478 461 5.8% 4.5%
2003 8,045 7,564 481 6.0% 4.8%
2004 8,166 7,643 523 6.4% 4.6%
2005 8,199 7,741 458 5.6% 4.1%
2006 8,364 7,897 467 5.6% 4.1%
2007 8,529 7,937 592 6.9% 4.6%
2008 8,686 8,071 615 7.1% 5.4%
2009 8,949 8,143 806 9.0% 7.9%
2010 8,406 7,643 763 9.1% 7.4%
2011 8,579 7,917 662 7.7% 6.5%
2012 8,601 8,028 573 6.7% 5.6%
2013 8,667 8,111 556 6.4% 5.0%
2014 8,865 8,399 466 5.3% 4.3%
2015 9,102 8,626 476 5.2% 3.8%
2016 9,039 8,518 521 5.8% 3.9%
2017 8,778 8,283 495 5.6% 3.4%
2018 8,733 8,357 376 4.3% 3.0%
2019 8,698 8,309 389 4.5% 3.2%
2020 8,663 8,130 533 6.2% 6.2%
2021 8,696 8,346 350 4.0% 3.8%
2022 8,815 8,522 293 3.3% 2.7%
2023 8,688 8,404 284 3.3% 2.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com