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Rice County, MN


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Faribault-Northfield, MN
Designated Market Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 67,693   ( 3,551 from 2010 , 595 from 2020)
Land area: 495.8 square miles
Population density: 136.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:53,900 79.62% 1.2%
Black:4,5606.74% 125.6%
Indian:3120.46% 26.3%
Asian:1,4862.20% 12.0%
2+ races:1,1961.77% 49.1%
Hispanic:6,2399.22% 21.8%
Total non-White:13,79320.38% 44.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,484 11.1
Deaths:1,35310.1
Net Migration: 690.5
Net Immigration: 3672.7
Change in White population:-666 -1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:4,217 6.6




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

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

2010
64,142
54,56685.07%
2,0213.15%
2470.39%
1,3272.07%
8021.25%
5,1227.99%
9,57614.93%

2000
56,665
51,25790.46%
7131.26%
1820.32%
8401.48%
4930.87%
3,1175.50%
5,4089.54%

1990
49,183
47,99397.58%
2370.48%
1760.36%
4550.93%
n/a
3220.65%
1,1902.42%

1980
46,087
45,47798.68%
890.19%
370.08%
2780.60%
n/a
1730.38%
6101.32%

1970
41,582
41,17499.02%
1070.26%
170.04%
620.15%
n/a
2000.48%
408 0.98%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,146 12.6
4,0337.1
1,9233.4
1,3662.4
3,309 5.8
4,168 7.4
1990's
NumberRate
6,471 13.2
4,0528.2
3,6317.4
3920.8
3,264 6.6
4,218 8.6
1980's
NumberRate
6,835 14.8
3,693 8.0
-71 -0.2
n/a
2,516 5.5
580 1.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,438 3.5
n/a
4,303 10.3
202 0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Rice 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
37.1
14,405 21.3%
53,288 78.7%
10,866 16.1%
23,265
2.55
15,454 66.4%
12,261 79.3%
1,400 9.1%
7,811 33.6%

2010
NumberPercent
35.0
15,163 23.6%
48,979 76.4%
7,881 12.3%
22,315
2.55
15,191 68.1%
12,140 79.9%
1,337 8.8%
7,124 31.9%

2000
NumberPercent
32.7
14,294 25.2%
42,371 74.8%
6,392 11.3%
18,922
2.64
13,429 71.0%
11,148 83.0%
1,070 8.0%
5,493 29.0%

1990
NumberPercent
29.8
12,900 26.2%
36,283 73.8%
5,792 11.8%
16,384
2.65
11,727 71.6%
10,171 86.7%
815 6.9%
4,657 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
26.3
13,123 28.5%
32,964 71.5%
5,312 11.5%
14,351
2.82
10,614 74.0%
9,531 89.8%
575 5.4%
3,737 26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Rice County, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units25,064 
Median Value$279,700 
Occupied23,26592.8%
Vacant1,7997.2%
Owned17,56675.5%
Rented5,69924.5%
Median Rent$1,021 
Single-Family Units19,22376.7%
    Detached17,69970.6%
    Attached1,5246.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,38413.5%
Mobile Homes1,1414.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rice County, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009774.2%
$10,000 to $14,9995042.2%
$15,000 to $19,9995682.4%
$20,000 to $24,9999734.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996202.7%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0664.6%
$35,000 to $39,9998693.7%
$40,000 to $44,9999214.0%
$45,000 to $49,9996812.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991,6156.9%
$60,000 to $74,9992,31510.0%
$75,000 to $99,9993,38914.6%
$100,000 to $124,9992,48410.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,9588.4%
$150,000 to $199,9992,49410.7%
$200,000 or more1,8317.9%
Median Household Income78,214 
Per Capita Income37,050 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7713.3%
Public Assistance4391.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,6977.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed28,94172.7%
Unemployed1,7084.3%
In Armed Forces610.2%
Total Labor Force30,71077.1%
Not in Labor Force9,12122.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector12,1579,45156.3%
Non-Profit1,5022,70635.7%
Self-Employed2,1171,02167.5%
Local Government7061,70629.3%
State Government38975334.1%
Federal Government24223450.8%
Total Private + Self14,27410,47257.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,8395,39934.5%
Total17,11315,87151.9%
Pct. Govt.12.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,62414.0%
Sales and Office Occupations6,32119.1%
Professional, Technical6,99621.2%
Service Occupations5,99118.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3231.0%
All others9,09427.5%
White Collar 54.3%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services5,41616.4%
Manufacturing4,99715.1%
Health care and social assistance4,54113.7%
Retail trade3,1479.5%
Construction2,6217.9%
Accommodation and food services2,0666.3%
Transportation and warehousing1,4884.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1,2873.9%
Other services1,2773.9%
Public administration1,2373.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,0633.2%
Wholesale trade9542.9%
Finance and insurance8702.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8292.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5191.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing3141.0%
Information1910.6%
Utilities1670.5%
Management240.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction180.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,6096.86%
Puerto Rican1070.16%
Cuban310.05%
Dominican40.01%
Total Central American3820.57%
Costa Rican50.01%
Guatemalan1590.24%
Honduran60.01%
Nicaraguan1790.27%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran330.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2970.44%
Argentinean270.04%
Bolivian750.11%
Chilean380.06%
Colombian440.07%
Ecuadorian920.14%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian200.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan10.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4300.64%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean2960.44%
Vietnamese2350.35%
Chinese2270.34%
Taiwanese1510.22%
Hmong1370.20%
Filipino820.12%
Indian630.09%
Japanese500.07%
Cambodian410.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English55,08786.8%
Spanish4,3446.8%
Other2,2553.6%
German, other Germanic3430.5%
Chinese3210.5%
Other Asian2890.5%
Other Indo-European2340.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2160.3%
Vietnamese1810.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German20,37030.3%
Norwegian9,44114.1%
Irish6,0759.0%
English4,2756.4%
Czech3,3755.0%
Swedish2,9764.4%
Somalian2,4133.6%
American2,1093.1%
Polish1,7882.7%
French1,7822.7%
Italian1,0341.5%
European9181.4%
Dutch8991.3%
Scandinavian8581.3%
French Canadian7071.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen63,32594.3%
Not a citizen3,8275.7%
Native61,72691.9%
Foreign-born5,4268.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rice County, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,248 2.9%1,992 4.6%13,897 32.3%13,001 30.2%8,107 18.8%4,780 11.1%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,248 2.9%
9-12 Years 1,992 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,897 32.3%
Some College 13,001 30.2%
Bach. Degree 8,107 18.8%
Grad Degree 4,780 11.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Rice County, MN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 27,325 26,136 1,189 4.4% 4.7%
1991 27,911 26,446 1,465 5.2% 5.1%
1992 27,957 26,411 1,546 5.5% 5.0%
1993 27,891 26,475 1,416 5.1% 4.8%
1994 28,173 26,849 1,324 4.7% 4.0%
1995 28,446 27,298 1,148 4.0% 3.7%
1996 28,901 27,774 1,127 3.9% 3.8%
1997 29,015 28,069 946 3.3% 3.2%
1998 28,861 28,035 826 2.9% 2.7%
1999 28,416 27,610 806 2.8% 2.7%
2000 31,461 30,514 947 3.0% 3.0%
2001 32,361 31,207 1,154 3.6% 3.8%
2002 33,114 31,635 1,479 4.5% 4.5%
2003 33,302 31,729 1,573 4.7% 4.8%
2004 32,529 30,999 1,530 4.7% 4.6%
2005 31,552 30,117 1,435 4.5% 4.1%
2006 31,730 30,341 1,389 4.4% 4.1%
2007 32,056 30,456 1,600 5.0% 4.6%
2008 32,609 30,696 1,913 5.9% 5.4%
2009 33,522 30,622 2,900 8.7% 7.9%
2010 35,007 32,281 2,726 7.8% 7.4%
2011 34,848 32,525 2,323 6.7% 6.5%
2012 34,904 32,860 2,044 5.9% 5.6%
2013 35,028 33,269 1,759 5.0% 5.0%
2014 35,186 33,704 1,482 4.2% 4.3%
2015 35,507 34,222 1,285 3.6% 3.8%
2016 36,083 34,818 1,265 3.5% 3.9%
2017 36,455 35,301 1,154 3.2% 3.4%
2018 36,758 35,704 1,054 2.9% 3.0%
2019 37,182 36,051 1,131 3.0% 3.2%
2020 37,193 35,242 1,951 5.2% 6.2%
2021 37,120 35,814 1,306 3.5% 3.8%
2022 37,472 36,502 970 2.6% 2.7%
2023 37,912 36,932 980 2.6% 2.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com