Rice County, Minnesota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Rice County is 6th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Rice County is 8th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Rice County is 10th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Foreign born residents

Rice County is 12th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Home median value

Rice County is 12th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Rice County is 13th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Income per household

Rice County is 13th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Rice County is 13th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Rice County is 14th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Current population (2012)

Rice County is 14th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Current population (2012)	64,854	14th	5,379,139	313,914,040
Size in square miles	495.7	68th	79,626.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	129.4	12th	66.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	53rd	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.6%	54th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.1%	71st	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.8%	41st	91.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.9%	13th	31.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Race - White	92.1%	70th	86.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.6%	8th	5.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	42nd	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	17th	4.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	18th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	34th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	6th	4.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.8%	74th	82.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Female residents	48.8%	82nd	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.7%	10th	7.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Housing units	24,606	18th	2,354,034	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.6%	13th	21.6%	25.9%
Households	22,117	16th	2,094,265	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.2%	57th	73.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$204,200	12th	$201,400	$186,200
People per household	2.5	17th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	57	35th	16,095	829,658

Income Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Income per capita	$24,783	46th	$30,310	$27,915
Income per household	$59,533	13th	$58,476	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.8%	51st	11.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Rice County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,496	16th	144,606	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	22,468	14th	2,393,746	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,177	17th	496,657	27,092,908
Retail sales	$599,153	20th	$71,384,103	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,666	52nd	$13,751	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$80,619	18th	$10,423,660	$613,795,732