Becker County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 29,63084.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3126.6%Two or more races
  • 1,7034.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 8212.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2760.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2490.7%Asian alone
  • 1630.5%Some other race alone
  • 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $366,946

Here:	$366,946
State:	$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $396,559

Here:	$396,559
State:	$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $177,216

Here:	$177,216
State:	$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $203,212

Here:	$203,212
State:	$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $379,498

Here:	$379,498
State:	$258,516

Mobile homes: $89,345

Here:	$89,345
State:	$94,605

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $115,331

Here:	$115,331
State:	$59,868

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 32
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 21

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 21

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,947 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,803 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Becker County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park, Audubon, White Earth, Pine Point, Osage, Callaway, Ogema, Wolf Lake.

2023 air pollution in Becker County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barnes County, North Dakota , Benton County, Washington , Hettinger County, North Dakota , Logan County, North Dakota , Prairie County, Montana , Mahnomen County .

Current college students: 784
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 467 (60.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1552010 or later
• 892000 to 2009
• 521990 to 1999
• 501980 to 1989
• 301970 to 1979
• 104Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,820
• One, attached: 526
• Two: 211
• 3 or 4: 243
• 5 to 9: 380
• 10 to 19: 383
• 20 to 49: 430
• 50 or more: 351
• Mobile homes: 1,621
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Becker County with a mortgage: 6,304 (547 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 395 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 204

Religion statistics for Becker County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Becker County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1982: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1982, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2009 to May 22, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1830: April 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1830, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 30, 2006 to May 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1648: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1648, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 09, 2002 to June 28, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1419: June 14, 2002, FEMA Id: 1419, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 17, 2000 to July 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1333: June 27, 2000, FEMA Id: 1333, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1175: April 08, 1997, FEMA Id: 1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.69% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($69,428 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($37,237 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($32,192 average AGI)

Becker County:	2.55%
Minnesota average:	2.06%

from Cass County, ND	0.90% ($85,366 average AGI)
from Otter Tail County, MN	0.79% ($47,624)
from Clay County, MN	0.77% ($62,434)
from Hubbard County, MN	0.36% ($47,180)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.28% ($80,974)
from Mahnomen County, MN	0.19% ($42,962)
from Wadena County, MN	0.18% ($29,042)

6.04% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,069 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.78% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($30,804 average AGI)
2.25% relocated to other states ($35,265 average AGI)

Becker County:	2.25%
Minnesota average:	2.44%

to Otter Tail County, MN	0.82% ($60,223 average AGI)
to Clay County, MN	0.78% ($46,594)
to Cass County, ND	0.71% ($66,856)
to Hubbard County, MN	0.33% ($47,111)
to Mahnomen County, MN	0.21% ($35,071)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.19% ($48,769)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.15% ($81,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Becker County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,469 (2,251 living alone), Female householders: 7,073 (2,148 living alone)

• 7,685 spouses (7,667 opposite-sex spouses), 1,083 unmarried partners, (1,033 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,498 children (8,748 natural, 309 adopted, 423 stepchildren), 613 grandchildren, 202 brothers or sisters, 158 parents, 92 foster children, 361 other relatives, 638 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 503

Size of family households: 4,977 2-persons, 1,521 3-persons, 1,414 4-persons, 907 5-persons, 214 6-persons, 448 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,401 1-person, 645 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

5,520 married couples with children.
1,907 single-parent households (658 men, 1,249 women).

97.1% of residents of Becker speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $203,453,000 ($6,394 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,615,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $80,375,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,825,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,274,000
Federal grants: $61,225,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,736,000 ($3,560,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,018,000 ($638,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,545,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,906,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,314,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+48 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Becker County, Minnesota
• 792020 or later
• 2,3662010 to 2019
• 3,5912000 to 2009
• 2,1251990 to 1999
• 1,8241980 to 1989
• 3,1371970 to 1979
• 1,8221960 to 1969
• 1,4081950 to 1959
• 9721940 to 1949
• 2,6651939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Becker County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Becker County, Minnesota
• 331 room
• 1012 rooms
• 5073 rooms
• 1,1924 rooms
• 1,6285 rooms
• 2,0106 rooms
• 1,6047 rooms
• 1,2758 rooms
• 3,0069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Becker County, Minnesota
• 1451 room
• 3412 rooms
• 5503 rooms
• 6574 rooms
• 7225 rooms
• 3956 rooms
• 1477 rooms
• 1108 rooms
• 1159+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Becker County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Becker County, Minnesota
• 31no bedroom
• 3841 bedroom
• 2,2952 bedrooms
• 4,5233 bedrooms
• 2,8034 bedrooms
• 1,2865+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Becker County, Minnesota
• 158no bedroom
• 6341 bedroom
• 1,4252 bedrooms
• 7133 bedrooms
• 2174 bedrooms
• 305+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Becker County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Becker County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 247no vehicle
• 2,1711 vehicle
• 4,3862 vehicles
• 2,6313 vehicles
• 1,1284 vehicles
• 7415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Becker County in renter-occupied apartments
• 534no vehicle
• 1,6081 vehicle
• 7722 vehicles
• 2113 vehicles
• 504 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

90.5% of Becker County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 24,266
• Other state: 10,299
• Northeast: 335
• Midwest: 7,726
• South: 723
• West: 1,439

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 587
• Number of aged recipients: 70
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 517
• Number of recipients under 18: 92
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 362
• Number of recipients older than 64: 133
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 243
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 245