| Population Information |
Becker Co |
Minnesota |
| Population, 2006 estimate |
32,230 | 5,167,101 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7.4% | 5.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
30,000 | 4,919,479 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
6.0% | 6.5% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
23.0% | 24.0% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
16.2% | 12.1% |
| Female persons, percent, 2005 |
50.0% | 50.4% |
| |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.9% | 87.9% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.7% | 27.4% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
4,799 | 679,236 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.1 | 21.9 |
| |
| Housing units, 2005 |
17,969 | 2,252,022 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.5% | 74.6% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
8.7% | 22.3% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$87,400 | $122,400 |
| |
| Households, 2000 |
11,844 | 1,895,127 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.49 | 2.52 |
| Median household income, 2004 |
$40,182 | $51,202 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,085 | $23,198 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.9% | 8.1% |
| Business Information |
Becker Co |
Minnesota |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
940 | 150,231 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
12,425 | 2,430,853 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-24.4% | 1.5% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2004 |
2,748 | 361,080 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,328 | 443,827 |
| |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
232,014 | 80,623,873 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
87,392 | 108,388,816 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
313,672 | 60,015,531 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,183 | $11,943 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
35,340 | 7,959,590 |
| Building permits, 2006 |
257 | 26,352 |
| Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
203,453 | 28,790,741 |
