Nobles County, MN

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US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Median Household Income

$65,509

4.03% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$179,200

11.3% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,243

4.38% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Nobles County, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.1%), Other (Hispanic) (13.7%), White (Hispanic) (7.91%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (7.07%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.61%).

N/A of the households in Nobles County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.4% of the residents in Nobles County, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Avalon School of Cosmetology (23 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Nobles County, MN was $179,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Nobles County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Nobles County, MN was N/A per household.

Nobles County, MN borders Lyon County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Murray County, MN, and Rock County, MN.

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Population & Diversity

Nobles County, MN is home to a population of N/A people, from which 85.4% are citizens. As of 2023, NaNk% of Nobles County, MN residents were born outside of the country (4.87k people).

In 2023, there were 3.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.7k people) in Nobles County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.02k Other (Hispanic) and 1.75k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.4%

2023 Citizenship

87.4%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Nobles County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nobles County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.7k ± 165
Other (Hispanic)
3.02k ± 570
White (Hispanic)
1.75k ± 608

33.1%

Hispanic Population

7.31k people

33.1% of the people in Nobles County, MN are hispanic (7.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Nobles County, MN as a share of the total population.

Economy

The economy of Nobles County, MN employs 10.2k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Nobles County, MN were Manufacturing (2,298 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,407 people), and Retail Trade (1,080 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($66,761), Finance & Insurance ($61,042), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,023).

Employment

Occupations

10.2k

2023 Value

± 595

−4.38%

1 Year decline

± 8.35%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nobles County, MN, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nobles County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.2k

2023 Value

± 595

−4.38%

1 Year decline

± 8.35%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nobles County, MN, are Manufacturing (2,298 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,407 people), and Retail Trade (1,080 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nobles County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Nobles County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($70,278), Public Administration ($62,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,228), and Public Administration ($48,914).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

53
Other Services (except Public Administration)
51
Construction
38
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$203k
Manufacturing
$65.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$38.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Nobles County, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Nobles County, MN awarded 23 degrees. The student population of Nobles County, MN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 18 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Nobles County, MN are Hispanic or Latino (11 and 47.8%), followed by Asian (5 and 21.7%), White (4 and 17.4%), and Two or More Races (2 and 8.7%).

The largest universities in Nobles County, MN by number of degrees awarded are Avalon School of Cosmetology (23 and 100%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Cosmetology (15 and 65.2%) and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (8 and 34.8%).

Completions

Universities

Gender

Avalon School of Cosmetology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

23 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Avalon School of Cosmetology with 23 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Nobles County, MN, which is 0.0952 times less than the 21 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 11 degrees mean that there were 2.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 5 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.08M), Bachelors Degree (1.06M), and Some college (947k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nobles County, MN was $179,200 in 2023, which is 0.591 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $161,000 to $179,200, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Nobles County, MN is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Nobles County, MN have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nobles County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Nobles County, MN is $65,509. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Nobles County, MN was Census Tract 1051, Nobles County, MN with a value of $75,714, followed by Census Tract 1053, Nobles County, MN and Census Tract 1056, Nobles County, MN, with respective values of $73,816 and $72,381.

In 2024, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nobles County, MN. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 0.825%.

Housing

Property

$179,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,812

$5,530

Median Property Taxes

±$381

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nobles County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nobles County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1051, Nobles County, MN
Census Tract 1053, Nobles County, MN
Census Tract 1056, Nobles County, MN

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Nobles County, MN was Census Tract 1051, Nobles County, MN with a value of $75,714, followed by Census Tract 1053, Nobles County, MN and Census Tract 1056, Nobles County, MN, with respective values of $73,816 and $72,381.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Nobles County, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,509

Median Household Income

± $4,706

7.69k

Number of Households

± 479

The following chart displays the households in Nobles County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nobles County, MN is from Nobles County, MN.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nobles County, MN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Worked At Home (6.01%)

In 2023, 73.9% of workers in Nobles County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (6.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nobles County, MN have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Nobles County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nobles County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nobles County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nobles County, MN have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 13% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nobles County, MN. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 0.825%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nobles County, MN (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nobles County, MN is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 13.7% of the children was living in poverty in Nobles County, MN. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 117 in Nobles County, MN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 53.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.4% of the population of Nobles County, MN has health coverage, with 43.1% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.819% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nobles County, MN see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.75% increase from the previous year (1,529 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1372 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 732 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,571 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nobles County, MN

Primary care physicians in Nobles County, MN see an average of 1,571 patients per year. This represents a 2.75% increase from the previous year (1,529 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nobles County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

43.1%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

0.819%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Nobles County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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