Rice County, Minnesota
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Minnesota Department of Health: 85 East 7th Place Suite 400, St. Paul
Population:
- Total Population: 56,665
- Males: 28,459
- Females: 28,206
Ethnicity:
- White: 51,247
- Black/African American: 668
- Hispanic: 3,055
- Native American/Eskimo: 163
- Asian: 885
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 40
- Other: 58
- 2 or more: 549
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (48,190)
- Spanish (2,705)
- Czech (535)
- German (340)
- Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (155)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 2,697
- Mexico (1,289)
- Vietnam (165)
- Korea (148)
- Guatemala (99)
- El Salvador (83)
- Canada (78)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (78)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (16,494)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (9,630)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (4,465)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,054)
- United Church of Christ (1,482)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 13,599
- Sensory: 1,719
- Physical: 3,025
- Mental: 2,170
- Self-care: 1,038
- Go outside home: 2,662
- Employment: 2,985
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 158
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 18,888
- Utility gas: 12,490
- Bottled or LP gas: 3,407
- Electricity: 1,998
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 470
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 264
- Solar Energy: 4
- Other fuel: 205
- No fuel used: 50
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 37,335
- No vehicle: 2,452
- 1 or more vehicle: 34,883
Education Attainment:
- No School: 378
- No High School: 1,828
- Some High School: 2,730
- High School: 11,016
- Some College: 7,877
- Associate's Degree: 2,096
- College Degree: 4,764
- Master's Degree: 1,622
- Professional Degree: 478
- Doctoral Degree: 611
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 18,888
- Owners with phone: 14,654
- Owners without phone: 68
- Renters with phone: 4,079
- Renters without phone: 87
10 closest counties:
- Steele County, Minnesota
- Scott County, Minnesota
- Waseca County, Minnesota
- Dakota County, Minnesota
- Le Sueur County, Minnesota
- Dodge County, Minnesota
- Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Carver County, Minnesota
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
55019, 55021, 55046, 55052, 55053, 55057, 55087, 55088, 56052
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KRLX (88.1 FM) NORTHFIELD, MN
- KMSE (88.7 FM) NORTHFIELD, MN
- KCMP (89.3 FM) NORTHFIELD, MN
- KYMN (1080 AM) NORTHFIELD, MN
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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