Yellow Medicine 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: 11,080
- Males: 5,557
- Females: 5,523
Ethnicity:
- White: 10,482
- Black/African American: 21
- Hispanic: 225
- Native American/Eskimo: 230
- Asian: 30
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1
- Other: 13
- 2 or more: 78
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (10,050)
- Spanish (235)
- German (55)
- Norwegian (30)
- Dakota (30)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 136
- Mexico (23)
- Guatemala (21)
- Canada (10)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10)
- Colombia (8)
- Netherlands (8)
- Vietnam (7)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (5,064)
- Catholic Church (2,108)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (1,048)
- Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (560)
- United Church of Christ (300)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 2,846
- Sensory: 265
- Physical: 701
- Mental: 442
- Self-care: 249
- Go outside home: 540
- Employment: 511
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 17
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 4,439
- Utility gas: 1,853
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,132
- Electricity: 621
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 739
- Coal or Coke: 2
- Wood: 57
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 22
- No fuel used: 13
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 8,743
- No vehicle: 467
- 1 or more vehicle: 8,276
Education Attainment:
- No School: 87
- No High School: 665
- Some High School: 583
- High School: 2,614
- Some College: 1,839
- Associate's Degree: 544
- College Degree: 770
- Master's Degree: 198
- Professional Degree: 65
- Doctoral Degree: 29
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 4,439
- Owners with phone: 3,475
- Owners without phone: 47
- Renters with phone: 874
- Renters without phone: 43
10 closest counties:
- Lyon County, Minnesota
- Chippewa County, Minnesota
- Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
- Lincoln County, Minnesota
- Swift County, Minnesota
- Redwood County, Minnesota
- Murray County, Minnesota
- Pipestone County, Minnesota
- Deuel County, South Dakota
- Stevens County, Minnesota
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
56220, 56223, 56237, 56241, 56245, 56280, 56297
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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