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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Big Stone County is $23,746, which is lower than the state average of $29,582 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Big Stone County median household income is $42,870, which has grown by 39.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Big Stone County residents spend 16.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #52

Big Stone County	23,746 USD
Minnesota	29,582 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Stone County	22,456 USD
Minnesota	31,502 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Stone County	29,178 USD
Minnesota	37,989 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Stone County	18,640 USD
Minnesota	25,790 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #74

Big Stone County	42,870 USD
Minnesota	57,243 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Big Stone County	52,925 USD
Minnesota	73,561 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Big Stone County	39.55%
Minnesota	17.72%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Big Stone County		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.93%	$9,439, see rank	28.44%	$12,408	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	43.91%	$14,443, see rank	25.29%	$15,973	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.99%	$3,806, see rank	3.18%	$3,071	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	18.05%	$19,399, see rank	15.17%	$20,770	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Big Stone County	54,034 USD
Minnesota	71,307 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Big Stone County	64,285 USD
Minnesota	87,853 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Big Stone County	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$43,356, see rank	$59,396	$54,999
Two or More Races	$21,417, see rank	$44,955	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Big Stone County	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$37,426, see rank	$28,693	$26,465
25 to 44	$50,521, see rank	$64,639	$57,132
45 to 64	$55,036, see rank	$70,338	$63,398
65 or over	$26,528, see rank	$34,152	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Big Stone County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,320	see rank	4,111,966	238,733,844
Male¹	2,119	49.05%, see rank	49.21%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,464	69.09%, see rank	75.58%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,464	69.09%, see rank	75.43%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,423	97.20%, see rank	92.74%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	41	2.80%, see rank	7.26%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	655	30.91%, see rank	24.42%	29.08%
Female¹	2,201	50.95%, see rank	50.79%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,193	54.20%, see rank	66.60%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,193	54.20%, see rank	66.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,174	98.41%, see rank	94.58%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19	1.59%, see rank	5.42%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,008	45.80%, see rank	33.40%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Big Stone County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,556	100%	2,676,172	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,800	70.42%, see rank	77.77%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	245	9.59%, see rank	9.21%	10.35%
Public Transportation	81	3.17%, see rank	3.39%	4.94%
Walked	110	4.30%, see rank	3.02%	2.85%
Other Means	40	1.56%, see rank	1.58%	1.72%
Worked at Home	280	10.95%, see rank	5.04%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Big Stone County	16.6 minutes
Minnesota	22.1 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Big Stone County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,597	-	2,730,721	141,833,331
Male¹	1,423	54.79%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	414	29.09%, see rank	35.18%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	156	10.96%, see rank	11.82%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	207	14.55%, see rank	18.10%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51	3.58%, see rank	1.11%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	182	12.79%, see rank	8.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	336	23.61%, see rank	19.27%	18.08%
Female¹	1,174	45.21%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	435	37.05%, see rank	40.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	334	28.45%, see rank	20.18%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	325	27.68%, see rank	31.93%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1	0.09%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2	0.17%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	77	6.56%, see rank	6.40%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Big Stone County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,597	100%	2,730,721	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	304	11.71%, see rank	2.38%	1.86%
Construction	191	7.35%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	199	7.66%, see rank	14.07%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	133	5.12%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	265	10.20%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	170	6.55%, see rank	4.55%	5.07%
Information	31	1.19%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	124	4.77%, see rank	7.38%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	100	3.85%, see rank	9.31%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	768	29.57%, see rank	23.57%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	80	3.08%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	111	4.27%, see rank	3.33%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	121	4.66%, see rank	4.39%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Big Stone County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	500	9.40%, see rank	10.59%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	101	6.46%, see rank	6.83%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.