Brown County vs. Watonwan County

	Brown County (MN)	Watonwan County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,111	10,980
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,893	11,211
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,893	11,211
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.9%	20.0%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.6%
White alone, percent	97.5%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	26.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.2%	71.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,678	685
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	12.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,799	5,054
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$135,800	$94,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,133	$947
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$449	$399
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$588	$668
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.4%	14.7%
Building permits, 2018	47	7
Households, 2014-2018	10,731	4,318
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	93.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.0%	21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.5%	80.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	66.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.6%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.4%	15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.3%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.4%	66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	61.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	172,137	41,356
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,506,624	343,197
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	701,287	190,141
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	347,052	64,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,650	$5,751
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.6	18.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,728	$51,097
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,373	$27,772
Persons in poverty, percent	8.4%	10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	792	304
Total employment, 2017	13,110	3,797
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	513,112	125,321
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,773	646
All firms, 2012	2,697	926
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,644	501
Women-owned firms, 2012	658	237
Minority-owned firms, 2012	41	60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,473	796
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	310	59
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,036	756
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	42.4	25.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	611.09	434.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brown county (MN) and Watonwan county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.