Cottonwood County vs. Watonwan County

	Cottonwood County (MN)	Watonwan County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,277	10,980
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.5%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,687	11,211
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,687	11,211
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.8%	20.0%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.6%
White alone, percent	91.7%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.2%	26.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.3%	71.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	762	685
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	12.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,431	5,054
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.2%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,800	$94,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$964	$947
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$414	$399
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$644	$668
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.3%	14.7%
Building permits, 2018	17	7
Households, 2014-2018	4,850	4,318
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	93.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.0%	21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	80.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	66.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.2%	15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.1%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	66.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.2%	61.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	50,111	41,356
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,059,603	343,197
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	287,364	190,141
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	102,814	64,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,866	$5,751
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.4	18.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,354	$51,097
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,209	$27,772
Persons in poverty, percent	10.4%	10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	340	304
Total employment, 2017	3,677	3,797
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	121,300	125,321
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.2%	2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	805	646
All firms, 2012	1,028	926
Men-owned firms, 2012	526	501
Women-owned firms, 2012	288	237
Minority-owned firms, 2012	44	60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	912	796
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	127	59
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	785	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	18.3	25.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	638.61	434.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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