Olmsted County vs. Mower County

	Olmsted County (MN)	Mower County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	156,277	40,011
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.3%	2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	144,260	39,163
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	144,248	39,163
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.5%	25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	18.3%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	49.7%
White alone, percent	84.2%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.5%	3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	6.5%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.8%	77.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,153	2,660
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	9.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	66,672	17,058
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.1%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$199,500	$120,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,482	$1,143
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$536	$393
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$935	$709
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.3%	17.1%
Building permits, 2018	1,581	68
Households, 2014-2018	60,770	15,502
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.6%	84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.4%	15.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	85.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.1%	77.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.0%	21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.4%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.9%	65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.7%	59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	391,708	43,975
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,408,047	201,477
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,447,209	370,033
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,640	$9,398
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.7	17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,880	$53,665
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,667	$29,116
Persons in poverty, percent	7.1%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,588	826
Total employment, 2017	99,038	13,863
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,601,695	682,654
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	-5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,140	1,766
All firms, 2012	12,346	2,768
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,915	1,330
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,870	821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,191	82
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	10,588	2,485
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,306	419
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,182	2,105
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	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.7%	22.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	220.8	55.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	653.35	711.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

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