Swift County vs. Chippewa County

	Swift County (MN)	Chippewa County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9,345	11,924
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,783	12,441
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,783	12,441
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.9%	21.2%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	49.8%
White alone, percent	95.1%	93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.7%	1.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	7.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.3%	86.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	645	856
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.4%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,837	5,713
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.7%	67.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$103,100	$114,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,006	$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$421	$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$640	$589
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.0%	15.2%
Building permits, 2018	10	8
Households, 2014-2018	4,227	5,098
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.19	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.2%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.2%	9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.5%	83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.7%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.1%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.0%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,834	14,073
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	40,784	69,647
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	93,660	198,890
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,762	$16,390
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.0	15.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,577	$54,552
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,208	$30,168
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	301	404
Total employment, 2017	3,066	4,960
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	117,012	175,601
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	645	855
All firms, 2012	1,048	1,138
Men-owned firms, 2012	606	593
Women-owned firms, 2012	339	293
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,008	1,062
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	120	74
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	858	945
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%	22.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.2	21.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	742.08	581.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

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