Chippewa County, Minnesota

Chippewa County has a population of 12,377 and has shrunk 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,100, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $71,458.

Home price
$156,100
Income
$71,458
Population
12,377
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$156,100county
Median gross rent$869county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198080.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$772county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$71,458county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate14.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.5%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$62,519county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.10%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service75 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station83 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths40.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2194county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible52.1%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians97county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,377county
Land area in square miles581county
People per square mile of land21.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store16.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract46.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.7%county
Second languages10.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents206county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in236county
Households that moved away316county
Average income of arriving households$46,975county
Average income of departing households$57,503county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.6 incounty
Annual snowfall34.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,081 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.5%county
Homes heated by propane21.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.7%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk46.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.4county
Landslide risk42.1county
Hail risk65.7county
Earthquake risk9.9county
Tornado risk43.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk71.1county
Winter weather risk73.8county
Strong wind risk53.3county
Wildfire risk34.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Chippewa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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