Morrison County, Minnesota

Morrison County has a population of 34,249 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $248,500, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $69,446.

Home price
$248,500
Income
$69,446
Population
34,249
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$248,500county
Median gross rent$788county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$757county
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$69,446county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%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 home8.7%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government14.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$43,817county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.88%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 time28.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16255county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 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 station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths38.0county
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 higher18.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.8%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment5330county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible35.5%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools3county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.4%county

Place

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

Population34,249county
Land area in square miles1,125county
People per square mile of land30.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.3%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents162county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in730county
Households that moved away788county
Average income of arriving households$59,597county
Average income of departing households$61,497county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year156county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.1%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.9 incounty
Annual snowfall57.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing158 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days143 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use814 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.7%county
Homes heated by propane27.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.6%county
Homes heated by wood11.0%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk80.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk59.1county
Landslide risk60.2county
Hail risk76.3county
Earthquake risk7.1county
Tornado risk49.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk36.5county
Winter weather risk27.8county
Strong wind risk68.0county
Wildfire risk78.0county

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 Morrison 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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