Roseau County, Minnesota

Roseau County has a population of 15,302 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,700, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $74,474.

Home price
$183,700
Income
$74,474
Population
15,302
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,700county
Median gross rent$880county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$867county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,256county
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$74,474county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.2%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 home10.7%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government10.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry39.7%county
Economic output per resident$111,040county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.97%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 time17.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8675county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station92 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths32.7county
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 higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2582county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible33.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution83 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population15,302county
Land area in square miles1,672county
People per square mile of land9.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in267county
Households that moved away377county
Average income of arriving households$54,712county
Average income of departing households$54,867county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
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 temperature40.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing173 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days140 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.3¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.1%county
Homes heated by propane37.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.4%county
Households with broadband89.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk60.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk84.7county
Landslide risk30.6county
Hail risk36.8county
Earthquake risk1.7county
Tornado risk17.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk15.6county
Winter weather risk79.4county
Strong wind risk14.4county
Wildfire risk91.0county

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 Roseau 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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