Wright County, Minnesota

Wright County has a population of 148,269 and has grown 11.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $358,900, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $107,209.

Home price
$358,900
Income
$107,209
Population
148,269
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$358,900county
Median gross rent$1,288county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198031.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,806county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,709county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,405county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,262county
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$107,209county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate5.2%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 home15.0%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$49,330county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.98%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 time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23885county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 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 station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths22.9county
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 higher34.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.6%county
Public schools in the county73county
Public school enrollment27717county
Students per full-time teacher17.3county
Free lunch eligible23.7%county
Elementary schools26county
Middle schools14county
High schools21county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.3%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.6%county

Place

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

Population148,269county
Land area in square miles661county
People per square mile of land224.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store27.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age37.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.8%county
Share of households that are one person22.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.5%county
Second languages6.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents75county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in4,761county
Households that moved away4,075county
Average income of arriving households$80,195county
Average income of departing households$79,712county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,156county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings7.3%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.5 incounty
Annual snowfall34.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing147 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days160 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use814 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.4%county
Homes heated by propane12.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband93.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk74.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk32.2county
Landslide risk58.6county
Hail risk89.4county
Earthquake risk14.9county
Tornado risk80.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk71.5county
Winter weather risk72.3county
Strong wind risk95.0county
Wildfire risk61.0county

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 Wright 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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