Language Spoken At Home in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 9,734 | 100% |
English only | 9,238 | 94.9% |
Language other than English | 496 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 317 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 60 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 90 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 22 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 67 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,357 | 100% |
American | 231 | 2.2% |
Arab | 23 | 0.2% |
Czech | 191 | 1.8% |
Danish | 197 | 1.9% |
Dutch | 196 | 1.9% |
English | 429 | 4.1% |
French (except Basque) | 323 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 60 | 0.6% |
German | 4,212 | 40.7% |
Greek | 20 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 649 | 6.3% |
Italian | 37 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 3,481 | 33.6% |
Polish | 376 | 3.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 26 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 22 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 35 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 2 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 675 | 6.5% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 5 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,125 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,910 | 70.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,224 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 2,493 | 60.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 930 | 22.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 137 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 87 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 280 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 207 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,215 | 29.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,038 | 25.2% |
65 years and over | 516 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,290 | 31.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,256 | 30.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,078 | 100% |
Householder | 4,125 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 2,519 | 25.0% |
Child | 2,787 | 27.7% |
Other relatives | 205 | 2.0% |
Nonrelatives | 442 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 219 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,279 | 100% |
Never married | 1,153 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,608 | 60.9% |
Separated | 33 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 141 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 344 | 8.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,136 | 100% |
Never married | 821 | 19.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,497 | 60.4% |
Separated | 39 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 507 | 12.3% |
Divorced | 272 | 6.6% |
Fertility in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 125 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 39 | 31.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 130 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 90 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 43 | 47.8% |
Less than 1 year | 9 | 10.0% |
1 or 2 years | 12 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 5 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 17 | 18.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 43 | 100% |
Who are female | 28 | 65.1% |
Who are married | 25 | 58.1% |
School Enrollment in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,441 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 172 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 134 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,059 | 43.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 664 | 27.2% |
College or graduate school | 412 | 16.9% |
Educational Attainment in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,175 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 348 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 399 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,756 | 38.4% |
Some college, no degree | 1,671 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 770 | 10.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 929 | 12.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 302 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.2% |
Veteran Status in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,930 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 918 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,166 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,309 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,414 | 100% |
With a disability | 61 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 5,886 | 100% |
With a disability | 597 | 10.1% |
65 years and over | 1,866 | 100% |
With a disability | 651 | 34.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 10,242 | 100% |
Same house | 8,823 | 86.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,387 | 13.5% |
Same county | 729 | 7.1% |
Different county | 658 | 6.4% |
Same state | 419 | 4.1% |
Different state | 239 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 32 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 10,357 | 100% |
Native | 10,184 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 10,162 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 8,403 | 81.1% |
Different state | 1,759 | 17.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 22 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 173 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 173 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 84 | 48.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 89 | 51.4% |
Year of Entry in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 195 | 100% |
Native | 22 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 22 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 173 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 173 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Yellow Medicine County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 173 | 100% |
Europe | 33 | 19.1% |
Asia | 37 | 21.4% |
Africa | 11 | 6.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 84 | 48.6% |
Northern America | 8 | 4.6% |