MOWER COUNTY

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Food Insecurity Rate

7.1%

Mower County
2021

6.8%

Minnesota
2021

10.9%

Mower County (Child) 2021

9.2%

Minnesota (Child)
2021

12.8%

United States
2022

12.8%

United States (Child) 2021

17.3%

United States (Households with Children)
2021

Food Insecure Population by Income Category

12%

Above SNAP Threshold
200% of Poverty

88%

Below SNAP Threshold
200% of Poverty

SNAP Participation in Mower County

4,164

Total

December 2022

2,946

Children
December 2022

Map the Meal Gap

$1,778,000

Annual Food Budget Shortfall

$3.56

Average Meal Cost

Population Data

(2018-2022) = 5 year estimate

40,140

People
July, 2022

8.9%

Disability Rate
(Under 65)
2018 – 2022

3,572

People (Under 65)
2018 – 2022

Ethnicity

85.9%

White

4.3%

Black/African American

0.7%

American Indian & Alaskan Native

6%

Asian

0.8%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2.3%

Two or More Races

13.2

Hispanic or Latino

2,293

Veterans

2018 – 2022

11.1%

Foreign Born Persons
2018 – 2022

18.1%

Language other than English spoken at home (+5 years old)
2018 – 2022 

93.1%

Houses with a Computer

2018 – 2022

86.9%

Households with an Internet Subscription
2018 – 2022

79.9 yrs.

Life Expectancy

Determinants of Health

28%

Obesity Rates

5.7%

Heart Disease Prevalence

19%

Smoking Rate

Economic Data

11.6%

Mower Poverty Rate
2022

11.5%

U.S. Poverty Rate
2022

10.5%

Mower County Childhood Poverty Rate
2022

2.5%

Unemployment Rate

3,555

Students Who Qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch (45%)

$66,972

Median Household Income
2018-2022

Housing

16,691

Housing Units

2022

75%

Owner-Occupied Housing Unit Rate
2018-2022

$158,000

Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units
2018-2022

$1,242

Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs (With a Mortgage)
2018-2022

$519

Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs (Without a Mortgage)
2018-2022

$818

Median Gross Rent
2018-2022

Number of Households by Income Level

1,245

7.8%
<$15k

2,272

14.2%
$15k-$30k

1,487
1,487
30-40k

1,492

9.4%
$40k-$50k

2,574

16.1%
$50k-$70k

3,046

19.1%
$70k-$100k

2,171

13.6%
$100k-$150k

977

6.1%
$150k-$200k

689

4.3%
>$200k

15,953

Total Households

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318 Main St N.
Austin, MN 55912

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