Motley, Minnesota

Demographics

People

Total Population	635
Male Share of the Population	46.1%
Female Share of the Population	53.9%
Senior Citizens	20.6%
Employed Population 16+	315
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	34%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.3%
Median Earnings25+	$26,346
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$32,000
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,208

Wealth

Median Family Income	$29,643
% Above Poverty Level	75.2%
% Below Poverty Level	24.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	16 minutes
% Working from Home	1.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.5%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.6%
Median Gross Rent	$541
Median House Value	$101,900

Ancestry

Irish	11.3%
Norwegian	11%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.7%
Polish	6.8%
French Except Basque	6.8%
English	3.9%
Czech	3%
Swedish	2.5%
Scottish	1.9%
Dutch	1.7%
Italian	1.4%
Danishn	1.3%
Swiss	1.1%
Russian	0.9%
Canadian	0.5%
Welsh	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Finnish	0.2%
German	0.2%
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Motley Almanac

Category	Value
County	Cass County
Standard Zip Codes	56466
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	46.33
Approximate Longitude	-94.64

Motley Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GULL LAKE DAM
Distance	14.4 miles
Jan Temp	-5 to 15 F
Apr Temp	29 to 51 F
Jul Temp	59 to 78 F
Oct Temp	34 to 53 F
Annual Precip	26.7 inches

Station	BRAINERD
Distance	21.4 miles
Jan Temp	-8 to 19 F
Apr Temp	29 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 81 F
Oct Temp	31 to 56 F
Annual Precip	27.7 inches

Station	DEEP PORTAGE
Distance	40.1 miles
Jan Temp	-8 to 16 F
Apr Temp	30 to 52 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	24.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Baxter	7,858	$71,555
Browerville	788	$60,625
Pillager	482	$38,750
Randall	664	$49,375
Staples	2,968	$45,815
Verndale	620	$53,281

Motley Public Schools

Motley Elementary
132 1st Ave S
ZIP: 56466
(218) 352-6315
Primary
Total Enrollment 190

Motley-staples Middle
132 1st Ave S
ZIP: 56466
(218) 352-6315
Middle
Total Enrollment 260

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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