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Population (year 2000): 2,673. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,868 (+44.7% change)
Males: 1,330 (49.8%), Females: 1,343 (50.2%)
Sherburne County
Zip code:
55308
Median resident age: 28.2 years
Median household income: $50,714 (year 2000)
Median house value: $130,300 (year 2000)
Races in Becker:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (49.6%), Norwegian (16.0%),
Irish (12.7%), Swedish (10.0%), Polish (7.7%), French (6.3%).
Elevation: 970 feet
Land area: 8.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Becker
- High school or higher: 94.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Becker city
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 2.5%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,716
(+179.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Becker:
- MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE COMM HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
MONTICELLO, MN)
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BUFFALO, MN)
- FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 25
miles; PRINCETON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Becker:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 58
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 71 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Becker:
- LEADERS CLEAR LAKE (about 8 miles; CLEAR LAKE, MN;
ID: 8Y6)
- MAPLE LAKE MUNI (about 14 miles; MAPLE LAKE, MN; ID:
MGG)
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 17 miles; BUFFALO, MN; ID: 8Y2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Becker:
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
50 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
Public high school in Becker:
- BECKER SR. (Students: 696; Location: 12000
HANCOCK ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Becker:
- BECKER PRIMARY (Students: 644; Location:
12000 HANCOCK ST.; Grades: PK - 02)
- BECKER MID. (Students: 558; Location: 12000
HANCOCK ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BECKER INTERMEDIATE EL. (Students: 557;
Location: 12000 HANCOCK ST.; Grades: 03 - 05)
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