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Enterprise Park to Crooked Lake 115 kV Transmission Line March 2012 <br />Environmental Assessment <br />Table 5.10: Race/Ethnicity Characteristics <br />Percentage of Population <br />More <br />Black/ Asian/ than <br />African- American Pacific Other One Hispanic <br />Place Population White American Indian Islander Race Race /Latino <br />Minnesota 5,266,214 88.6 4.7 1.3 3.8 1.6 4.3 <br />Anoka <br />County 331,582 89.5 4.0 0.8 3.9 1.8 2.9 <br />The 2008 median household income for Anoka County was $69,981 with 5.8 percent of <br />people living below the poverty level (see Table 5.11.) <br />Table 5.11: Household Economic Characteristics, 2010 <br />Percentage <br />Median Home Median Value of Persons Below Poverty <br />Household Ownershi Owner Occupied per Level <br />Place Income p Rate Housing household Individuals <br />Minnesota $57,318 74.6 $122,400 2.52 9.6 <br />Anoka <br />County $69,981 83.4 $131,300 2.77 5.8 <br />Any adverse impacts to socioeconomic conditions or factors associated with the Project <br />will be short-term; therefore, no mitigation is proposed. <br />It is estimated that 15 to 20 workers will be employed during construction of the Project. <br />It is not expected that additional permanent jobs will be created by this project. <br />Construction activities will provide seasonal influx of additional revenue into the <br />communities during the construction phase, and materials may be purchased locally. <br />Construction of the Project should result in short-term positive economic impacts in the <br />form of increased spending for lodging, meals and other consumer goods and services. <br />The Project will not likely create new permanent jobs, but it will create temporary <br />construction jobs that will provide a one-time influx of income to the area. <br />Expenditures for equipment, energy, fuel, operating supplies and other products and <br />services benefit businesses in the county where the Project is located. Indirect impacts <br />may occur through the increased capability of the electric system to supply energy to <br />commercial and industrial users, which will contribute to the economic growth of the <br />region. <br />53 <br />