Great River Energy

Great River Energy owns 11 power plants capable of generating more than 2,800 megawatts of
electricity.

Demographic and Labor Stats for the Great River Energy Service Area

Demographics

Great River Energy is a not-for-profit electric cooperative owned by its 28 member cooperatives. Collectively, our member cooperatives serve nearly 645,000 member-consumers — or about 1.7 million people.

Population	2010	2015	% Change
Total	2,662,565	2,754,531	3.3%
Male	1,325,473	1,377,121	3.8%
Female	1,337,092	1,377,410	2.9%

Age Distribution	2010	2015	% Change
0-5	240,641	257,541	6.6%
6-11	228,717	230,330	0.7%
12-17	235,295	238,006	1.1%
18-24	271,989	280,372	3%
25-34	383,176	392,425	2.4%
35-44	390,860	374,523	(4.2%)
45-54	376,946	401,882	6.2%
55-64	257,501	294,269	12.5%
65-74	133,607	136,842	2.4%
75-84	95,743	94,833	(1%)
85+	48,090	53,508	10.1%

Race Distribution	2010	2015	% Change
White	2,160,288	2,186,844	1.2%
Black	187,012	208,927	10.5%
Asian	143,046	155,964	8.3%
Hispanic	149,534	171,496	12.8%
Other	172,219	202,796	15.1%

Households	2010	2015	% Change
Households	986,250	986,250	0.0%
Families	667,659	702,704	5%

Housing	2010	2015	% Change
Total Dwellings	1,089,265	1,128,966	3.5%
Owner-Occupied Dwellings	749,871	777,417	3.5%
Renter-Occupied Dwellings	307,917	322,100	4.4%
Housing Vacant Units	31,477	29,449	(6.4%)

Education Attainment	2010	2015	% Change
< High School	138,486	138,368	(0.1%)
High School	444,715	451,875	1.6%
Some College	382,342	397,091	3.7%
Associate Degree	147,028	155,062	5.2%
Bachelor Degree	392,751	417,695	6%
Graduate Degree	180,601	188,191	4.0%

Size of Household	2010	2015	% Change
1 Person	302,842	306,501	1.2%
2 Person	352,786	366,758	3.8%
3 Person	152,985	160,234	4.5%
4 Person	153,321	165,039	7.1%
5 Person	64,929	69,215	6.2%
6 Person	19,651	20,396	3.7%
7+ Person	11,274	11,374	0.9%

Household Income	2010	2015	% Change
$15K-$25K	75,640	55,022	(27.3%)
$25K-$35K	89,986	71,633	(20.4%)
$35K-$50K	144,879	126,090	(13%)
$50K-$75K	213,758	195,406	(8.6%)
$75K-$100K	176,386	212,430	17%
$100K-$125K	113,048	152,204	25.7%
$125K-$150K	63,538	90,492	29.8%
$150K-$200K	42,914	56,172	23.6%
> $200K	45,989	61,833	25.6%

Source: Easy Analytic Software, Inc. (EASI ®) – a New York based company, 2010

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Labor Stats

Total Employees by Occupation	Total	%
Total	1,418,517	100.0
Management, Business, and Financial Operations	246,950	17.4
Professional and Related	350,857	24.7
Sales and Office	378,156	26.7
Service	173,429	12.2
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	2,826	0.2
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance	98,731	7
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving	167,568	11.8

Employees (by Place of Work, General)
Type	Total	%
Fishing, Hunting & Agriculture Support	501	0.04
Mining	643	0.05
Utilities	6,205	0.5
Construction	65,396	5.1
Manufacturing	148,253	11.6
Wholesale Trade	78,069	6.1
Retail Trade	161,911	12.6
Transportation & Warehousing	46,412	3.6
Information	38,240	3
Finance & Insurance	122,889	9.6
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29,716	2.3
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	97,890	7.6
Management of Companies & Enterprises	57,479	4.5
Admin, Support, Waste MGT, Remediation Services	96,053	7.5
Educational Services	47,390	3.7
Health Care and Social Assistance	215,681	16.8
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	23,675	1.9
Accommodation & Food Service	125,843	9.8
Other Services (Except Public Administration)	67,349	5.3

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Total Employees by Establishment Type	Total	%
Total	1,418,517	100.0
Agriculture; Forestry; Fishing and Hunting; and Mining	10,067	0.7
Construction	77,528	5.5
Manufacturing	183,158	12.9
Wholesale Trade	41,346	2.9
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities	81,869	5.8
Retail Trade	140,711	9.9
Information	37,673	2.7
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	114,394	8.1
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative	161,858	11.4
Educational, Health and Social Services	337,246	23.8
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services	114,001	8.0
Other Services	68,990	4.9
Public Administration	49,676	3.5

Establishments (by Workplace, General)
Type	Total	%
Fishing, Hunting & Agriculture Support	75	0.1
Mining	33	0.1
Utilities	81	0.1
Construction	7,483	10.5
Manufacturing	3,585	5.0
Wholesale Trade	4,401	6.2
Retail Trade	9,309	13.0
Transportation & Warehousing	1,904	2.7
Information	1,446	2.0
Finance & Insurance	5,267	7.4
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,879	5.4
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	10,338	14.4
Management of Companies & Enterprises	734	1.0
Admin, Support, Waste MGT, Remediation Services	3,707	5.9
Educational Services	1,089	1.5
Health Care and Social Assistance	7,406	10.4
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	1,231	1.7
Accommodation & Food Service	5,606	7.8
Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7,519	10.5

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Source: Easy Analytic Software, Inc. (EASI ®) – a New York based company, 2010