Minnesota

Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 across 87 counties, a median home price of $356,887, and a median household income of $87,117.

Home price

$356,887

Income

$87,117

Cost of living

94.6

Income tax

9.85%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$356,887

Median gross rent$1,272

Median year homes here were built1978

Share of homes built before 198052.1%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.9%

Share of homes that are vacant9.3%

Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.9%

Typical monthly rent$1,619

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,478

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,204

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,961

Home insurance / yr$2,729

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6

Median household income$87,117

Family health premium / yr$23,565

Infant childcare / yr$22,569

Regular gas price / gal$3.846

Poverty rate9.3%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.7%

Unemployment rate4.4%

Share of adults in the labor force68.1%

Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%

Share of workers employed by government12.9%

Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%

Economic output per resident$88,456

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.00%

Top state income tax9.85%

Capital gains tax10.85%

Combined sales tax8.14%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.7 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10957327

Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 mi

Airports with airline service located here9

General aviation airfields located here125

Passenger train stations and the railway network6

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station31 mi

Households without a vehicle7.1%

Traffic deaths19.1

Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.0%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%

Public schools in the county2326

Public school enrollment858931

Students per full-time teacher15.7

Free lunch eligible40.0%

Elementary schools974

Middle schools307

High schools650

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above52

Two-year institutions30

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 mi

Health

Primary care physicians88

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county136

Hospitals here with an emergency department117

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4

Fine particulate matter7.1 µg

Without health insurance4.7%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.4%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.9%

Frequent mental distress14.9%

No leisure-time physical activity20.2%

Diagnosed diabetes10.0%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,793,151

Land area in square miles79,631

People per square mile of land72.1

Supermarkets and grocery stores966

Convenience stores118

Share living far from a food store21.2%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.7%

Population change since 2020+2.2%

Natural change per 1,000 residents2

Net international migration per 1,000 residents2

Median age39.2 yrs

Share of residents under 1822.9%

Share of residents 65 and over17.3%

Share of households that are one person29.8%

Share of residents born outside the United States8.7%

Second languages12.5%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.5%

Congregations per 100,000 residents104

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1

Households that moved in169,377

Households that moved away175,081

Average income of arriving households$67,103

Average income of departing households$73,555

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8

Housing units authorised in the latest year20,947

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%

Violent crime rate257

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.6°F

Annual precipitation30.4 in

Annual snowfall30.7 in

Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F6 days

Days at or below freezing150 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a

Frost-free days161 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh16.1¢

Household electricity use737 kWh

Residential natural gas price$13.14

Homes heated by electricity19.4%

Homes heated by utility gas65.1%

Homes heated by propane10.8%

Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%

Homes heated by wood1.6%

Households with broadband92.9%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk79.3

Coastal flood risk1.3

Drought risk40.7

Landslide risk67.0

Hail risk87.0

Earthquake risk22.5

Tornado risk80.8

Tropical cyclone risk0.0

Extreme heat risk74.1

Winter weather risk80.6

Strong wind risk84.9

Wildfire risk57.4

Sports

Major pro teams based here4

NFL teams based here1

NBA teams based here1

MLB teams based here1

NHL teams based here1

MLS soccer teams based here1

Top-division college football teams1

Second-tier college football teams1

Affiliated minor league baseball teams1

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here0

All 87 counties in Minnesota

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Hennepin$392,900 Ramsey$326,600 Dakota$381,000 Anoka$346,500 Washington$422,000 St. Louis$221,400 Olmsted$331,700 Stearns$273,400 Scott$419,400 Wright$358,900 Carver$453,600 Sherburne$361,400 Blue Earth$266,700 Rice$320,200 Crow Wing$306,800 Clay$265,500 Otter Tail$273,000 Chisago$351,900 Winona$235,400 Goodhue$285,100 Beltrami$237,500 Itasca$225,200 Kandiyohi$243,200 Isanti$306,200 Benton$271,000 Mower$185,200 Douglas$321,400 Steele$245,400 McLeod$246,100 Carlton$245,100 Becker$291,000 Nicollet$270,300 Morrison$248,500 Cass$288,300 Polk$222,800 Freeborn$171,100 Pine$239,300 Le Sueur$316,500 Mille Lacs$258,300 Brown$191,200 Todd$207,700 Lyon$200,700 Meeker$249,000 Nobles$197,200 Hubbard$282,600 Wabasha$264,400 Fillmore$221,100 Dodge$287,700 Martin$163,500 Waseca$220,800 Houston$239,000 Kanabec$228,100 Aitkin$255,800 Redwood$158,200 Roseau$183,700 Sibley$231,900 Renville$163,200 Wadena$173,000 Faribault$135,300 Pennington$195,500 Chippewa$156,100 Koochiching$156,600 Cottonwood$169,300 Pope$255,100 Watonwan$162,400 Lake$241,300 Jackson$157,100 Swift$161,400 Stevens$202,800 Rock$224,300 Yellow Medicine$154,700 Pipestone$140,200 Marshall$164,500 Clearwater$192,100 Murray$185,400 Lac qui Parle$157,600 Wilkin$182,200 Norman$147,100 Grant$191,000 Cook$336,200 Lincoln$164,400 Mahnomen$161,900 Big Stone$169,100 Kittson$134,800 Red Lake$162,000 Lake of the Woods$216,100 Traverse$114,100

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.