Goodhue County, Minnesota

Goodhue County has a population of 47,943 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $285,100, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $84,171.

Home price
$285,100
Income
$84,171
Population
47,943
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$285,100county
Median gross rent$966county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198059.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,297county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,095county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$901county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,523county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$84,171county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%county

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 home10.7%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.6%county
Economic output per resident$81,676county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.05%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

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 time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport98537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station10 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths20.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

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 higher27.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment6831county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible27.7%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools5county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.8%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population47,943county
Land area in square miles757county
People per square mile of land63.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.5%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents183county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,236county
Households that moved away1,238county
Average income of arriving households$65,486county
Average income of departing households$63,905county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year84county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.9%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.3 incounty
Annual snowfall33.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing147 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days157 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use716 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas56.1%county
Homes heated by propane22.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband91.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk53.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.0county
Landslide risk78.1county
Hail risk80.2county
Earthquake risk3.8county
Tornado risk70.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk37.9county
Winter weather risk50.0county
Strong wind risk82.7county
Wildfire risk9.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Goodhue County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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