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Fillmore County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Fillmore County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fillmore County is a small rural county in southeastern Minnesota with a population of 21,346 that grew 2.2% over five years, anchored by an agricultural and goods-producing economic base. The labor force is largely high-school educated (92.8% HS or higher, 23.7% with a bachelor's degree or higher), with median worker earnings of $43,817, an unemployment rate of 2.9%, and a labor force participation rate of 66.8%. Housing costs are low relative to income, with a median home value of $204,000 and median gross rent of $763/month, and an 82.6% homeownership rate reflects the county's stable, owner-occupant character.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

21,346

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,512

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Fillmore County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,344 (95.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race332 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races260 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone196 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone153 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone112 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic689
  2. 2.Spanish189
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)43
  4. 4.Other Indo-European33
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,142

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,208

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,134

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,371
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,191
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,044
  4. 4.Construction (Group)950
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining893

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,271
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,924
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,764
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,562
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,406

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.88×)844
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)3,281
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.24×)1,342
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.15×)866
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)279

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$763/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,118 (15.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999965 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999706 (9.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999617 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999601 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999586 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,817

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,871 (73.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,329 (12.4%)
  • Carpooled927 (8.7%)
  • Walked441 (4.1%)
  • Other99 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.