Goodhue County, MN
Demographic and economic profile of Goodhue County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Goodhue County is a small, predominantly owner-occupied county of 47,844 residents southeast of the Twin Cities metro, with a homeownership rate of 78.8% and a median home value of $269,400—well below many regional peers—alongside a median gross rent of just $939/month. The labor force of roughly 31,100 workers (64.9% participation) carries a 3.6% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $46,337, with 27.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.7% completing high school. GDP per capita of $62,755 outpaces median household income of $84,171 on a per-worker basis, and the county posted 3.5% population growth over five years against a low poverty rate of 9.3% and a median age of 42.5.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.5% since 2018
Goodhue County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone42,969 (89.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,196 (2.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,163 (2.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,068 (2.2%)
- Black or African American Alone752 (1.6%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone451 (0.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,071
- 2.German or other West Germanic112
- 3.Other Indo-European105
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island86
- 5.Korean28
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,395
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,717
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,284
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,995
- 5.Construction (Group)1,910
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,696
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,136
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,064
- 4.Service Occupations3,991
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,168
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.85×)1,096
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.56×)3,747
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)6,604
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,877
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)1,412
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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.