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Grant County, MN

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

AI Overview

Grant County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Minnesota with a population of 6,108 that grew 2.9% over five years. The labor force of roughly 3,800 skews older (median age 43.2) with 94.3% holding a high school diploma but only 19.1% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings run $40,181 against an unemployment rate of 3.1%. Housing costs are low—median home value $178,600, median gross rent $779/month—and a 79.2% homeownership rate reflects the county's settled, owner-occupant character.

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

Population

6,108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,759 (94.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races154 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race85 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone62 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone40 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone23 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish132
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic15
  3. 3.Other Indo-European14
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

380

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,452

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,893

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance701
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining352
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)317
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)289
  5. 5.Construction (Group)248

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,033
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations573
  3. 3.Service Occupations442
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations435
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations414

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.37×)298
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.32×)268
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.13×)330
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)331
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$178,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$779/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999257 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999235 (11.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999171 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999160 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999153 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999141 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,181

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,071 (72.3%)
  • Worked At Home418 (14.6%)
  • Carpooled222 (7.7%)
  • Walked101 (3.5%)
  • Other48 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit5 (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.