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McLeod County, MN

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

AI Overview

McLeod County is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 36,771 residents in south-central Minnesota, with a median household income of $80,084 and a poverty rate of just 7.7%. The workforce of roughly 67.8% labor force participation skews toward production and trades rather than advanced degrees, with only 19.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the high school attainment rate reaches 93.5% and unemployment sits at 3.3%. Housing costs remain modest—median home values of $233,400 and median gross rent of $906/month—alongside a 77.8% homeownership rate, and the county posted 2.6% population growth over the past five years.

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

Population

36,771

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$80,084

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone32,972 (89.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,437 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,147 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races662 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone232 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone224 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,633
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)131
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic118
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic73
  5. 5.Vietnamese18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,881

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,812

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,336

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,720
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,962
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,840
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,694
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,427

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,037
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,438
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,456
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,128
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,329

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.45×)4,713
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.85×)570
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.22×)1,635
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.96×)2,014
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.96×)1,081

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$233,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$906/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,221 (18.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,984 (16.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,746 (14.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999944 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999904 (7.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999851 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,461

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,980 (78.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,675 (8.8%)
  • Carpooled1,265 (6.7%)
  • Walked598 (3.1%)
  • Other236 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle162 (0.9%)

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.