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Meeker County, MN

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

AI Overview

Meeker County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in central Minnesota with a population of 23,422 that grew modestly by 1.5% over five years. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at 2.6% and labor force participation at 65.3%, while educational attainment skews toward vocational and high school credentials—only 20.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.7% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $228,900 and median gross rent of $894/month, and the 81.0% homeownership rate points to a stable, settled workforce earning a median household income of $75,446.

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

Population

23,422

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,446

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,849 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race541 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races501 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone331 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone105 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone72 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish409
  2. 2.Vietnamese58
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic57
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic15
  5. 5.Arabic10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,142

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,381

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,014

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,573
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,545
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,240
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,164
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)688

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,815
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,514
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,182
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,648
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,543

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.39×)637
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.14×)2,513
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)1,030
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)662
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)2,805

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$228,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$894/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,250 (16.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999992 (13.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999798 (10.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999710 (9.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999677 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999623 (8.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,423

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,361 (81.1%)
  • Worked At Home929 (8.0%)
  • Carpooled878 (7.6%)
  • Walked297 (2.6%)
  • Other49 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit26 (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.