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Mower County, MN

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

AI Overview

Mower County is a small manufacturing- and food-processing-oriented economy of about 40,000 residents, anchored by a foreign-born population of 12.2%—well above typical rural Minnesota levels—that reflects the area's significant meatpacking and industrial labor base. The workforce of roughly 26,000 participates at a 64.9% rate with a 3.7% unemployment rate, though only 23.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a predominantly blue-collar labor pool with median worker earnings of $44,413. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $172,000 and median gross rent of $848/month, while the county posted modest population growth of 1.2% over five years.

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

Population

40,069

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone30,390 (75.3%)
  • Asian Alone2,524 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,318 (5.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,004 (5.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,376 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,060 (2.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,023
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,334
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic250
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)193
  5. 5.Other Indo-European164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,075

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$59,879

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,488
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,687
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,703
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,511
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,221
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,923
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,978
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,956
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,144

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.47×)4,777
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.34×)728
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)5,313
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.15×)1,549
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.87×)802

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$172,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$848/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,787 (14.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,676 (13.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,485 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,210 (9.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999866 (7.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999815 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,413

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,567 (76.4%)
  • Carpooled2,041 (10.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,392 (7.3%)
  • Walked598 (3.1%)
  • Public Transit200 (1.0%)
  • Other124 (0.7%)

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.