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Nicollet County, MN

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

AI Overview

Nicollet County is a small south-central Minnesota county of 34,350 residents with a 69.6% labor force participation rate, 35.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $41,525. The unemployment rate sits at just 1.6%, and the county's 95.0% high school attainment rate reflects a broadly credentialed workforce. Housing costs remain relatively modest, with a median home value of $258,500 and median gross rent of $931/month, and the county grew 1.7% over the past five years against a median age of 38.3.

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

Population

34,350

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$79,756

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,832 (86.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,586 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race919 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone775 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races588 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone566 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish898
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic240
  3. 3.Other Indo-European170
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic78
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island76

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,826

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,268

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,620
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,025
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,909
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,225
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,109

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,751
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,006
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,719
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,631
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,504

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.19×)663
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.60×)3,012
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.37×)6,063
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.99×)2,034
  5. 5.Information (LQ 0.97×)346

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$258,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$931/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,719 (18.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,630 (17.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,487 (15.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,033 (11.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999877 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999722 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,525

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,751 (70.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,423 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled1,363 (7.5%)
  • Walked1,171 (6.4%)
  • Other328 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle73 (0.4%)

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.