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Pope County, MN

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

AI Overview

Pope County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Minnesota with a population of 11,363 that grew 3.5% over five years. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 0.9% and labor force participation at 62.6%, while educational attainment is modest—23.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a median household income of $76,220. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $242,800 and median gross rent of $851/month, and an 83.5% homeownership rate reflects the predominantly owner-occupied, rural character of the county.

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

Population

11,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,220

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,750 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race206 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races175 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone84 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone76 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone71 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish131
  2. 2.Other Indo-European81
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic39
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)36
  5. 5.Vietnamese33

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

711

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,636

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,027

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,274
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)968
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)555
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining497
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services419

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,185
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,259
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations955
  4. 4.Service Occupations702
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations621

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.89×)445
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.74×)989
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.40×)184
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.31×)140
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$242,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$851/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999647 (15.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999515 (12.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999435 (10.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999419 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999383 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999310 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,122 (72.8%)
  • Worked At Home661 (11.7%)
  • Carpooled519 (9.2%)
  • Walked262 (4.6%)
  • Other63 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit26 (0.5%)

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.