Renville County, MN
Demographic and economic profile of Renville County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Renville County is a rural agricultural community of 14,587 residents with low unemployment at 2.5% and a labor force participation rate of 62.8%, drawing from a workforce where 91.5% hold a high school diploma but only 18.4% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings of $41,879 and median household income of $70,625 reflect a cost-competitive labor market, reinforced by a median home value of $151,900 and median gross rent of just $760 per month. The county posted a modest population decline of 0.9% over five years, with a median age of 42.3 and an 80.2% homeownership rate indicating a stable, settled population base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.9% since 2018
Renville County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone12,659 (87.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race762 (5.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone540 (3.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races253 (1.7%)
- Black or African American Alone124 (0.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone123 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish796
- 2.German or other West Germanic49
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island44
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic10
- 5.Other Indo-European7
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,720
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,142
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining899
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)562
- 5.Construction (Group)515
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,469
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,375
- 3.Service Occupations1,206
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,046
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations982
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.80×)877
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)1,164
- 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.27×)206
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)1,735
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)423
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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.