Houston County, Minnesota

Interactive maps and statistics for Houston County, Minnesota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Minnesota and the United States.

Houston County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (115th of 3,062 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,653	5,739,445	334,922,499	1953rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,825	$89,062	$80,734	593rd of 3,221
Median Age	45.1	38.8	38.9	728th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.1%	39.4%	35.7%	760th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$239,000	$329,300	$332,700	1000th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$879	$1,280	$1,413	1555th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.6%	9.3%	12.5%	3057th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.6%	4.1%	5.2%	3032nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.8	72.1	n/a	1902nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	8.7%	14.1%	1911th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.4	n/a	n/a	115th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.4%	72.2%	65.2%	222nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	22.7	26.4	1722nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.6%	17.6%	15.1%	571st of 3,222
Uninsured	4.5%	n/a	n/a	3073rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.2%	48.9%	46.9%	670th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	888th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.5	41.1	61.4

Age in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	45.1	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	8,134	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.8%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.8%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.7%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,963	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.1%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.5%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.6%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.3%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	8,774	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.5%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.3%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.6%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,756	$3,357	n/a

Education in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.0%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.3%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.5%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.7%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.9%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Houston County, Minnesota

Statistic	Houston County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	32.5%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	12.7%	16.7%

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