Olmsted County, Minnesota

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Olmsted County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (106th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for life expectancy (86th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	164,498	5,739,445	334,922,499	419th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,406	$89,062	$80,734	218th of 3,221
Median Age	37.8	38.8	38.9	2617th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.4%	39.4%	35.7%	106th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$331,700	$329,300	$332,700	484th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,370	$1,280	$1,413	342nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	9.3%	12.5%	2943rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.1%	5.2%	2178th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	251.7	72.1	n/a	562nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.0%	8.7%	14.1%	329th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.8	n/a	n/a	86th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.6%	72.2%	65.2%	2225th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.7	22.7	26.4	2755th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.4%	17.6%	15.1%	390th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.1%	n/a	n/a	3098th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	48.9%	46.9%	1199th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.2%	n/a	n/a	353rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.0%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	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)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.8	41.1	61.4

Age in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	37.8	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	66,918	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.1%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.5%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	32.1%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,393	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.8%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.1%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.7%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.2%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.8%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	71,151	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.5%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.9%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.4%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,525	$3,357	n/a

Education in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.0%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.9%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.5%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.8%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.9%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.9%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.2%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Statistic	Olmsted County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.6%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.8%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.7%	12.7%	16.7%

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