Pope County, Minnesota

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Pope County, Minnesota is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,418	5,739,445	334,922,499	2394th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,220	$89,062	$80,734	766th of 3,221
Median Age	45.3	38.8	38.9	703rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.9%	39.4%	35.7%	1383rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$255,100	$329,300	$332,700	869th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$902	$1,280	$1,413	1428th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.4%	9.3%	12.5%	2549th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.3%	4.1%	5.2%	3081st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.9	72.1	n/a	2417th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	8.7%	14.1%	2655th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	565th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.5%	72.2%	65.2%	215th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	22.7	26.4	1980th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	17.6%	15.1%	846th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.6%	n/a	n/a	2892nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.1%	48.9%	46.9%	380th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.2%	n/a	n/a	1636th 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 Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	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)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.2	41.1	61.4

Age in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	45.3	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	4,958	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	20.6%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,437	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.7%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.6%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.4%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.4%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.7%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	6,424	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.4%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.2%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.8%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.5%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,967	$3,357	n/a

Education in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.9%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.7%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.3%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Pope County, Minnesota

Statistic	Pope County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.2%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	12.7%	16.7%

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