Becker County vs McLeod County

A side-by-side comparison of Becker County and McLeod County: population, income, housing, and more.

Becker County and McLeod County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McLeod County has the higher population (36,771 vs 35,260 in Becker County). McLeod County has the higher median household income ($78,468 vs $71,117 in Becker County). Becker County has the higher median home value ($266,900 vs $233,400 in McLeod County).

Population, income & housing

	Becker County	McLeod County
Population	35,260	36,771
Median age	43.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,117	$78,468
Median home value	$266,900	$233,400
Median gross rent	$899	$906
Housing units	19,869	15,936
Homeownership rate	77.8%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Becker County	McLeod County
Population	34,011 → 35,260 (+3.7%)	35,832 → 36,771 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$60,284 → $71,117 (+18.0%)	$62,121 → $78,468 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$198,400 → $266,900 (+34.5%)	$164,700 → $233,400 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $899 (+23.0%)	$781 → $906 (+16.0%)

Becker County

Population

34,01135,260

Median household income

$60,284$71,117

Median home value

$198,400$266,900

Median gross rent

$731$899

McLeod County

Population

35,83236,771

Median household income

$62,121$78,468

Median home value

$164,700$233,400

Median gross rent

$781$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Becker County	McLeod County
Under 5	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	10.7%
75 and over	8.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Becker County	McLeod County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Becker County	McLeod County
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	28.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Becker County	McLeod County
Drove alone	75.3%	79.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.3%	7.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Becker County	McLeod County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Becker County	McLeod County
Poverty rate	11.0%	7.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1980	1979