Becker County vs Nicollet County

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

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

Becker County has the higher population (35,260 vs 34,350 in Nicollet County). Nicollet County has the higher median household income ($80,362 vs $71,117 in Becker County). Becker County has the higher median home value ($266,900 vs $258,500 in Nicollet County).

Population, income & housing

	Becker County	Nicollet County
Population	35,260	34,350
Median age	43.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,117	$80,362
Median home value	$266,900	$258,500
Median gross rent	$899	$931
Housing units	19,869	13,530
Homeownership rate	77.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Becker County	Nicollet County
Population	34,011 → 35,260 (+3.7%)	33,954 → 34,350 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$60,284 → $71,117 (+18.0%)	$67,399 → $80,362 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$198,400 → $266,900 (+34.5%)	$191,900 → $258,500 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $899 (+23.0%)	$837 → $931 (+11.2%)

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

Nicollet County

Population

33,95434,350

Median household income

$67,399$80,362

Median home value

$191,900$258,500

Median gross rent

$837$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Becker County	Nicollet County
Under 5	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.8%
75 and over	8.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Becker County	Nicollet County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Becker County	Nicollet County
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	28.9%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Becker County	Nicollet County
Drove alone	75.3%	69.9%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.3%
Walked	3.5%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.3%	14.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Becker County	Nicollet County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.3%
20 or more units	3.9%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Becker County	Nicollet County
Poverty rate	11.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1980	1979