Beltrami County vs Winona County

A side-by-side comparison of Beltrami County and Winona County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Winona County has the higher population (49,705 vs 46,421 in Beltrami County). Winona County has the higher median household income ($70,198 vs $67,257 in Beltrami County). Winona County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $222,300 in Beltrami County).

Population, income & housing

	Beltrami County	Winona County
Population	46,421	49,705
Median age	35.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,257	$70,198
Median home value	$222,300	$222,900
Median gross rent	$991	$866
Housing units	21,583	21,763
Homeownership rate	69.5%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beltrami County	Winona County
Population	46,403 → 46,421 (+0.0%)	50,725 → 49,705 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$49,160 → $67,257 (+36.8%)	$59,329 → $70,198 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$162,600 → $222,300 (+36.7%)	$167,300 → $222,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $991 (+29.5%)	$696 → $866 (+24.4%)

Beltrami County

Population

46,40346,421

Median household income

$49,160$67,257

Median home value

$162,600$222,300

Median gross rent

$765$991

Winona County

Population

50,72549,705

Median household income

$59,329$70,198

Median home value

$167,300$222,900

Median gross rent

$696$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beltrami County	Winona County
Under 5	6.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	12.8%	19.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.7%
75 and over	6.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beltrami County	Winona County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beltrami County	Winona County
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.1%
High school graduate	26.3%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beltrami County	Winona County
Drove alone	77.2%	75.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.3%
Public transit	1.4%	1.2%
Walked	2.9%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beltrami County	Winona County
1-unit, detached	69.2%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	8.6%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Beltrami County	Winona County
Poverty rate	16.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1986	1970