Benton County vs Kandiyohi County

A side-by-side comparison of Benton County and Kandiyohi County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kandiyohi County has the higher population (43,757 vs 41,458 in Benton County). Kandiyohi County has the higher median household income ($75,097 vs $71,480 in Benton County). Benton County has the higher median home value ($247,100 vs $230,500 in Kandiyohi County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
Population	41,458	43,757
Median age	36.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,480	$75,097
Median home value	$247,100	$230,500
Median gross rent	$917	$843
Housing units	17,484	20,212
Homeownership rate	67.9%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
Population	40,129 → 41,458 (+3.3%)	42,841 → 43,757 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$57,715 → $71,480 (+23.8%)	$60,294 → $75,097 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$174,900 → $247,100 (+41.3%)	$168,900 → $230,500 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $917 (+20.7%)	$776 → $843 (+8.6%)

Benton County

Population

40,12941,458

Median household income

$57,715$71,480

Median home value

$174,900$247,100

Median gross rent

$760$917

Kandiyohi County

Population

42,84143,757

Median household income

$60,294$75,097

Median home value

$168,900$230,500

Median gross rent

$776$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
Under 5	6.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.6%
75 and over	5.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	76.4%
Black or African American	3.9%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.5%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
No high school diploma	7.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	29.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
Drove alone	81.2%	78.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	9.3%
Public transit	0.4%	1.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.5%	8.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
1-unit, detached	65.7%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	5.7%
20 or more units	15.7%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Kandiyohi County
Poverty rate	9.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1985	1977