Big Stone County vs Cook County

A side-by-side comparison of Big Stone County and Cook County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cook County has the higher population (5,633 vs 5,152 in Big Stone County). Cook County has the higher median household income ($71,643 vs $65,475 in Big Stone County). Cook County has the higher median home value ($294,000 vs $135,700 in Big Stone County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone County	Cook County
Population	5,152	5,633
Median age	47.4 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,475	$71,643
Median home value	$135,700	$294,000
Median gross rent	$718	$886
Housing units	2,984	6,024
Homeownership rate	79.4%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone County	Cook County
Population	4,996 → 5,152 (+3.1%)	5,376 → 5,633 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$53,900 → $65,475 (+21.5%)	$57,432 → $71,643 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $135,700 (+38.6%)	$240,100 → $294,000 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $718 (+18.5%)	$651 → $886 (+36.1%)

Big Stone County

Population

4,9965,152

Median household income

$53,900$65,475

Median home value

$97,900$135,700

Median gross rent

$606$718

Cook County

Population

5,3765,633

Median household income

$57,432$71,643

Median home value

$240,100$294,000

Median gross rent

$651$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone County	Cook County
Under 5	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.9%	11.2%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	19.2%
75 and over	12.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone County	Cook County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	6.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone County	Cook County
No high school diploma	6.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	38.0%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone County	Cook County
Drove alone	74.3%	62.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.1%
Walked	5.4%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.1%	18.8%
Other means	1.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone County	Cook County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone County	Cook County
Poverty rate	11.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1957	1986