Big Stone County vs Grant County

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

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

Grant County has the higher population (6,108 vs 5,152 in Big Stone County). Grant County has the higher median household income ($72,957 vs $65,475 in Big Stone County). Grant County has the higher median home value ($178,600 vs $135,700 in Big Stone County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone County	Grant County
Population	5,152	6,108
Median age	47.4 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,475	$72,957
Median home value	$135,700	$178,600
Median gross rent	$718	$779
Housing units	2,984	3,146
Homeownership rate	79.4%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone County	Grant County
Population	4,996 → 5,152 (+3.1%)	5,935 → 6,108 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$53,900 → $65,475 (+21.5%)	$55,466 → $72,957 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $135,700 (+38.6%)	$118,700 → $178,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $718 (+18.5%)	$657 → $779 (+18.6%)

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

Grant County

Population

5,9356,108

Median household income

$55,466$72,957

Median home value

$118,700$178,600

Median gross rent

$657$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone County	Grant County
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.8%	12.9%
75 and over	12.7%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone County	Grant County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone County	Grant County
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	38.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone County	Grant County
Drove alone	74.3%	74.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.2%
Walked	5.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	13.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone County	Grant County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	5.1%
20 or more units	4.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone County	Grant County
Poverty rate	11.5%	10.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1957	1964