Big Stone County vs Mahnomen County

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

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

Mahnomen County has the higher population (5,371 vs 5,152 in Big Stone County). Big Stone County has the higher median household income ($65,475 vs $53,925 in Mahnomen County). Mahnomen County has the higher median home value ($146,500 vs $135,700 in Big Stone County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
Population	5,152	5,371
Median age	47.4 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,475	$53,925
Median home value	$135,700	$146,500
Median gross rent	$718	$685
Housing units	2,984	2,552
Homeownership rate	79.4%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
Population	4,996 → 5,152 (+3.1%)	5,501 → 5,371 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$53,900 → $65,475 (+21.5%)	$44,688 → $53,925 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $135,700 (+38.6%)	$104,800 → $146,500 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $718 (+18.5%)	$586 → $685 (+16.9%)

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

Mahnomen County

Population

5,5015,371

Median household income

$44,688$53,925

Median home value

$104,800$146,500

Median gross rent

$586$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
Under 5	6.2%	7.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.2%
75 and over	12.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	44.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	34.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	16.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
No high school diploma	6.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	38.0%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
Drove alone	74.3%	72.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.0%
Public transit	1.3%	1.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.1%	8.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	3.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone County	Mahnomen County
Poverty rate	11.5%	20.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1957	1975