Big Stone County vs Red Lake County

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

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

Big Stone County has the higher population (5,152 vs 3,922 in Red Lake County). Red Lake County has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $65,475 in Big Stone County). Red Lake County has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $135,700 in Big Stone County).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
Population	5,152	3,922
Median age	47.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,475	$77,500
Median home value	$135,700	$157,200
Median gross rent	$718	$628
Housing units	2,984	1,884
Homeownership rate	79.4%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
Population	4,996 → 5,152 (+3.1%)	4,015 → 3,922 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$53,900 → $65,475 (+21.5%)	$58,576 → $77,500 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $135,700 (+38.6%)	$116,000 → $157,200 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $718 (+18.5%)	$554 → $628 (+13.4%)

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

Red Lake County

Population

4,0153,922

Median household income

$58,576$77,500

Median home value

$116,000$157,200

Median gross rent

$554$628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.9%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	12.5%
75 and over	12.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	2.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
Drove alone	74.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	3.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone County	Red Lake County
Poverty rate	11.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1957	1969