Chippewa County vs Pope County

A side-by-side comparison of Chippewa County and Pope County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chippewa County has the higher population (12,388 vs 11,363 in Pope County). Pope County has the higher median household income ($72,205 vs $69,192 in Chippewa County). Pope County has the higher median home value ($242,800 vs $149,000 in Chippewa County).

Population, income & housing

	Chippewa County	Pope County
Population	12,388	11,363
Median age	41.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,192	$72,205
Median home value	$149,000	$242,800
Median gross rent	$846	$851
Housing units	5,649	6,411
Homeownership rate	71.4%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chippewa County	Pope County
Population	11,953 → 12,388 (+3.6%)	11,048 → 11,363 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$55,269 → $69,192 (+25.2%)	$61,275 → $72,205 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$119,700 → $149,000 (+24.5%)	$174,300 → $242,800 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $846 (+38.0%)	$609 → $851 (+39.7%)

Chippewa County

Population

11,95312,388

Median household income

$55,269$69,192

Median home value

$119,700$149,000

Median gross rent

$613$846

Pope County

Population

11,04811,363

Median household income

$61,275$72,205

Median home value

$174,300$242,800

Median gross rent

$609$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chippewa County	Pope County
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	14.6%
75 and over	9.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chippewa County	Pope County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chippewa County	Pope County
No high school diploma	9.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chippewa County	Pope County
Drove alone	78.0%	74.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.2%	10.9%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chippewa County	Pope County
1-unit, detached	79.4%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	8.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Chippewa County	Pope County
Poverty rate	14.4%	9.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1957	1971