Faribault County vs Renville County

A side-by-side comparison of Faribault County and Renville County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Renville County has the higher population (14,587 vs 13,909 in Faribault County). Renville County has the higher median household income ($69,086 vs $64,391 in Faribault County). Renville County has the higher median home value ($151,900 vs $120,200 in Faribault County).

Population, income & housing

	Faribault County	Renville County
Population	13,909	14,587
Median age	44.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,391	$69,086
Median home value	$120,200	$151,900
Median gross rent	$837	$760
Housing units	6,921	6,911
Homeownership rate	78.0%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faribault County	Renville County
Population	13,801 → 13,909 (+0.8%)	14,652 → 14,587 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$53,156 → $64,391 (+21.1%)	$59,028 → $69,086 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $120,200 (+34.3%)	$106,300 → $151,900 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $837 (+41.9%)	$635 → $760 (+19.7%)

Faribault County

Population

13,80113,909

Median household income

$53,156$64,391

Median home value

$89,500$120,200

Median gross rent

$590$837

Renville County

Population

14,65214,587

Median household income

$59,028$69,086

Median home value

$106,300$151,900

Median gross rent

$635$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Faribault County	Renville County
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.0%	11.8%
75 and over	10.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faribault County	Renville County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faribault County	Renville County
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.5%
High school graduate	33.4%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faribault County	Renville County
Drove alone	77.3%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	5.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faribault County	Renville County
1-unit, detached	87.1%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Faribault County	Renville County
Poverty rate	11.8%	10.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1952	1958