Fillmore County vs Meeker County

A side-by-side comparison of Fillmore County and Meeker County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Meeker County has the higher population (23,422 vs 21,346 in Fillmore County). Fillmore County has the higher median household income ($75,225 vs $75,037 in Meeker County). Meeker County has the higher median home value ($228,900 vs $204,000 in Fillmore County).

Population, income & housing

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
Population	21,346	23,422
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,225	$75,037
Median home value	$204,000	$228,900
Median gross rent	$763	$894
Housing units	9,669	10,671
Homeownership rate	82.4%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
Population	20,949 → 21,346 (+1.9%)	23,105 → 23,422 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$61,207 → $75,225 (+22.9%)	$63,452 → $75,037 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$153,800 → $204,000 (+32.6%)	$170,200 → $228,900 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $763 (+15.8%)	$755 → $894 (+18.4%)

Fillmore County

Population

20,94921,346

Median household income

$61,207$75,225

Median home value

$153,800$204,000

Median gross rent

$659$763

Meeker County

Population

23,10523,422

Median household income

$63,452$75,037

Median home value

$170,200$228,900

Median gross rent

$755$894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
Under 5	5.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.2%
75 and over	9.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.3%
High school graduate	31.8%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
Drove alone	73.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	7.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
1-unit, detached	84.0%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Fillmore County	Meeker County
Poverty rate	8.9%	8.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1966	1975