Hubbard County vs Meeker County

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

Hubbard 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 21,700 in Hubbard County). Meeker County has the higher median household income ($75,037 vs $70,622 in Hubbard County). Hubbard County has the higher median home value ($255,900 vs $228,900 in Meeker County).

Population, income & housing

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
Population	21,700	23,422
Median age	48.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,622	$75,037
Median home value	$255,900	$228,900
Median gross rent	$923	$894
Housing units	14,760	10,671
Homeownership rate	82.6%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
Population	21,019 → 21,700 (+3.2%)	23,105 → 23,422 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$56,709 → $70,622 (+24.5%)	$63,452 → $75,037 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$193,600 → $255,900 (+32.2%)	$170,200 → $228,900 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $923 (+32.6%)	$755 → $894 (+18.4%)

Hubbard County

Population

21,01921,700

Median household income

$56,709$70,622

Median home value

$193,600$255,900

Median gross rent

$696$923

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)

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
Under 5	5.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.9%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.2%
75 and over	10.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
No high school diploma	5.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	28.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
Drove alone	75.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	7.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
1-unit, detached	82.8%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hubbard County	Meeker County
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1985	1975