Koochiching County vs Watonwan County

A side-by-side comparison of Koochiching County and Watonwan County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Koochiching County has the higher population (11,950 vs 11,169 in Watonwan County). Watonwan County has the higher median household income ($70,593 vs $69,115 in Koochiching County). Watonwan County has the higher median home value ($151,600 vs $143,700 in Koochiching County).

Population, income & housing

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
Population	11,950	11,169
Median age	50.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,115	$70,593
Median home value	$143,700	$151,600
Median gross rent	$774	$807
Housing units	7,418	4,904
Homeownership rate	82.0%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
Population	12,515 → 11,950 (-4.5%)	10,972 → 11,169 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$50,870 → $69,115 (+35.9%)	$54,065 → $70,593 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $143,700 (+32.6%)	$96,900 → $151,600 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $774 (+15.9%)	$669 → $807 (+20.6%)

Koochiching County

Population

12,51511,950

Median household income

$50,870$69,115

Median home value

$108,400$143,700

Median gross rent

$668$774

Watonwan County

Population

10,97211,169

Median household income

$54,065$70,593

Median home value

$96,900$151,600

Median gross rent

$669$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
Under 5	4.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	16.6%	10.9%
75 and over	11.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	69.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
No high school diploma	6.5%	11.6%
High school graduate	31.3%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
Drove alone	71.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	11.3%	11.2%
Public transit	0.4%	1.8%
Walked	4.6%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.2%	6.8%
Other means	2.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.2%
20 or more units	3.6%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Koochiching County	Watonwan County
Poverty rate	10.7%	13.0%
Average household size	2.03	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1973	1961