Mahnomen County vs Red Lake County

A side-by-side comparison of Mahnomen County and Red Lake County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mahnomen County has the higher population (5,371 vs 3,922 in Red Lake County). Red Lake County has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $53,925 in Mahnomen County). Red Lake County has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $146,500 in Mahnomen County).

Population, income & housing

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
Population	5,371	3,922
Median age	35.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,925	$77,500
Median home value	$146,500	$157,200
Median gross rent	$685	$628
Housing units	2,552	1,884
Homeownership rate	72.5%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
Population	5,501 → 5,371 (-2.4%)	4,015 → 3,922 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$44,688 → $53,925 (+20.7%)	$58,576 → $77,500 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$104,800 → $146,500 (+39.8%)	$116,000 → $157,200 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $685 (+16.9%)	$554 → $628 (+13.4%)

Mahnomen County

Population

5,5015,371

Median household income

$44,688$53,925

Median home value

$104,800$146,500

Median gross rent

$586$685

Red Lake County

Population

4,0153,922

Median household income

$58,576$77,500

Median home value

$116,000$157,200

Median gross rent

$554$628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
Under 5	7.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.5%
75 and over	7.3%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34.4%	2.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
No high school diploma	13.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	34.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
Drove alone	72.9%	74.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
1-unit, detached	79.1%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Mahnomen County	Red Lake County
Poverty rate	20.9%	7.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1975	1969