Mahnomen County vs Traverse County

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

Mahnomen County and Traverse 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 3,279 in Traverse County). Traverse County has the higher median household income ($65,931 vs $53,925 in Mahnomen County). Mahnomen County has the higher median home value ($146,500 vs $110,100 in Traverse County).

Population, income & housing

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
Population	5,371	3,279
Median age	35.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,925	$65,931
Median home value	$146,500	$110,100
Median gross rent	$685	$617
Housing units	2,552	1,896
Homeownership rate	72.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
Population	5,501 → 5,371 (-2.4%)	3,311 → 3,279 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$44,688 → $53,925 (+20.7%)	$51,957 → $65,931 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$104,800 → $146,500 (+39.8%)	$81,400 → $110,100 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $685 (+16.9%)	$620 → $617 (-0.5%)

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

Traverse County

Population

3,3113,279

Median household income

$51,957$65,931

Median home value

$81,400$110,100

Median gross rent

$620$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
Under 5	7.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	23.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.6%
75 and over	7.3%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34.4%	4.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	16.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
No high school diploma	13.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	34.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
Drove alone	72.9%	71.2%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.5%	16.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
1-unit, detached	79.1%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	7.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Mahnomen County	Traverse County
Poverty rate	20.9%	10.1%
Average household size	2.83	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1975	1963