Marshall County vs Stevens County

A side-by-side comparison of Marshall County and Stevens County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stevens County has the higher population (9,686 vs 8,961 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($71,701 vs $71,060 in Stevens County). Stevens County has the higher median home value ($180,800 vs $153,300 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Stevens County
Population	8,961	9,686
Median age	43.2 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,701	$71,060
Median home value	$153,300	$180,800
Median gross rent	$737	$833
Housing units	4,416	4,201
Homeownership rate	85.2%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Stevens County
Population	9,372 → 8,961 (-4.4%)	9,789 → 9,686 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$60,118 → $71,701 (+19.3%)	$60,559 → $71,060 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$117,000 → $153,300 (+31.0%)	$160,100 → $180,800 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $737 (+15.9%)	$753 → $833 (+10.6%)

Marshall County

Population

9,3728,961

Median household income

$60,118$71,701

Median home value

$117,000$153,300

Median gross rent

$636$737

Stevens County

Population

9,7899,686

Median household income

$60,559$71,060

Median home value

$160,100$180,800

Median gross rent

$753$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Stevens County
Under 5	5.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	17.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.0%
75 and over	10.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Stevens County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.4%
Asian	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Stevens County
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Stevens County
Drove alone	75.2%	71.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.5%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Stevens County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	7.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Stevens County
Poverty rate	7.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.36	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	14
Median year structure built	1971	1967