Nobles County vs Todd County

A side-by-side comparison of Nobles County and Todd County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Todd County has the higher population (25,402 vs 22,067 in Nobles County). Nobles County has the higher median household income ($65,509 vs $63,039 in Todd County). Todd County has the higher median home value ($188,400 vs $179,200 in Nobles County).

Population, income & housing

	Nobles County	Todd County
Population	22,067	25,402
Median age	36.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,509	$63,039
Median home value	$179,200	$188,400
Median gross rent	$863	$850
Housing units	8,398	12,929
Homeownership rate	71.9%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nobles County	Todd County
Population	21,734 → 22,067 (+1.5%)	24,494 → 25,402 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$55,304 → $65,509 (+18.5%)	$53,585 → $63,039 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$127,100 → $179,200 (+41.0%)	$153,400 → $188,400 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $863 (+18.9%)	$649 → $850 (+31.0%)

Nobles County

Population

21,73422,067

Median household income

$55,304$65,509

Median home value

$127,100$179,200

Median gross rent

$726$863

Todd County

Population

24,49425,402

Median household income

$53,585$63,039

Median home value

$153,400$188,400

Median gross rent

$649$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nobles County	Todd County
Under 5	8.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.8%
75 and over	7.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nobles County	Todd County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	85.4%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	4.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	33.1%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nobles County	Todd County
No high school diploma	22.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	30.0%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nobles County	Todd County
Drove alone	73.9%	72.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.1%
Public transit	1.1%	1.2%
Walked	4.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	12.6%
Other means	1.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nobles County	Todd County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	6.8%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Nobles County	Todd County
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1968	1974