Pennington County vs Sibley County

A side-by-side comparison of Pennington County and Sibley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sibley County has the higher population (14,933 vs 13,877 in Pennington County). Sibley County has the higher median household income ($76,082 vs $72,561 in Pennington County). Sibley County has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $188,900 in Pennington County).

Population, income & housing

	Pennington County	Sibley County
Population	13,877	14,933
Median age	40.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,561	$76,082
Median home value	$188,900	$215,000
Median gross rent	$900	$858
Housing units	6,755	6,482
Homeownership rate	71.3%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pennington County	Sibley County
Population	14,183 → 13,877 (-2.2%)	14,892 → 14,933 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$60,122 → $72,561 (+20.7%)	$63,439 → $76,082 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$155,100 → $188,900 (+21.8%)	$159,200 → $215,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $900 (+29.9%)	$719 → $858 (+19.3%)

Pennington County

Population

14,18313,877

Median household income

$60,122$72,561

Median home value

$155,100$188,900

Median gross rent

$693$900

Sibley County

Population

14,89214,933

Median household income

$63,439$76,082

Median home value

$159,200$215,000

Median gross rent

$719$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pennington County	Sibley County
Under 5	5.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.6%
75 and over	8.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pennington County	Sibley County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	87.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pennington County	Sibley County
No high school diploma	5.4%	7.5%
High school graduate	30.2%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pennington County	Sibley County
Drove alone	75.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.7%	9.9%
Other means	4.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pennington County	Sibley County
1-unit, detached	64.3%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	5.0%
20 or more units	11.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Pennington County	Sibley County
Poverty rate	9.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1975	1962