Pipestone County vs Stevens County

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

Pipestone 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 9,352 in Pipestone County). Stevens County has the higher median household income ($71,060 vs $66,073 in Pipestone County). Stevens County has the higher median home value ($180,800 vs $126,700 in Pipestone County).

Population, income & housing

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
Population	9,352	9,686
Median age	39.8 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,073	$71,060
Median home value	$126,700	$180,800
Median gross rent	$731	$833
Housing units	4,316	4,201
Homeownership rate	81.5%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
Population	9,191 → 9,352 (+1.8%)	9,789 → 9,686 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$52,917 → $66,073 (+24.9%)	$60,559 → $71,060 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $126,700 (+29.9%)	$160,100 → $180,800 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $731 (+23.9%)	$753 → $833 (+10.6%)

Pipestone County

Population

9,1919,352

Median household income

$52,917$66,073

Median home value

$97,500$126,700

Median gross rent

$590$731

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)

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
Under 5	7.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	17.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.0%
75 and over	9.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.4%
Asian	1.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	34.7%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
Drove alone	78.0%	71.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.9%
Walked	4.9%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.4%	7.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	7.7%
20 or more units	4.5%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Pipestone County	Stevens County
Poverty rate	11.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1958	1967