Redwood County vs Roseau County

A side-by-side comparison of Redwood County and Roseau County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Redwood County has the higher population (15,383 vs 15,301 in Roseau County). Roseau County has the higher median household income ($73,611 vs $67,024 in Redwood County). Roseau County has the higher median home value ($177,100 vs $150,400 in Redwood County).

Population, income & housing

	Redwood County	Roseau County
Population	15,383	15,301
Median age	41.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,024	$73,611
Median home value	$150,400	$177,100
Median gross rent	$767	$886
Housing units	7,103	7,188
Homeownership rate	79.7%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Redwood County	Roseau County
Population	15,261 → 15,383 (+0.8%)	15,361 → 15,301 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$55,404 → $67,024 (+21.0%)	$62,202 → $73,611 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $150,400 (+41.5%)	$132,800 → $177,100 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $767 (+19.7%)	$723 → $886 (+22.5%)

Redwood County

Population

15,26115,383

Median household income

$55,404$67,024

Median home value

$106,300$150,400

Median gross rent

$641$767

Roseau County

Population

15,36115,301

Median household income

$62,202$73,611

Median home value

$132,800$177,100

Median gross rent

$723$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Redwood County	Roseau County
Under 5	6.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.0%
75 and over	9.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Redwood County	Roseau County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	1.1%
Asian	2.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Redwood County	Roseau County
No high school diploma	7.4%	7.0%
High school graduate	35.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Redwood County	Roseau County
Drove alone	77.4%	72.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.2%
Walked	3.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.3%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Redwood County	Roseau County
1-unit, detached	80.2%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	4.7%
20 or more units	4.2%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Redwood County	Roseau County
Poverty rate	12.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1963	1981