Redwood County vs Sibley County

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

Redwood 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.

Redwood County has the higher population (15,383 vs 14,933 in Sibley County). Sibley County has the higher median household income ($76,082 vs $67,024 in Redwood County). Sibley County has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $150,400 in Redwood County).

Population, income & housing

	Redwood County	Sibley County
Population	15,383	14,933
Median age	41.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,024	$76,082
Median home value	$150,400	$215,000
Median gross rent	$767	$858
Housing units	7,103	6,482
Homeownership rate	79.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Redwood County	Sibley County
Population	15,261 → 15,383 (+0.8%)	14,892 → 14,933 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$55,404 → $67,024 (+21.0%)	$63,439 → $76,082 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $150,400 (+41.5%)	$159,200 → $215,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $767 (+19.7%)	$719 → $858 (+19.3%)

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

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)

	Redwood County	Sibley County
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	10.6%
75 and over	9.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Redwood County	Sibley County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	0.2%
Asian	2.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Redwood County	Sibley County
No high school diploma	7.4%	7.5%
High school graduate	35.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Redwood County	Sibley County
Drove alone	77.4%	79.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	3.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.9%	9.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Redwood County	Sibley County
1-unit, detached	80.2%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Redwood County	Sibley County
Poverty rate	12.0%	9.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1963	1962