Renville County vs Roseau County

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

Renville 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.

Roseau County has the higher population (15,301 vs 14,587 in Renville County). Roseau County has the higher median household income ($73,611 vs $69,086 in Renville County). Roseau County has the higher median home value ($177,100 vs $151,900 in Renville County).

Population, income & housing

	Renville County	Roseau County
Population	14,587	15,301
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,086	$73,611
Median home value	$151,900	$177,100
Median gross rent	$760	$886
Housing units	6,911	7,188
Homeownership rate	79.4%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Renville County	Roseau County
Population	14,652 → 14,587 (-0.4%)	15,361 → 15,301 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$59,028 → $69,086 (+17.0%)	$62,202 → $73,611 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $151,900 (+42.9%)	$132,800 → $177,100 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $760 (+19.7%)	$723 → $886 (+22.5%)

Renville County

Population

14,65214,587

Median household income

$59,028$69,086

Median home value

$106,300$151,900

Median gross rent

$635$760

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)

	Renville County	Roseau County
Under 5	5.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.0%
75 and over	9.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Renville County	Roseau County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.1%
Asian	0.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Renville County	Roseau County
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Renville County	Roseau County
Drove alone	79.1%	72.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	12.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.5%	10.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Renville County	Roseau County
1-unit, detached	84.1%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Renville County	Roseau County
Poverty rate	10.7%	11.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1958	1981