Renville County vs Sibley County

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

Renville 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 14,587 in Renville County). Sibley County has the higher median household income ($76,082 vs $69,086 in Renville County). Sibley County has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $151,900 in Renville County).

Population, income & housing

	Renville County	Sibley County
Population	14,587	14,933
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,086	$76,082
Median home value	$151,900	$215,000
Median gross rent	$760	$858
Housing units	6,911	6,482
Homeownership rate	79.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Renville County	Sibley County
Population	14,652 → 14,587 (-0.4%)	14,892 → 14,933 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$59,028 → $69,086 (+17.0%)	$63,439 → $76,082 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $151,900 (+42.9%)	$159,200 → $215,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $760 (+19.7%)	$719 → $858 (+19.3%)

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

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)

	Renville County	Sibley County
Under 5	5.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.6%
75 and over	9.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Renville County	Sibley County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Renville County	Sibley County
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Renville County	Sibley County
Drove alone	79.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	3.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Renville County	Sibley County
1-unit, detached	84.1%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	5.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Renville County	Sibley County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1958	1962