Rice County vs Sherburne County

A side-by-side comparison of Rice County and Sherburne County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sherburne County has the higher population (99,178 vs 67,389 in Rice County). Sherburne County has the higher median household income ($102,965 vs $82,792 in Rice County). Sherburne County has the higher median home value ($332,700 vs $298,500 in Rice County).

Population, income & housing

	Rice County	Sherburne County
Population	67,389	99,178
Median age	37.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$82,792	$102,965
Median home value	$298,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,046	$1,151
Housing units	25,173	36,581
Homeownership rate	75.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rice County	Sherburne County
Population	66,185 → 67,389 (+1.8%)	94,463 → 99,178 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$68,584 → $82,792 (+20.7%)	$89,250 → $102,965 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $298,500 (+43.1%)	$230,500 → $332,700 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,046 (+24.1%)	$995 → $1,151 (+15.7%)

Rice County

Population

66,18567,389

Median household income

$68,584$82,792

Median home value

$208,600$298,500

Median gross rent

$843$1,046

Sherburne County

Population

94,46399,178

Median household income

$89,250$102,965

Median home value

$230,500$332,700

Median gross rent

$995$1,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rice County	Sherburne County
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.5%
18 to 24	14.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.8%
75 and over	6.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rice County	Sherburne County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	86.7%
Black or African American	6.5%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rice County	Sherburne County
No high school diploma	7.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rice County	Sherburne County
Drove alone	68.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.4%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	6.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.8%	12.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rice County	Sherburne County
1-unit, detached	71.2%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Rice County	Sherburne County
Poverty rate	9.3%	4.8%
Average household size	2.54	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1977	1995