Roseau County vs Sibley County

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

Roseau 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.

Roseau County has the higher population (15,301 vs 14,933 in Sibley County). Sibley County has the higher median household income ($76,082 vs $73,611 in Roseau County). Sibley County has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $177,100 in Roseau County).

Population, income & housing

	Roseau County	Sibley County
Population	15,301	14,933
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,611	$76,082
Median home value	$177,100	$215,000
Median gross rent	$886	$858
Housing units	7,188	6,482
Homeownership rate	80.8%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roseau County	Sibley County
Population	15,361 → 15,301 (-0.4%)	14,892 → 14,933 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$62,202 → $73,611 (+18.3%)	$63,439 → $76,082 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$132,800 → $177,100 (+33.4%)	$159,200 → $215,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $886 (+22.5%)	$719 → $858 (+19.3%)

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

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)

	Roseau County	Sibley County
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.6%
75 and over	7.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roseau County	Sibley County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roseau County	Sibley County
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	36.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roseau County	Sibley County
Drove alone	72.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	6.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roseau County	Sibley County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	5.9%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Roseau County	Sibley County
Poverty rate	11.0%	9.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1981	1962