Rice

Population: 1,998
Median household income: $103,482
Median home value: $237,600

Rice is a community in Benton County, Minnesota, home to 1,998 residents. The median household income of $103,482 is above the Benton County median ($71,480).

From 2019 to 2023, Rice's population grew 22.4% from 1,633 to 1,998, while its median home value rose 41.6% from $167,800 to $237,600.

31.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,998
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,482
Median home value: $237,600
Median gross rent: $1,529
Housing units: 697
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6331,998

Median household income

$75,598$103,482

Median home value

$167,800$237,600

Median gross rent

$671$1,529

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,633	$75,598	$167,800	$671
2020	1,734	$85,114	$179,600	$688
2021	1,823	$84,952	$192,300	$998
2022	1,900	$100,208	$223,200	$1,279
2023	1,998	$103,482	$237,600	$1,529

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4421.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	8.8%
5 to 17	444	22.2%
18 to 24	123	6.2%
25 to 34	356	17.8%
35 to 44	427	21.4%
45 to 54	204	10.2%
55 to 64	130	6.5%
65 to 74	101	5.1%
75 and over	37	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,834	91.8%
Black or African American	27	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	3.3%
High school graduate	351	28.0%
Some college or associate's	464	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	276	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	123	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	990	84.5%
Carpooled	36	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	9.4%
Other means	9	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	10.8%
15 to 29 min	713	67.1%
30 to 44 min	158	14.9%
45 to 59 min	37	3.5%
60+ min	39	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 2.7% (53 of 1,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	540	77.5%
Nonfamily households	157	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	697	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	87.9%
Renter-occupied	84	12.1%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	631	90.5%
1-unit, attached	39	5.6%
2 to 4 units	12	1.7%
5 to 19 units	13	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2753998
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 45.7586, -94.2429