Chippewa County, Minnesota

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,388
Median household income: $69,192
Median home value: $149,000

Chippewa County is a county in Minnesota with a population of 12,388. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,192, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chippewa County's population grew 3.6% from 11,953 to 12,388, while its median household income rose 25.2% from $55,269 to $69,192.

79.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,388
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $69,192
Median home value: $149,000
Median gross rent: $846
Housing units: 5,649
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,95312,388

Median household income

$55,269$69,192

Median home value

$119,700$149,000

Median gross rent

$613$846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,953	$55,269	$119,700	$613
2020	11,876	$57,301	$118,100	$659
2021	12,509	$59,051	$121,900	$741
2022	12,466	$62,112	$138,900	$788
2023	12,388	$69,192	$149,000	$846

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	762	6.2%
5 to 17	2,157	17.4%
18 to 24	971	7.8%
25 to 34	1,476	11.9%
35 to 44	1,442	11.6%
45 to 54	1,202	9.7%
55 to 64	1,727	13.9%
65 to 74	1,439	11.6%
75 and over	1,212	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,326	83.4%
Black or African American	113	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	218	1.8%
Asian	157	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	208	1.7%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	110	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,228	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	841	9.9%
High school graduate	2,839	33.4%
Some college or associate's	3,149	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,133	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	536	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,451	78.0%
Carpooled	601	10.5%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	161	2.8%
Bicycle	4	0.1%
Worked from home	468	8.2%
Other means	14	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,907	55.5%
15 to 29 min	1,376	26.3%
30 to 44 min	560	10.7%
45 to 59 min	144	2.7%
60+ min	250	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.4% (1,748 of 12,099)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,116	60.0%
Nonfamily households	2,080	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,196	92.0%
Vacant	453	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,712	71.4%
Renter-occupied	1,484	28.6%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,488	79.4%
1-unit, attached	54	1.0%
2 to 4 units	203	3.6%
5 to 19 units	328	5.8%
20 or more units	454	8.0%
Mobile home & other	122	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 27023
State: Minnesota
Land area: 581 sq mi
Water area: 6.66 sq mi
Center point: 45.0286, -95.5641