Goodhue County, Minnesota

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 47,844
Median household income: $82,749
Median home value: $269,400

Goodhue County, Minnesota counts 47,844 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $82,749 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Goodhue County's population grew 3.5% from 46,246 to 47,844, while its median household income rose 23.9% from $66,800 to $82,749.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $939.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,844
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $82,749
Median home value: $269,400
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 21,071
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,24647,844

Median household income

$66,800$82,749

Median home value

$204,100$269,400

Median gross rent

$862$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,246	$66,800	$204,100	$862
2020	46,330	$69,334	$212,800	$825
2021	47,503	$71,414	$224,100	$846
2022	47,697	$78,338	$254,500	$895
2023	47,844	$82,749	$269,400	$939

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,629	5.5%
5 to 17	7,968	16.7%
18 to 24	3,291	6.9%
25 to 34	5,407	11.3%
35 to 44	6,149	12.9%
45 to 54	5,465	11.4%
55 to 64	7,322	15.3%
65 to 74	5,643	11.8%
75 and over	3,970	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,882	89.6%
Black or African American	764	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	409	0.9%
Asian	372	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	327	0.7%
Two or more races	1,211	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,879	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,151	6.3%
High school graduate	11,191	33.0%
Some college or associate's	11,141	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,422	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,051	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,599	78.2%
Carpooled	1,752	7.4%
Public transit	243	1.0%
Walked	533	2.2%
Bicycle	65	0.3%
Worked from home	2,418	10.2%
Other means	178	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,983	37.4%
15 to 29 min	6,267	29.3%
30 to 44 min	3,856	18.0%
45 to 59 min	1,617	7.6%
60+ min	1,647	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 9.3% (4,344 of 46,887)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,544	63.9%
Nonfamily households	7,087	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,631	93.2%
Vacant	1,440	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,312	78.0%
Renter-occupied	4,319	22.0%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,841	70.4%
1-unit, attached	1,088	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,279	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,021	4.8%
20 or more units	1,644	7.8%
Mobile home & other	1,198	5.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 27049
State: Minnesota
Land area: 757 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 44.4062, -92.7160