Houston County, Minnesota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,768
Median household income: $77,087
Median home value: $226,300

Houston County is a county in Minnesota with a population of 18,768. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $77,087 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Houston County's population held roughly steady from 18,648 to 18,768, while its median household income rose 27.7% from $60,382 to $77,087.

The median gross rent is $881. 28.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,768
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $77,087
Median home value: $226,300
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 8,755
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,64818,768

Median household income

$60,382$77,087

Median home value

$173,700$226,300

Median gross rent

$722$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,648	$60,382	$173,700	$722
2020	18,670	$59,514	$177,000	$770
2021	18,806	$62,397	$185,900	$789
2022	18,826	$71,580	$216,400	$870
2023	18,768	$77,087	$226,300	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	945	5.0%
5 to 17	3,114	16.6%
18 to 24	1,259	6.7%
25 to 34	1,828	9.7%
35 to 44	2,239	11.9%
45 to 54	2,116	11.3%
55 to 64	2,917	15.5%
65 to 74	2,578	13.7%
75 and over	1,772	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,599	93.8%
Black or African American	66	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	191	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	600	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	279	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	749	5.6%
High school graduate	4,143	30.8%
Some college or associate's	4,793	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,764	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,001	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,318	76.5%
Carpooled	762	8.0%
Public transit	72	0.8%
Walked	194	2.0%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	1,096	11.5%
Other means	116	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,630	31.1%
15 to 29 min	2,840	33.5%
30 to 44 min	1,978	23.4%
45 to 59 min	511	6.0%
60+ min	507	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 6.5% (1,213 of 18,539)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,086	63.0%
Nonfamily households	2,988	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,074	92.2%
Vacant	681	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,792	84.1%
Renter-occupied	1,282	15.9%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,554	86.3%
1-unit, attached	194	2.2%
2 to 4 units	201	2.3%
5 to 19 units	297	3.4%
20 or more units	246	2.8%
Mobile home & other	263	3.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 27055
State: Minnesota
Land area: 552 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 43.6670, -91.5016