Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 43,757
Median household income: $75,097
Median home value: $230,500

Home to 43,757 residents, Kandiyohi County is one of Minnesota's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $75,097, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kandiyohi County's population grew 2.1% from 42,841 to 43,757, while its median household income rose 24.6% from $60,294 to $75,097.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,757
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,097
Median home value: $230,500
Median gross rent: $843
Housing units: 20,212
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,84143,757

Median household income

$60,294$75,097

Median home value

$168,900$230,500

Median gross rent

$776$843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,841	$60,294	$168,900	$776
2020	42,909	$64,252	$178,000	$739
2021	43,504	$67,798	$188,600	$776
2022	43,686	$73,285	$214,600	$800
2023	43,757	$75,097	$230,500	$843

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,895	6.6%
5 to 17	7,849	17.9%
18 to 24	3,420	7.8%
25 to 34	5,223	11.9%
35 to 44	5,143	11.8%
45 to 54	4,700	10.7%
55 to 64	5,790	13.2%
65 to 74	5,063	11.6%
75 and over	3,674	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,409	76.4%
Black or African American	2,448	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	200	0.5%
Asian	566	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	78	0.2%
Some other race	99	0.2%
Two or more races	848	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,109	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,714	9.2%
High school graduate	8,192	27.7%
Some college or associate's	10,668	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,644	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,375	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,094	78.5%
Carpooled	2,018	9.3%
Public transit	214	1.0%
Walked	288	1.3%
Bicycle	110	0.5%
Worked from home	1,806	8.3%
Other means	239	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,628	53.2%
15 to 29 min	6,467	32.4%
30 to 44 min	1,611	8.1%
45 to 59 min	484	2.4%
60+ min	773	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 10.0% (4,260 of 42,603)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,584	66.4%
Nonfamily households	5,866	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,450	86.3%
Vacant	2,762	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,590	72.1%
Renter-occupied	4,860	27.9%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,029	74.4%
1-unit, attached	808	4.0%
2 to 4 units	844	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1,148	5.7%
20 or more units	1,760	8.7%
Mobile home & other	623	3.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 27067
State: Minnesota
Land area: 797 sq mi
Water area: 65 sq mi
Center point: 45.1527, -95.0050