Martin County, Minnesota

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,864
Median household income: $62,969
Median home value: $158,800

Home to 19,864 residents, Martin County is one of Minnesota's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,969 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Martin County's population held roughly steady from 19,852 to 19,864, while its median household income rose 19.3% from $52,798 to $62,969.

The median resident is 44.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,864
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,969
Median home value: $158,800
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 9,715
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,85219,864

Median household income

$52,798$62,969

Median home value

$118,300$158,800

Median gross rent

$620$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,852	$52,798	$118,300	$620
2020	19,737	$53,851	$126,400	$636
2021	20,070	$57,002	$129,600	$704
2022	19,960	$61,674	$148,100	$767
2023	19,864	$62,969	$158,800	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,116	5.6%
5 to 17	3,365	16.9%
18 to 24	1,322	6.7%
25 to 34	2,080	10.5%
35 to 44	2,155	10.8%
45 to 54	2,114	10.6%
55 to 64	2,954	14.9%
65 to 74	2,692	13.6%
75 and over	2,066	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,626	88.7%
Black or African American	160	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	112	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	231	1.2%
Two or more races	350	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,352	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	749	5.3%
High school graduate	4,793	34.1%
Some college or associate's	5,174	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,182	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,163	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,782	80.9%
Carpooled	545	5.7%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	393	4.1%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	751	7.8%
Other means	128	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,806	54.2%
15 to 29 min	2,678	30.2%
30 to 44 min	753	8.5%
45 to 59 min	186	2.1%
60+ min	442	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 11.1% (2,168 of 19,606)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,317	60.1%
Nonfamily households	3,523	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,840	91.0%
Vacant	875	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,399	72.4%
Renter-occupied	2,441	27.6%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,658	78.8%
1-unit, attached	183	1.9%
2 to 4 units	491	5.1%
5 to 19 units	441	4.5%
20 or more units	686	7.1%
Mobile home & other	256	2.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 27091
State: Minnesota
Land area: 712 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 43.6772, -94.5471