Meeker County, Minnesota

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,422
Median household income: $75,037
Median home value: $228,900

Home to 23,422 residents, Meeker County is one of Minnesota's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $75,037, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Meeker County's population grew 1.4% from 23,105 to 23,422, while its median household income rose 18.3% from $63,452 to $75,037.

Owners occupy 81.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,422
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,037
Median home value: $228,900
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 10,671
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,10523,422

Median household income

$63,452$75,037

Median home value

$170,200$228,900

Median gross rent

$755$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,105	$63,452	$170,200	$755
2020	23,149	$63,841	$175,600	$737
2021	23,268	$67,099	$186,400	$750
2022	23,352	$75,926	$216,800	$860
2023	23,422	$75,037	$228,900	$894

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,337	5.7%
5 to 17	4,278	18.3%
18 to 24	1,764	7.5%
25 to 34	2,319	9.9%
35 to 44	2,741	11.7%
45 to 54	2,689	11.5%
55 to 64	3,429	14.6%
65 to 74	2,851	12.2%
75 and over	2,014	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,749	92.9%
Black or African American	37	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	68	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.3%
Two or more races	488	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,005	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,010	6.3%
High school graduate	5,566	34.7%
Some college or associate's	6,200	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,239	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,028	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,559	82.3%
Carpooled	809	7.0%
Public transit	31	0.3%
Walked	290	2.5%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	883	7.6%
Other means	45	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,316	40.2%
15 to 29 min	3,141	29.3%
30 to 44 min	1,586	14.8%
45 to 59 min	625	5.8%
60+ min	1,069	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 8.3% (1,915 of 23,054)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,158	67.4%
Nonfamily households	2,983	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,141	85.7%
Vacant	1,530	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,404	81.0%
Renter-occupied	1,737	19.0%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,708	81.6%
1-unit, attached	265	2.5%
2 to 4 units	344	3.2%
5 to 19 units	392	3.7%
20 or more units	356	3.3%
Mobile home & other	606	5.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 27093
State: Minnesota
Land area: 608 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 45.1232, -94.5273