Nobles County, Minnesota

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,067
Median household income: $65,509
Median home value: $179,200

Nobles County, Minnesota counts 22,067 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $65,509, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Nobles County's population grew 1.5% from 21,734 to 22,067, while its median household income rose 18.5% from $55,304 to $65,509.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,067
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,509
Median home value: $179,200
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 8,398
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,73422,067

Median household income

$55,304$65,509

Median home value

$127,100$179,200

Median gross rent

$726$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,734	$55,304	$127,100	$726
2020	21,667	$56,000	$130,400	$755
2021	22,223	$57,101	$140,700	$810
2022	22,194	$62,973	$161,000	$852
2023	22,067	$65,509	$179,200	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,853	8.4%
5 to 17	4,442	20.1%
18 to 24	2,031	9.2%
25 to 34	2,438	11.0%
35 to 44	2,636	11.9%
45 to 54	2,372	10.7%
55 to 64	2,483	11.3%
65 to 74	2,159	9.8%
75 and over	1,653	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,719	53.1%
Black or African American	1,017	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	1,009	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.2%
Two or more races	928	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,314	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,051	22.2%
High school graduate	4,120	30.0%
Some college or associate's	4,137	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,825	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	608	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,434	73.9%
Carpooled	1,314	13.1%
Public transit	111	1.1%
Walked	468	4.7%
Bicycle	27	0.3%
Worked from home	604	6.0%
Other means	97	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,371	56.8%
15 to 29 min	2,080	22.0%
30 to 44 min	1,049	11.1%
45 to 59 min	505	5.3%
60+ min	446	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 12.6% (2,729 of 21,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,159	67.1%
Nonfamily households	2,530	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,689	91.6%
Vacant	709	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,530	71.9%
Renter-occupied	2,159	28.1%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,599	78.6%
1-unit, attached	245	2.9%
2 to 4 units	278	3.3%
5 to 19 units	476	5.7%
20 or more units	574	6.8%
Mobile home & other	226	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 27105
State: Minnesota
Land area: 715 sq mi
Water area: 7.43 sq mi
Center point: 43.6777, -95.7631