Olmsted County, Minnesota

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 163,425
Median household income: $93,494
Median home value: $304,500

Olmsted County is a county in Minnesota with a population of 163,425. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $93,494 is above the Minnesota median ($87,556).

From 2019 to 2023, Olmsted County's population grew 5.6% from 154,809 to 163,425, while its median household income rose 21.5% from $76,951 to $93,494.

7.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.41 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 163,425
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $93,494
Median home value: $304,500
Median gross rent: $1,283
Housing units: 70,255
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154,809163,425

Median household income

$76,951$93,494

Median home value

$214,600$304,500

Median gross rent

$968$1,283

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154,809	$76,951	$214,600	$968
2020	156,446	$80,403	$233,100	$1,028
2021	160,928	$84,656	$249,400	$1,097
2022	162,307	$90,420	$285,600	$1,193
2023	163,425	$93,494	$304,500	$1,283

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,382	6.4%
5 to 17	29,177	17.9%
18 to 24	12,990	7.9%
25 to 34	23,078	14.1%
35 to 44	22,983	14.1%
45 to 54	17,892	10.9%
55 to 64	20,235	12.4%
65 to 74	15,089	9.2%
75 and over	11,599	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124,638	76.3%
Black or African American	11,768	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	216	0.1%
Asian	10,303	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	116	0.1%
Some other race	603	0.4%
Two or more races	6,333	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,448	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,507	5.0%
High school graduate	21,908	19.8%
Some college or associate's	29,659	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	30,188	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23,614	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit3.2%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	57,705	67.6%
Carpooled	8,612	10.1%
Public transit	2,717	3.2%
Walked	3,108	3.6%
Bicycle	595	0.7%
Worked from home	11,598	13.6%
Other means	971	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30,079	40.8%
15 to 29 min	32,736	44.4%
30 to 44 min	5,715	7.8%
45 to 59 min	2,243	3.0%
60+ min	2,935	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.9% (12,714 of 160,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	41,975	63.0%
Nonfamily households	24,654	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66,629	94.8%
Vacant	3,626	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47,115	70.7%
Renter-occupied	19,514	29.3%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,014	64.1%
1-unit, attached	5,679	8.1%
2 to 4 units	4,634	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3,778	5.4%
20 or more units	9,321	13.3%
Mobile home & other	1,829	2.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 27109
State: Minnesota
Land area: 654 sq mi
Water area: 1.25 sq mi
Center point: 43.9995, -92.4101