Rice County, Minnesota

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 67,389
Median household income: $82,792
Median home value: $298,500

Home to 67,389 residents, Rice County is one of Minnesota's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,792, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rice County's population grew 1.8% from 66,185 to 67,389, while its median household income rose 20.7% from $68,584 to $82,792.

Owners occupy 75.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,389
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,792
Median home value: $298,500
Median gross rent: $1,046
Housing units: 25,173
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

66,18567,389

Median household income

$68,584$82,792

Median home value

$208,600$298,500

Median gross rent

$843$1,046

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	66,185	$68,584	$208,600	$843
2020	66,549	$70,600	$232,800	$882
2021	66,795	$71,384	$240,400	$951
2022	67,152	$78,214	$279,700	$1,021
2023	67,389	$82,792	$298,500	$1,046

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,702	5.5%
5 to 17	10,882	16.1%
18 to 24	9,689	14.4%
25 to 34	7,562	11.2%
35 to 44	8,459	12.6%
45 to 54	7,715	11.4%
55 to 64	8,313	12.3%
65 to 74	6,695	9.9%
75 and over	4,372	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,705	78.2%
Black or African American	4,350	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	165	0.2%
Asian	1,422	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.0%
Some other race	104	0.2%
Two or more races	1,735	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,885	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,028	7.0%
High school graduate	14,208	33.0%
Some college or associate's	13,075	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,825	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,980	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,597	68.4%
Carpooled	3,267	9.9%
Public transit	116	0.4%
Walked	2,211	6.7%
Bicycle	186	0.6%
Worked from home	4,223	12.8%
Other means	415	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,415	43.1%
15 to 29 min	7,409	25.7%
30 to 44 min	4,322	15.0%
45 to 59 min	2,708	9.4%
60+ min	1,938	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 9.3% (5,550 of 59,693)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,334	65.7%
Nonfamily households	8,011	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,345	92.7%
Vacant	1,828	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,714	75.9%
Renter-occupied	5,631	24.1%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,930	71.2%
1-unit, attached	1,301	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,309	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1,727	6.9%
20 or more units	1,809	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1,097	4.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 27131
State: Minnesota
Land area: 496 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 44.3508, -93.2985