Steele County, Minnesota

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,413
Median household income: $83,448
Median home value: $234,200

Steele County, Minnesota counts 37,413 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $83,448 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Steele County's population grew 2.0% from 36,683 to 37,413, while its median household income rose 28.6% from $64,903 to $83,448.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,413
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,448
Median home value: $234,200
Median gross rent: $1,006
Housing units: 15,878
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,68337,413

Median household income

$64,903$83,448

Median home value

$169,300$234,200

Median gross rent

$770$1,006

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,683	$64,903	$169,300	$770
2020	36,710	$68,172	$173,400	$802
2021	37,363	$73,468	$185,200	$846
2022	37,396	$79,722	$217,100	$914
2023	37,413	$83,448	$234,200	$1,006

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,037	5.4%
5 to 17	7,167	19.2%
18 to 24	2,766	7.4%
25 to 34	4,216	11.3%
35 to 44	4,772	12.8%
45 to 54	4,411	11.8%
55 to 64	5,050	13.5%
65 to 74	3,985	10.7%
75 and over	3,009	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,524	84.3%
Black or African American	1,261	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	249	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	85	0.2%
Two or more races	1,027	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,231	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,615	6.3%
High school graduate	7,679	30.2%
Some college or associate's	8,597	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,199	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,353	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,758	79.6%
Carpooled	1,217	6.6%
Public transit	200	1.1%
Walked	545	2.9%
Bicycle	55	0.3%
Worked from home	1,593	8.6%
Other means	162	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,118	53.8%
15 to 29 min	4,215	24.9%
30 to 44 min	1,844	10.9%
45 to 59 min	942	5.6%
60+ min	818	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 7.4% (2,746 of 36,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,010	66.7%
Nonfamily households	4,991	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,001	94.5%
Vacant	877	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,986	79.9%
Renter-occupied	3,015	20.1%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,070	76.0%
1-unit, attached	781	4.9%
2 to 4 units	625	3.9%
5 to 19 units	735	4.6%
20 or more units	1,040	6.5%
Mobile home & other	627	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 27147
State: Minnesota
Land area: 430 sq mi
Water area: 2.69 sq mi
Center point: 44.0153, -93.2205