Long Prairie

Population: 3,683
Median household income: $57,139
Median home value: $130,100

Located in Todd County, Minnesota, Long Prairie is a community with a population of 3,683. Its median household income of $57,139 runs below the Todd County figure of $63,039.

Between 2019 and 2023, Long Prairie's population grew 11.2% from 3,311 to 3,683, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $92,100 to $130,100.

10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,683
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,139
Median home value: $130,100
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 1,604
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3113,683

Median household income

$41,438$57,139

Median home value

$92,100$130,100

Median gross rent

$670$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,311	$41,438	$92,100	$670
2020	3,308	$47,019	$98,200	$773
2021	3,628	$47,100	$107,800	$768
2022	3,661	$60,313	$117,200	$819
2023	3,683	$57,139	$130,100	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3420.3%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	273	7.4%
5 to 17	602	16.3%
18 to 24	120	3.3%
25 to 34	748	20.3%
35 to 44	259	7.0%
45 to 54	262	7.1%
55 to 64	636	17.3%
65 to 74	329	8.9%
75 and over	454	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,061	56.0%
Black or African American	43	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.5%
Asian	83	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,408	38.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate41.7%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	588	21.9%
High school graduate	1,120	41.7%
Some college or associate's	700	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	211	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	69	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit6.1%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means10.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	916	61.5%
Carpooled	102	6.9%
Public transit	91	6.1%
Walked	110	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	7.5%
Other means	158	10.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	888	64.5%
15 to 29 min	100	7.3%
30 to 44 min	156	11.3%
45 to 59 min	147	10.7%
60+ min	86	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 12.4% (429 of 3,448)

	Count	Share
Family households	966	65.6%
Nonfamily households	506	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,472	91.8%
Vacant	132	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	936	63.6%
Renter-occupied	536	36.4%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,089	67.9%
1-unit, attached	65	4.1%
2 to 4 units	90	5.6%
5 to 19 units	140	8.7%
20 or more units	209	13.0%
Mobile home & other	11	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2738060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 45.9747, -94.8614