Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,509
Median household income: $71,573
Median home value: $148,200

Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota counts 9,509 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $71,573 is below the Minnesota median ($87,556).

Between 2019 and 2023, Yellow Medicine County's population declined 3.1% from 9,814 to 9,509, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $59,210 to $71,573.

The median gross rent is $688. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,509
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,573
Median home value: $148,200
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 4,512
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,8149,509

Median household income

$59,210$71,573

Median home value

$110,000$148,200

Median gross rent

$584$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,814	$59,210	$110,000	$584
2020	9,775	$59,289	$117,900	$602
2021	9,616	$65,014	$124,400	$593
2022	9,569	$70,605	$145,400	$640
2023	9,509	$71,573	$148,200	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	545	5.7%
5 to 17	1,651	17.4%
18 to 24	717	7.5%
25 to 34	1,057	11.1%
35 to 44	1,135	11.9%
45 to 54	1,026	10.8%
55 to 64	1,381	14.5%
65 to 74	1,129	11.9%
75 and over	868	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,389	88.2%
Black or African American	71	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	234	2.5%
Asian	22	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	286	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	493	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	492	7.5%
High school graduate	2,139	32.4%
Some college or associate's	2,713	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	917	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	335	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,664	79.0%
Carpooled	336	7.2%
Public transit	12	0.3%
Walked	160	3.4%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	426	9.2%
Other means	30	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,672	39.7%
15 to 29 min	1,385	32.9%
30 to 44 min	752	17.9%
45 to 59 min	236	5.6%
60+ min	167	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 8.5% (795 of 9,367)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,697	67.5%
Nonfamily households	1,296	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,993	88.5%
Vacant	519	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,364	84.2%
Renter-occupied	629	15.8%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,035	89.4%
1-unit, attached	49	1.1%
2 to 4 units	93	2.1%
5 to 19 units	200	4.4%
20 or more units	63	1.4%
Mobile home & other	72	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 27173
State: Minnesota
Land area: 759 sq mi
Water area: 4.13 sq mi
Center point: 44.7157, -95.8628