Houston County, Minnesota Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Houston County is 6th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Houston County is 19th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - White

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Current population (2012) 18,837 51st 5,379,139 313,914,040
Size in square miles 552.1 61st 79,626.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 34.5 37th 66.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 75th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.0% 58th 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.6% 39th 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.6% 31st 91.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 22.7% 23rd 31.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Race - White 97.4% 19th 86.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 46th 5.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 81st 1.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 52nd 4.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 80th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 51st 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.9% 85th 4.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.8% 6th 82.4% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Female residents 50.4% 21st 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.1% 74th 7.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Housing units 8,591 49th 2,354,034 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.5% 57th 21.6% 25.9%
Households 7,810 50th 2,094,265 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 81.7% 25th 73.6% 66.1%
Home median value $151,000 41st $201,400 $186,200
People per household 2.4 39th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 35 48th 16,095 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Income per capita $25,791 29th $30,310 $27,915
Income per household $53,017 21st $58,476 $52,762
Income below poverty line 9.0% 66th 11.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Houston County Rank Minnesota US
Non-farm private establishments 437 53rd 144,606 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,028 61st 2,393,746 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,684 52nd 496,657 27,092,908
Retail sales $152,459 57th $71,384,103 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,810 73rd $13,751 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $8,029 67th $10,423,660 $613,795,732

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