Demographics of Chisago County, Minnesota

Chisago County, Minnesota had 59,142 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,419 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chisago County, in four figures

59,142
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,419 people.; 40.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,400 ±$4,454
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Chisago County, Minnesota's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chisago County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Chisago County, Minnesota's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chisago County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	56,723	100.0	100.0
2021	57,577	101.5	100.2
2022	57,998	102.2	100.7
2023	58,647	103.4	101.6
2024	58,947	103.9	102.5
2025	59,142	104.3	103.1

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Population of Chisago County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	56,723	+99	+51	0	+25
2021	57,577	+854	+61	+14	+772
2022	57,998	+421	+45	+25	+386
2023	58,647	+649	+101	+33	+518
2024	58,947	+300	+57	+52	+200
2025	59,142	+195	+61	+24	+106

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±0.4: for men 40.0 ±0.5 and for women 42.4 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chisago County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	3,175 ±57	5.5% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,783 ±387	16.9% ±0.7	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,090 ±295	7.1% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,984 ±461	25.8% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,049 ±472	27.7% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,910 ±459	17.1% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,400 ±$4,454, and income per person $44,346 ±$1,302, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chisago County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,911 ±301	8.9% ±1.4	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,860 ±344	13.4% ±1.6	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,943 ±322	13.8% ±1.5	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,046 ±334	14.3% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,875 ±412	22.8% ±1.9	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,073 ±318	14.4% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,656 ±276	12.4% ±1.3	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chisago County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	3,368 ±588	6.0% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	865 ±230	6.8% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,702 ±377	5.7% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	801 ±171	5.7% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chisago County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chisago County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	22,998 ±94	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.1	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.9% ±1.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.1% ±1.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$351,900 ±$6,392	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,186 ±$90	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chisago County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,644 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	52,073 ±279	89.8% ±0.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	681 ±112	1.2% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,157 ±152	2.0% ±0.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	228 ±41	0.4% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	91 to 471	0.2% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,907 ±320	3.3% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chisago County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	44,104 ±717	76.1% ±1.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,090 ±665	20.8% ±1.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	370 ±166	0.6% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,427 ±262	2.5% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	783 ±151	1.4% ±0.3	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	644 ±196	1.1% ±0.3	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chisago County among the counties of Minnesota

18th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Chisago County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Blue Earth County	70,634	+2.1%
Rice County	69,939	+4.2%
Crow Wing County	69,132	+4.3%
Clay County	67,734	+3.6%
Otter Tail County	61,041	+1.6%
Chisago County	59,142	+4.3%
Winona County	50,523	+1.7%
Goodhue County	48,195	+1.3%
Beltrami County	47,055	+1.8%
Itasca County	45,404	+0.8%
Kandiyohi County	44,720	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026