Demographics of Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Crow Wing County, Minnesota had 69,132 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,848 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.

Crow Wing County, in four figures

69,132
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,848 people.; 45.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,589 ±$2,891
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Crow Wing 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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Crow Wing County, Minnesota's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crow Wing 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	66,284	100.0	100.0
2021	67,380	101.7	100.2
2022	67,877	102.4	100.7
2023	68,339	103.1	101.6
2024	68,667	103.6	102.5
2025	69,132	104.3	103.1

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Population of Crow Wing 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	66,284	+163	+9	0	+156
2021	67,380	+1,096	−141	+3	+1,271
2022	67,877	+497	−251	+17	+716
2023	68,339	+462	−90	+28	+528
2024	68,667	+328	−110	+27	+412
2025	69,132	+465	−103	+9	+565

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.7 ±0.3: for men 44.6 ±0.3 and for women 46.4 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crow Wing County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	3,256 ±55	4.8% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,587 ±394	15.6% ±0.6	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,504 ±346	6.7% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,096 ±406	22.3% ±0.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,680 ±455	26.1% ±0.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,563 ±545	24.5% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,589 ±$2,891, and income per person $41,886 ±$1,015, 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 Crow Wing County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	4,286 ±389	14.6% ±1.3	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,418 ±466	18.4% ±1.6	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,348 ±467	18.2% ±1.6	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,201 ±370	14.3% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,243 ±374	17.8% ±1.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,590 ±266	8.8% ±0.9	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,316 ±233	7.9% ±0.8	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 Crow Wing County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	6,574 ±834	9.9% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,722 ±412	12.6% ±3.0	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,925 ±411	9.3% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,927 ±227	8.9% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crow Wing County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crow Wing County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	42,683 ±72	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.9% ±1.1	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.1% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±0.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±1.4	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$306,800 ±$9,287	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$971 ±$50	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	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 Crow Wing County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,089 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	63,105 ±185	93.2% ±0.3	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	315 ±112	0.5% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	260 ±53	0.4% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	446 ±112	0.7% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	369 ±178	0.5% ±0.3	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,099 ±239	3.1% ±0.4	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 Crow Wing County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	53,645 ±680	79.3% ±1.0	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,850 ±641	19.0% ±0.9	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	317 ±104	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	874 ±214	1.3% ±0.3	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	555 ±159	0.8% ±0.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	319 ±97	0.5% ±0.1	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Crow Wing County among the counties of Minnesota

15th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Crow Wing County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wright County	157,559	+11.1%
Carver County	114,379	+6.6%
Sherburne County	104,194	+6.8%
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%

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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