Demographics of Faribault County, Minnesota

Faribault County, Minnesota had 13,888 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −11 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.

Faribault County, in four figures

13,888
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −11 people.; 44.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,815 ±$4,172
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.

Faribault County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Faribault 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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Faribault County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Faribault 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	13,899	100.0	100.0
2021	13,909	100.1	100.2
2022	13,959	100.4	100.7
2023	13,936	100.3	101.6
2024	13,906	100.1	102.5
2025	13,888	99.9	103.1

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Population of Faribault 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	13,899	−19	−9	0	−9
2021	13,909	+10	−83	0	+87
2022	13,959	+50	−44	+9	+90
2023	13,936	−23	−26	+12	−6
2024	13,906	−30	−42	+22	−10
2025	13,888	−18	−42	+7	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±0.5: for men 43.0 ±0.7 and for women 45.4 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Faribault County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	694 ±34	5.0% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,381 ±120	17.1% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	940 ±85	6.8% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,040 ±140	21.8% ±1.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,556 ±158	25.6% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,303 ±176	23.7% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,815 ±$4,172, and income per person $38,110 ±$1,521, 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 Faribault County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	956 ±136	15.7% ±2.2	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,218 ±140	20.0% ±2.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,217 ±135	20.0% ±2.2	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	836 ±118	13.8% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,074 ±129	17.7% ±2.1	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	430 ±77	7.1% ±1.3	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	348 ±69	5.7% ±1.1	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 Faribault County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,413 ±243	10.4% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	343 ±96	11.4% ±3.1	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	593 ±111	9.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	477 ±104	11.3% ±2.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Faribault County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Faribault County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	6,897 ±47	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.1% ±2.1	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.9% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±2.2	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±2.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,300 ±$9,850	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$799 ±$93	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±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 Faribault County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,128 ±0	8.1% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,244 ±55	88.0% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	86 ±28	0.6% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 ±19	0.6% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 105	0.1% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	291 ±54	2.1% ±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 Faribault County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	10,680 ±203	76.8% ±1.5	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,879 ±206	20.7% ±1.5	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	42 to 136	0.3% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	266 ±86	1.9% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 104	0.2% to 0.7%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	202 ±78	1.5% ±0.6	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Faribault County among the counties of Minnesota

59th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Faribault County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sibley County	15,356	+3.6%
Redwood County	15,265	−1.0%
Roseau County	15,246	−0.3%
Wadena County	14,388	+1.9%
Renville County	14,356	−2.3%
Faribault County	13,888	−0.1%
Pennington County	13,686	−1.8%
Chippewa County	12,406	−1.6%
Koochiching County	11,587	−3.7%
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%

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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