Demographics of Freeborn County, Minnesota

Freeborn County, Minnesota had 30,440 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −459 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.

Freeborn County, in four figures

30,440
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −459 people.; 44.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,023 ±$1,725
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.

Freeborn County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Freeborn 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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Freeborn County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Freeborn 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	30,899	100.0	100.0
2021	30,815	99.7	100.2
2022	30,696	99.3	100.7
2023	30,469	98.6	101.6
2024	30,430	98.5	102.5
2025	30,440	98.5	103.1

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Population of Freeborn 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	30,899	+3	−8	0	+4
2021	30,815	−84	−92	+17	−33
2022	30,696	−119	−114	+45	−31
2023	30,469	−227	−138	+25	−107
2024	30,430	−39	−99	+49	+16
2025	30,440	+10	−84	−6	+102

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±0.4: for men 42.9 ±0.9 and for women 45.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Freeborn County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,583 ±73	5.2% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,081 ±263	16.6% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,207 ±208	7.2% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,717 ±241	21.9% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,878 ±345	25.7% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,157 ±335	23.4% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,023 ±$1,725, and income per person $39,886 ±$2,862, 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 Freeborn County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,863 ±236	14.5% ±1.8	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,641 ±288	20.6% ±2.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,419 ±247	18.8% ±1.9	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,722 ±191	13.4% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,447 ±251	19.0% ±1.9	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	912 ±132	7.1% ±1.0	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	842 ±141	6.6% ±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 Freeborn County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	3,194 ±414	10.6% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	783 ±178	12.1% ±2.7	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,680 ±230	11.9% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	731 ±140	7.7% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Freeborn County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Freeborn County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	14,116 ±53	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±1.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.0% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.5% ±1.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.5% ±1.8	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,100 ±$5,271	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$849 ±$50	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±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 Freeborn County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,302 ±0	10.8% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,948 ±78	81.5% ±0.3	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	459 ±92	1.5% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,086 ±119	3.5% ±0.4	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	35 to 119	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	685 ±154	2.2% ±0.5	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 Freeborn County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	23,205 ±492	75.8% ±1.6	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,967 ±532	19.5% ±1.7	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	157 ±51	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,294 ±218	4.2% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	771 ±153	2.5% ±0.5	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	523 ±148	1.7% ±0.5	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Freeborn County among the counties of Minnesota

37th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Freeborn County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Morrison County	34,620	+1.9%
Nicollet County	34,273	−0.7%
Cass County	31,430	+4.2%
Polk County	30,545	−1.8%
Pine County	30,472	+5.5%
Freeborn County	30,440	−1.5%
Le Sueur County	29,453	+2.9%
Mille Lacs County	27,753	+4.8%
Todd County	26,060	+3.0%
Lyon County	25,684	+1.0%
Brown County	25,517	−1.5%

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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