Demographics of Goodhue County, Minnesota

Goodhue County, Minnesota had 48,195 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +601 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.

Goodhue County, in four figures

48,195
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +601 people.; 42.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,171 ±$3,026
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.

Goodhue County, Minnesota's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Goodhue 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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Goodhue County, Minnesota's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Goodhue 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	47,594	100.0	100.0
2021	48,091	101.0	100.2
2022	48,103	101.1	100.7
2023	48,168	101.2	101.6
2024	48,149	101.2	102.5
2025	48,195	101.3	103.1

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Population of Goodhue 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	47,594	+6	+5	0	−13
2021	48,091	+497	−63	+8	+540
2022	48,103	+12	−117	+61	+105
2023	48,168	+65	+3	+56	+19
2024	48,149	−19	−4	+79	−91
2025	48,195	+46	−7	+17	+35

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±0.4: for men 41.4 ±0.5 and for women 43.4 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Goodhue County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	2,599 ±80	5.4% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,915 ±322	16.5% ±0.7	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,411 ±264	7.1% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,520 ±385	24.0% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,626 ±407	26.3% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,872 ±434	20.6% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,171 ±$3,026, and income per person $43,250 ±$1,317, 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 Goodhue County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	2,813 ±370	14.3% ±1.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,115 ±366	15.8% ±1.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,028 ±317	15.3% ±1.6	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,710 ±322	13.7% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,377 ±351	22.2% ±1.8	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,843 ±184	9.3% ±0.9	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,841 ±198	9.3% ±1.0	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 Goodhue County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	4,363 ±619	9.3% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,143 ±290	11.0% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,060 ±314	8.6% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,160 ±253	9.1% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Goodhue County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Goodhue County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	21,167 ±69	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±1.4	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.8% ±1.8	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.2% ±2.2	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$285,100 ±$7,069	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$966 ±$51	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±3	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 Goodhue County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,964 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,695 ±286	89.1% ±0.6	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	732 ±174	1.5% ±0.4	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	321 ±79	0.7% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	383 ±66	0.8% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	161 to 543	0.3% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,496 ±293	3.1% ±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 Goodhue County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	37,138 ±623	77.5% ±1.3	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,352 ±636	19.5% ±1.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	224 ±64	0.5% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,229 ±227	2.6% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	371 ±101	0.8% ±0.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	858 ±186	1.8% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Goodhue County among the counties of Minnesota

20th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Goodhue County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Isanti County	44,386	+7.3%
Benton County	41,744	+0.9%

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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