Demographics of Houston County, Minnesota

Houston County, Minnesota had 18,400 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −443 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.

Houston County, in four figures

18,400
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −443 people.; 45.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,825 ±$7,881
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.

Houston County, Minnesota's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Houston 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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Houston County, Minnesota's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Houston 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	18,843	100.0	100.0
2021	18,822	99.9	100.2
2022	18,740	99.5	100.7
2023	18,682	99.1	101.6
2024	18,535	98.4	102.5
2025	18,400	97.6	103.1

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Population of Houston 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	18,843	+5	+12	0	−9
2021	18,822	−21	−43	+7	−1
2022	18,740	−82	−67	+3	−4
2023	18,682	−58	−62	+19	−12
2024	18,535	−147	−127	+8	−24
2025	18,400	−135	−109	−2	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±0.4: for men 43.9 ±0.3 and for women 46.8 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Houston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	935 ±44	5.0% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,057 ±212	16.4% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,231 ±116	6.6% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,088 ±209	21.9% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,946 ±256	26.5% ±1.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,396 ±265	23.6% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,825 ±$7,881, and income per person $44,963 ±$2,676, 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 Houston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,113 ±187	13.7% ±2.3	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,344 ±196	16.5% ±2.4	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,407 ±207	17.3% ±2.5	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,199 ±183	14.7% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,637 ±195	20.1% ±2.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	658 ±136	8.1% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	776 ±147	9.5% ±1.8	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 Houston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,213 ±210	6.6% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	177 ±48	4.5% ±1.2	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	507 ±126	5.8% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	529 ±137	9.2% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Houston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Houston County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	8,774 ±42	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±1.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.4% ±1.7	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.6% ±2.4	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$239,000 ±$7,362	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$879 ±$67	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Houston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	289 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,432 ±205	93.5% ±1.1	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24 to 76	0.1% to 0.4%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	166 ±57	0.9% ±0.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	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	0 to 59	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	663 ±211	3.6% ±1.1	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 Houston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	6,065 ±350	32.5% ±1.9	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,132 ±387	65.0% ±2.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 78	0.1% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	406 ±114	2.2% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	349 ±119	1.9% ±0.6	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19 to 95	0.1% to 0.5%	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%.

Houston County among the counties of Minnesota

51st of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Houston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fillmore County	21,540	+1.4%
Wabasha County	21,537	+0.7%
Dodge County	21,376	+2.3%
Martin County	19,440	−2.8%
Waseca County	18,688	−1.5%
Houston County	18,400	−2.4%
Kanabec County	16,628	+3.6%
Aitkin County	16,252	+3.5%
Sibley County	15,356	+3.6%
Redwood County	15,265	−1.0%
Roseau County	15,246	−0.3%

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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