Demographics of McLeod County, Minnesota

McLeod County, Minnesota had 36,631 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −112 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.

McLeod County, in four figures

36,631
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −112 people.; 41.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,084 ±$3,795
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.

McLeod County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McLeod 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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McLeod County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McLeod 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	36,743	100.0	100.0
2021	36,813	100.2	100.2
2022	36,776	100.1	100.7
2023	36,861	100.3	101.6
2024	36,823	100.2	102.5
2025	36,631	99.7	103.1

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Population of McLeod 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	36,743	−17	+4	0	−28
2021	36,813	+70	−53	+5	+84
2022	36,776	−37	−46	+71	−39
2023	36,861	+85	+4	+64	+27
2024	36,823	−38	−23	+87	−102
2025	36,631	−192	−23	+30	−200

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.5: for men 39.9 ±0.9 and for women 42.9 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McLeod County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	2,012 ±83	5.5% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,052 ±311	16.4% ±0.8	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,957 ±253	8.0% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,923 ±343	24.2% ±0.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,461 ±314	25.7% ±0.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,393 ±391	20.1% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,084 ±$3,795, and income per person $42,495 ±$2,372, 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 McLeod County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	2,003 ±323	13.2% ±2.1	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,555 ±311	16.8% ±2.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,524 ±282	16.6% ±1.8	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,265 ±277	14.9% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,240 ±268	21.3% ±1.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,367 ±215	9.0% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,261 ±192	8.3% ±1.3	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 McLeod County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	3,134 ±509	8.7% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	743 ±207	9.3% ±2.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,421 ±287	7.6% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	970 ±196	10.1% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McLeod County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McLeod County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	15,972 ±71	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±1.4	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.4% ±2.0	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.6% ±2.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$246,100 ±$6,149	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$941 ±$58	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 McLeod County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,796 ±0	7.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,462 ±141	88.2% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	210 ±45	0.6% ±0.1	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	219 ±68	0.6% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	50 to 208	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	936 ±149	2.5% ±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 McLeod County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	30,156 ±465	82.0% ±1.3	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,015 ±449	13.6% ±1.2	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	158 ±75	0.4% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,469 ±368	4.0% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	748 ±187	2.0% ±0.5	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	333 to 1,109	0.9% to 3.0%	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%.

McLeod County among the counties of Minnesota

30th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near McLeod County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Benton County	41,744	+0.9%
Mower County	40,971	+2.3%
Douglas County	40,120	+2.6%
Steele County	37,464	+0.2%
Carlton County	36,711	+1.4%
McLeod County	36,631	−0.3%
Becker County	35,497	+0.9%
Morrison County	34,620	+1.9%
Nicollet County	34,273	−0.7%
Cass County	31,430	+4.2%
Polk County	30,545	−1.8%

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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