Demographics of Meeker County, Minnesota

Meeker County, Minnesota had 23,603 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +173 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.

Meeker County, in four figures

23,603
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +173 people.; 42.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,446 ±$2,499
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.

Meeker County, Minnesota's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Meeker 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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Meeker County, Minnesota's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Meeker 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	23,430	100.0	100.0
2021	23,403	99.9	100.2
2022	23,545	100.5	100.7
2023	23,522	100.4	101.6
2024	23,522	100.4	102.5
2025	23,603	100.7	103.1

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Population of Meeker 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	23,430	+34	−5	0	+33
2021	23,403	−27	−17	+4	−31
2022	23,545	+142	−10	+45	+126
2023	23,522	−23	+14	+35	−69
2024	23,522	0	−3	+40	−35
2025	23,603	+81	−9	+9	+81

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.5: for men 40.7 ±0.5 and for women 43.5 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Meeker County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,304 ±48	5.6% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,218 ±202	18.0% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,724 ±151	7.3% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,245 ±183	22.3% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,043 ±190	25.7% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,934 ±237	21.0% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,446 ±$2,499, and income per person $37,905 ±$1,244, 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 Meeker County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,165 ±156	12.5% ±1.7	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,901 ±209	20.3% ±2.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,572 ±169	16.8% ±1.8	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,330 ±137	14.2% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,932 ±166	20.7% ±1.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	887 ±104	9.5% ±1.1	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	560 ±71	6.0% ±0.8	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 Meeker County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	2,096 ±310	9.1% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	426 ±132	7.8% ±2.4	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	984 ±168	8.8% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	686 ±108	10.5% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Meeker County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meeker County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	10,735 ±62	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.1% ±1.5	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.9% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.3% ±1.8	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.7% ±1.8	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$249,000 ±$8,157	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$904 ±$63	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 Meeker County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,042 ±0	4.4% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,649 ±101	92.2% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23 to 121	0.1% to 0.5%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	66 ±15	0.3% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 31	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 146	0% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	550 ±75	2.3% ±0.3	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 Meeker County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	19,895 ±284	84.8% ±1.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,241 ±309	13.8% ±1.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 149	0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	248 ±75	1.1% ±0.3	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	124 ±43	0.5% ±0.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	124 ±56	0.5% ±0.2	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%.

Meeker County among the counties of Minnesota

43rd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Meeker County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Meeker County	23,603	+0.7%
Hubbard County	22,369	+4.6%
Nobles County	22,338	+0.6%
Fillmore County	21,540	+1.4%
Wabasha County	21,537	+0.7%
Dodge County	21,376	+2.3%

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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