Demographics of Mower County, Minnesota

Mower County, Minnesota had 40,971 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +903 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.

Mower County, in four figures

40,971
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +903 people.; 39.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,074 ±$2,698
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.

Mower County, Minnesota's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mower 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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Mower County, Minnesota's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mower 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	40,068	100.0	100.0
2021	40,232	100.4	100.2
2022	40,094	100.1	100.7
2023	40,207	100.3	101.6
2024	40,684	101.5	102.5
2025	40,971	102.3	103.1

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Population of Mower 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	40,068	+25	+35	+2	−20
2021	40,232	+164	+48	+110	−27
2022	40,094	−138	+4	+254	−397
2023	40,207	+113	+72	+330	−289
2024	40,684	+477	+73	+431	−26
2025	40,971	+287	+83	+187	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±0.5: for men 38.7 ±1.0 and for women 39.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mower County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	2,575 ±118	6.4% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,709 ±392	19.1% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,303 ±298	8.2% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,970 ±423	24.7% ±1.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,281 ±391	23.0% ±1.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,505 ±355	18.6% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,074 ±$2,698, and income per person $36,188 ±$950, 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 Mower County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	2,093 ±286	13.3% ±1.8	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,926 ±358	18.6% ±2.3	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,094 ±341	19.7% ±2.2	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,273 ±267	14.5% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,082 ±264	19.6% ±1.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,192 ±188	7.6% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,059 ±141	6.7% ±0.9	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 Mower County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	4,119 ±707	10.4% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,560 ±349	15.5% ±3.4	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,702 ±328	8.6% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	857 ±167	8.8% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mower County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mower County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	17,014 ±66	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±1.3	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.6% ±1.8	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.4% ±2.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$185,200 ±$11,289	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$927 ±$64	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±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 Mower County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,494 ±0	13.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,266 ±199	72.5% ±0.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,376 ±150	3.4% ±0.4	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,511 ±119	6.2% ±0.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	101 to 335	0.3% to 0.8%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	93 to 491	0.2% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,152 ±214	2.9% ±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 Mower County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	26,633 ±574	66.0% ±1.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,306 ±582	20.6% ±1.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	488 ±186	1.2% ±0.5	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,916 ±468	12.2% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,198 ±320	5.4% ±0.8	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,718 ±388	6.7% ±1.0	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Mower County among the counties of Minnesota

26th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Mower County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
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%

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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