Demographics of Nicollet County, Minnesota

Nicollet County, Minnesota had 34,273 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −231 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.

Nicollet County, in four figures

34,273
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −231 people.; 38.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,756 ±$5,251
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Nicollet 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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Nicollet County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nicollet 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	34,504	100.0	100.0
2021	34,370	99.6	100.2
2022	34,500	100.0	100.7
2023	34,021	98.6	101.6
2024	34,239	99.2	102.5
2025	34,273	99.3	103.1

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Population of Nicollet 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	34,504	+46	+3	0	+35
2021	34,370	−134	+47	+24	−209
2022	34,500	+130	+27	+71	+53
2023	34,021	−479	−13	+89	−567
2024	34,239	+218	+20	+100	+103
2025	34,273	+34	+12	+56	−36

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±0.4: for men 38.5 ±0.7 and for women 38.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nicollet County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,779 ±104	5.2% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,603 ±322	16.3% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,702 ±365	13.7% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,412 ±348	24.4% ±1.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,872 ±365	22.9% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,043 ±361	17.6% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,756 ±$5,251, and income per person $44,053 ±$4,052, 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 Nicollet County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,349 ±259	10.4% ±2.0	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,446 ±366	18.8% ±2.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,417 ±290	18.6% ±2.2	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,532 ±225	11.8% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,572 ±300	19.8% ±2.3	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,294 ±179	10.0% ±1.4	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,392 ±208	10.7% ±1.6	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 Nicollet County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	2,557 ±410	8.0% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	414 ±159	5.7% ±2.2	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,492 ±235	8.9% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	651 ±167	8.2% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nicollet County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nicollet County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	13,596 ±63	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.2	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.2% ±2.2	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.8% ±2.2	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$270,300 ±$7,826	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$970 ±$26	$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 Nicollet County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,871 ±0	5.4% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,416 ±146	85.5% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,562 ±178	4.5% ±0.5	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	566 ±86	1.6% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	93 ±35	0.3% ±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	31 to 213	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	781 ±251	2.3% ±0.7	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 Nicollet County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	26,325 ±697	76.5% ±2.0	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,213 ±625	18.1% ±1.8	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	298 ±119	0.9% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,575 ±271	4.6% ±0.8	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	854 ±190	2.5% ±0.6	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	721 ±232	2.1% ±0.7	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Nicollet County among the counties of Minnesota

33rd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Nicollet County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Pine County	30,472	+5.5%
Freeborn County	30,440	−1.5%
Le Sueur County	29,453	+2.9%

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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