Demographics of Norman County, Minnesota

Norman County, Minnesota had 6,336 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −102 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.

Norman County, in four figures

6,336
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −102 people.; 43.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,260 ±$3,894
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.

Norman County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norman 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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Norman County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norman 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	6,438	100.0	100.0
2021	6,445	100.1	100.2
2022	6,356	98.7	100.7
2023	6,335	98.4	101.6
2024	6,301	97.9	102.5
2025	6,336	98.4	103.1

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Population of Norman 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	6,438	−7	+2	0	−9
2021	6,445	+7	−12	+2	+12
2022	6,356	−89	−36	+12	−65
2023	6,335	−21	−12	+12	−19
2024	6,301	−34	−42	+17	−10
2025	6,336	+35	−27	+15	+48

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±0.4: for men 43.3 ±0.6 and for women 44.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	381 ±27	6.0% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,102 ±63	17.3% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	443 ±39	7.0% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,376 ±71	21.6% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,686 ±71	26.5% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,379 ±95	21.7% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,260 ±$3,894, and income per person $37,402 ±$1,435, 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 Norman County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	379 ±66	14.0% ±2.4	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	461 ±59	17.1% ±2.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	554 ±63	20.5% ±2.2	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	434 ±54	16.1% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	551 ±66	20.4% ±2.3	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	200 ±33	7.4% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	121 ±25	4.5% ±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 Norman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	630 ±109	10.1% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	159 ±42	11.0% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	315 ±63	10.6% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	156 ±40	8.7% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Norman County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norman County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	3,223 ±59	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±2.6	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±2.3	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±2.8	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$147,100 ±$12,134	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$774 ±$87	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±3	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 Norman County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	352 ±0	5.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,524 ±48	86.8% ±0.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	16 to 52	0.3% to 0.8%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 34	0.1% to 0.5%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	109 ±37	1.7% ±0.6	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 45	0.1% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	301 ±55	4.7% ±0.9	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 Norman County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	3,292 ±135	51.7% ±2.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,891 ±140	45.4% ±2.2	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 50	0.2% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	153 ±62	2.4% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 85	0.3% to 1.3%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	49 to 153	0.8% to 2.4%	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%.

Norman County among the counties of Minnesota

77th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Norman County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pipestone County	9,260	−1.7%
Marshall County	8,798	−2.5%
Clearwater County	8,647	+1.0%
Murray County	7,942	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County	6,704	+0.2%
Norman County	6,336	−1.6%
Wilkin County	6,288	−2.9%
Grant County	6,085	−0.1%
Lincoln County	5,583	−0.7%
Cook County	5,522	−1.4%
Mahnomen County	5,153	−4.1%

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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