Demographics of Olmsted County, Minnesota

Olmsted County, Minnesota had 166,731 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,676 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.

Olmsted County, in four figures

166,731
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,676 people.; 37.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,406 ±$3,039
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Olmsted 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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Olmsted County, Minnesota's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Olmsted 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	163,055	100.0	100.0
2021	163,717	100.4	100.2
2022	163,908	100.5	100.7
2023	164,841	101.1	101.6
2024	165,777	101.7	102.5
2025	166,731	102.3	103.1

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Population of Olmsted 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	163,055	+200	+165	+8	−39
2021	163,717	+662	+704	+269	−451
2022	163,908	+191	+582	+629	−971
2023	164,841	+933	+631	+747	−418
2024	165,777	+936	+633	+790	−468
2025	166,731	+954	+653	+440	−153

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±0.3: for men 37.4 ±0.3 and for women 38.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Olmsted County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	10,224 ±24	6.2% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,140 ±854	17.7% ±0.5	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,215 ±717	8.0% ±0.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	46,723 ±921	28.4% ±0.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	37,799 ±810	23.0% ±0.5	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	27,397 ±932	16.7% ±0.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,406 ±$3,039, and income per person $54,393 ±$1,376, 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 Olmsted County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	6,536 ±657	9.8% ±1.0	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,854 ±752	13.2% ±1.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,637 ±840	15.9% ±1.2	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,541 ±641	12.8% ±1.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,472 ±811	20.1% ±1.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,678 ±524	11.5% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,200 ±607	16.7% ±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 Olmsted County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	12,131 ±1,488	7.5% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,631 ±542	6.8% ±1.4	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,809 ±904	7.8% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,691 ±403	7.4% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Olmsted County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Olmsted County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	71,151 ±77	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.1% ±0.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.9% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.6% ±1.0	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.4% ±1.2	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$331,700 ±$5,623	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,370 ±$37	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±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 Olmsted County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,814 ±0	6.0% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	123,872 ±661	75.3% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,352 ±669	7.5% ±0.4	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10,472 ±435	6.4% ±0.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	193 ±72	0.1% ±<0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	718 ±316	0.4% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,077 ±1,011	4.3% ±0.6	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 Olmsted County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	94,746 ±1,804	57.6% ±1.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	50,226 ±1,668	30.5% ±1.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,379 ±342	0.8% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,147 ±1,310	11.0% ±0.8	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,216 ±1,208	6.8% ±0.7	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,931 ±696	4.2% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Olmsted County among the counties of Minnesota

7th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Olmsted County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ramsey County	541,623	−1.8%
Dakota County	457,710	+3.9%
Anoka County	381,605	+4.7%
Washington County	286,895	+6.9%
St. Louis County	200,518	+0.2%
Olmsted County	166,731	+2.3%
Stearns County	164,110	+3.6%
Scott County	159,017	+5.1%
Wright County	157,559	+11.1%
Carver County	114,379	+6.6%
Sherburne County	104,194	+6.8%

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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