Demographics of Pipestone County, Minnesota

Pipestone County, Minnesota had 9,260 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −158 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.

Pipestone County, in four figures

9,260
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −158 people.; 40.4 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,628 ±$4,614
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.

Pipestone County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pipestone 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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Pipestone County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pipestone 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	9,418	100.0	100.0
2021	9,359	99.4	100.2
2022	9,334	99.1	100.7
2023	9,289	98.6	101.6
2024	9,251	98.2	102.5
2025	9,260	98.3	103.1

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Population of Pipestone 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	9,418	−2	+13	0	−15
2021	9,359	−59	+5	+15	−79
2022	9,334	−25	−16	+33	−40
2023	9,289	−45	+2	+28	−75
2024	9,251	−38	−13	+76	−102
2025	9,260	+9	−6	+13	+1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.9: for men 40.4 ±0.9 and for women 40.5 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pipestone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	655 ±40	7.1% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,839 ±121	19.8% ±1.3	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	573 ±44	6.2% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,098 ±127	22.6% ±1.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,211 ±115	23.8% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,908 ±142	20.6% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,628 ±$4,614, and income per person $37,956 ±$2,603, 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 Pipestone County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	623 ±116	15.7% ±2.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	712 ±105	17.9% ±2.6	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	783 ±113	19.7% ±2.8	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	614 ±88	15.5% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	733 ±108	18.5% ±2.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	263 ±61	6.6% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	243 ±64	6.1% ±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 Pipestone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	958 ±200	10.5% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	276 ±90	11.1% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	495 ±122	11.8% ±2.9	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	187 ±53	7.7% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pipestone County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pipestone County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,325 ±55	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±2.7	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.8% ±2.3	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.2% ±3.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$140,200 ±$14,556	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$754 ±$39	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±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 Pipestone County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	799 ±0	8.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,806 ±105	84.1% ±1.1	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	51 to 167	0.5% to 1.8%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	102 ±12	1.1% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	40 to 122	0.4% to 1.3%	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	9 to 37	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	364 ±129	3.9% ±1.4	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 Pipestone County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	5,648 ±190	60.8% ±2.0	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,066 ±196	33.0% ±2.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 46	0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	543 ±113	5.8% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	61 to 197	0.7% to 2.1%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	414 ±124	4.5% ±1.3	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%.

Pipestone County among the counties of Minnesota

72nd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Pipestone County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jackson County	9,857	−1.3%
Swift County	9,763	−0.4%
Stevens County	9,747	+0.8%
Rock County	9,524	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County	9,477	−0.2%
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%

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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