Demographics of Pope County, Minnesota

Pope County, Minnesota had 11,420 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +93 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.

Pope County, in four figures

11,420
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +93 people.; 45.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,220 ±$1,806
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.

Pope County, Minnesota's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pope 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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Pope County, Minnesota's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pope 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	11,327	100.0	100.0
2021	11,415	100.8	100.2
2022	11,421	100.8	100.7
2023	11,407	100.7	101.6
2024	11,464	101.2	102.5
2025	11,420	100.8	103.1

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Population of Pope 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	11,327	+19	−3	0	+22
2021	11,415	+88	−17	+4	+98
2022	11,421	+6	−26	+9	+29
2023	11,407	−14	−12	+9	−8
2024	11,464	+57	−29	+11	+77
2025	11,420	−44	−31	+6	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±0.4: for men 44.2 ±0.5 and for women 47.3 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pope County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	594 ±16	5.2% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,845 ±101	16.2% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	700 ±70	6.1% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,540 ±100	22.2% ±0.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,827 ±124	24.8% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,912 ±166	25.5% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,220 ±$1,806, and income per person $41,437 ±$1,724, 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 Pope County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	779 ±125	15.7% ±2.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	818 ±110	16.5% ±2.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	802 ±103	16.2% ±2.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	773 ±92	15.6% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	974 ±109	19.6% ±2.1	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	447 ±67	9.0% ±1.3	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	365 ±49	7.4% ±1.0	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 Pope County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,058 ±176	9.4% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	245 ±86	10.2% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	419 ±82	8.2% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	394 ±96	10.6% ±2.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pope County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pope County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	6,424 ±72	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.2% ±2.0	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.8% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±1.8	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±2.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$255,100 ±$14,719	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$902 ±$53	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±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 Pope County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	236 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,693 ±71	93.7% ±0.6	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	69 ±28	0.6% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	77 ±15	0.7% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 25	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	16 to 60	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	292 ±69	2.6% ±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 Pope County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	9,725 ±158	85.2% ±1.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,534 ±147	13.4% ±1.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 61	0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	120 ±31	1.1% ±0.3	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	82 ±21	0.7% ±0.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 60	0.1% to 0.5%	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%.

Pope County among the counties of Minnesota

64th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Pope County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Faribault County	13,888	−0.1%
Pennington County	13,686	−1.8%
Chippewa County	12,406	−1.6%
Koochiching County	11,587	−3.7%
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%
Cottonwood County	11,405	−1.0%
Lake County	10,746	−1.6%
Jackson County	9,857	−1.3%
Swift County	9,763	−0.4%
Stevens County	9,747	+0.8%

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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