Demographics of Red Lake County, Minnesota

Red Lake County, Minnesota had 3,940 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3 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.

Red Lake County, in four figures

3,940
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +3 people.; 43.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,188 ±$6,316
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.

Red Lake County, Minnesota's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Red Lake 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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Red Lake County, Minnesota's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Red Lake 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	3,937	100.0	100.0
2021	3,946	100.2	100.2
2022	3,883	98.6	100.7
2023	3,915	99.4	101.6
2024	3,894	98.9	102.5
2025	3,940	100.1	103.1

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Population of Red Lake 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	3,937	+4	+3	0	+1
2021	3,946	+9	+20	0	−12
2022	3,883	−63	+8	0	−73
2023	3,915	+32	+5	+1	+28
2024	3,894	−21	+3	0	−25
2025	3,940	+46	+7	0	+39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±0.4: for men 43.1 ±1.1 and for women 42.9 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Red Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	251 ±21	6.4% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	696 ±48	17.8% ±1.2	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	238 ±29	6.1% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	868 ±64	22.2% ±1.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	970 ±53	24.8% ±1.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	892 ±60	22.8% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,188 ±$6,316, and income per person $37,741 ±$1,808, 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 Red Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	244 ±44	14.6% ±2.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	249 ±48	14.9% ±2.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	325 ±56	19.4% ±3.2	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	236 ±40	14.1% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	375 ±72	22.4% ±4.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	158 ±35	9.5% ±2.1	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	84 ±22	5.0% ±1.3	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 Red Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	281 ±57	7.2% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	40 ±14	4.3% ±1.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	117 ±38	6.5% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	124 ±36	10.7% ±3.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Red Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Red Lake County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	1,878 ±29	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.0% ±2.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.0% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.4% ±3.6	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.6% ±3.6	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$162,000 ±$7,490	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$583 ±$78	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±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 Red Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	141 ±0	3.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,558 ±12	90.9% ±0.3	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 1.1%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 22	0.2% to 0.6%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	68 ±32	1.7% ±0.8	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	115 ±41	2.9% ±1.0	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 Red Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	2,893 ±111	73.9% ±2.8	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	981 ±116	25.1% ±3.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 12	0.1% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	34 ±15	0.9% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 32	0.2% to 0.8%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 23	0.1% to 0.6%	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%.

Red Lake County among the counties of Minnesota

85th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Red Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lincoln County	5,583	−0.7%
Cook County	5,522	−1.4%
Mahnomen County	5,153	−4.1%
Big Stone County	5,054	−2.0%
Kittson County	4,031	−3.7%
Red Lake County	3,940	+0.1%
Lake of the Woods County	3,770	0%
Traverse County	3,130	−6.8%

Elsewhere on the site

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