Demographics of Redwood County, Minnesota

Redwood County, Minnesota had 15,265 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −152 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.

Redwood County, in four figures

15,265
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −152 people.; 40.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,866 ±$3,182
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.

Redwood County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Redwood 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Redwood County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Redwood 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	15,417	100.0	100.0
2021	15,392	99.8	100.2
2022	15,365	99.7	100.7
2023	15,326	99.4	101.6
2024	15,238	98.8	102.5
2025	15,265	99.0	103.1

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Population of Redwood 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	15,417	−9	+15	0	−25
2021	15,392	−25	−20	+4	−17
2022	15,365	−27	0	+21	−40
2023	15,326	−39	+37	+14	−89
2024	15,238	−88	+24	+8	−121
2025	15,265	+27	+23	+6	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±0.6: for men 39.1 ±0.6 and for women 42.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Redwood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	968 ±20	6.3% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,816 ±133	18.3% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,122 ±83	7.3% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,428 ±119	22.3% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,595 ±147	23.4% ±1.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,421 ±182	22.3% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,866 ±$3,182, and income per person $34,812 ±$1,334, 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 Redwood County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,095 ±154	17.4% ±2.4	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,324 ±160	21.0% ±2.5	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,104 ±111	17.5% ±1.7	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	810 ±89	12.9% ±1.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,207 ±142	19.2% ±2.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	453 ±76	7.2% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	300 ±59	4.8% ±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 Redwood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,997 ±288	13.3% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	529 ±109	14.2% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	960 ±195	13.6% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	508 ±107	11.9% ±2.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Redwood County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Redwood County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	7,110 ±43	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±1.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.4% ±2.1	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.6% ±2.8	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,200 ±$5,351	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$757 ±$67	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Redwood County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	641 ±0	4.2% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,056 ±45	85.1% ±0.3	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	98 ±45	0.6% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	407 ±36	2.7% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	539 ±95	3.5% ±0.6	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	11 to 53	0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	570 ±130	3.7% ±0.8	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 Redwood County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	12,772 ±206	83.2% ±1.3	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,179 ±221	14.2% ±1.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 57	0.1% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	363 ±69	2.4% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	257 ±59	1.7% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	106 ±45	0.7% ±0.3	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%.

Redwood County among the counties of Minnesota

55th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Redwood County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Waseca County	18,688	−1.5%
Houston County	18,400	−2.4%
Kanabec County	16,628	+3.6%
Aitkin County	16,252	+3.5%
Sibley County	15,356	+3.6%
Redwood County	15,265	−1.0%
Roseau County	15,246	−0.3%
Wadena County	14,388	+1.9%
Renville County	14,356	−2.3%
Faribault County	13,888	−0.1%
Pennington County	13,686	−1.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 55 Counties by population in Minnesota
No. 63 Counties by population growth in Minnesota

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026