Demographics of Traverse County, Minnesota

Traverse County, Minnesota had 3,130 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −229 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.

Traverse County, in four figures

3,130
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.8%
Change since July 2020: −229 people.; 46.1 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,989 ±$7,635
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.

Traverse County, Minnesota's population shrank 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Traverse 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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Traverse County, Minnesota's population shrank 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Traverse 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	3,359	100.0	100.0
2021	3,280	97.6	100.2
2022	3,260	97.1	100.7
2023	3,176	94.6	101.6
2024	3,152	93.8	102.5
2025	3,130	93.2	103.1

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Population of Traverse 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	3,359	−4	+7	0	−9
2021	3,280	−79	−27	0	−51
2022	3,260	−20	−25	+5	+4
2023	3,176	−84	−15	+3	−73
2024	3,152	−24	−14	+4	−13
2025	3,130	−22	−12	+2	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.1 ±1.5: for men 45.6 ±1.9 and for women 46.7 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Traverse County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	201 ±28	6.2% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	501 ±48	15.4% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	280 ±58	8.6% ±1.8	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	606 ±59	18.7% ±1.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	830 ±66	25.6% ±2.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	825 ±81	25.4% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,989 ±$7,635, and income per person $37,082 ±$2,741, 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 Traverse County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	299 ±75	22.8% ±5.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	237 ±53	18.1% ±3.9	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	225 ±50	17.2% ±3.7	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	164 ±35	12.5% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	186 ±33	14.2% ±2.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	96 ±25	7.3% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	104 ±30	7.9% ±2.2	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 Traverse County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	356 ±90	11.3% ±2.9	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	105 ±43	15.0% ±5.9	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	157 ±45	11.2% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	94 ±37	9.1% ±3.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Traverse County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Traverse County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	1,896 ±19	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	69.1% ±3.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	30.9% ±3.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.8% ±2.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.2% ±3.4	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,100 ±$12,238	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$615 ±$66	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±5	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 Traverse County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	199 ±0	6.1% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,729 ±17	84.2% ±0.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 38	0.1% to 1.2%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.2%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	116 ±47	3.6% ±1.4	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 29	0% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	161 ±43	5.0% ±1.3	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 Traverse County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	2,280 ±93	70.3% ±2.9	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	869 ±86	26.8% ±2.7	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 29	0.2% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	77 ±32	2.4% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 35	0.3% to 1.1%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21 to 87	0.6% to 2.7%	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%.

Traverse County among the counties of Minnesota

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

Counties of Minnesota near Traverse County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%

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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