Houston County, MN

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2021 Population

18,806

0.728% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic
(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic
(DFL) Party

2021 Median Age

44.8

1.1% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

6.95%

8.07% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$62,397

4.84% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$185,900

5.03% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Houston County, MN had a population of 18.8k people with a median age of 44.8 and a median household income of $62,397. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Houston County, MN grew from 18,670 to 18,806, a 0.728% increase and its median household income grew from $59,514 to $62,397, a 4.84% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Houston County, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.31%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.771%), and White (Hispanic) (0.564%).

None of the households in Houston County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Houston County, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Houston County, MN was $185,900, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%.

Most people in Houston County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Houston County, MN was 2 cars per household.

Houston County, MN borders Allamakee County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Fillmore County, MN, Winona County, MN, La Crosse County, WI, and Vernon County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Houston County, MN is home to a population of 18.8k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 1.37% of Houston County, MN residents were born outside of the country (257 people).

In 2021, there were 40.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.7k people) in Houston County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 435 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 195 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2021 Citizenship

99.6%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.5% of Houston County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Houston County, MN was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Houston County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Houston County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.7k ± 218
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
435 ± 238
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
195 ± 76

1.36%

Hispanic Population

255 people

1.36% of the people in Houston County, MN are hispanic (255 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Houston County, MN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.37%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

257 people

0.836%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

156 people

As of 2021, 1.37% of Houston County, MN residents (257 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Houston County, MN was 0.836%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Houston County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
490 ± 87
Korea
126 ± 55
Gulf War (2001-)
120 ± 56

Houston County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.89 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Houston County, MN employs 10k people. The largest industries in Houston County, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,914 people), Manufacturing (1,410 people), and Retail Trade (1,269 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($73,650), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,125), and Public Administration ($60,250).

Employment

Occupations

10k

2021 Value

± 532

−0.692%

1 Year decline

± 7.37%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Houston County, MN declined at a rate of −0.692%, from 10.1k employees to 10k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston County, MN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,186 people), Management Occupations (1,168 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (841 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10k

2021 Value

± 532

−0.692%

1 Year decline

± 7.37%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Houston County, MN declined at a rate of −0.692%, from 10.1k employees to 10k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston County, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,914 people), Manufacturing (1,410 people), and Retail Trade (1,269 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Houston County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,663

Median earning men ± $3,171

$36,772

Median earning women ± $2,374

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,625), Public Administration ($63,635), and Wholesale Trade ($57,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,393), Public Administration ($46,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,693).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

143
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
102
Manufacturing
97
Other Services, Except Public Administration

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Minnesota to other states, or from other states to Minnesota.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Minnesota product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $28.4B, followed by Electronics ($26.2B) and Precision instruments ($23.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Minnesota products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$333B

2020 Value in Minnesota

$636B

Projected 2050 Value in Minnesota

91% growth

In 2020, total outbound Minnesota trade was $333B. This is expected to increase 91% to $636B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Minnesota trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Minnesota to other states, or from other states to Minnesota.

Most Common Trade Partners

Wisconsin
$25.1B
Iowa
$14.8B
Illinois
$14B

In 2020, the top outbound Minnesota domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Wisconsin with $25.1B, followed by Iowa with $14.8B and Illinois and $14B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Minnesota shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Houston County, MN went to Donald J. Trump with 55.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.4%), followed by Other (1.22%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.4%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.22%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Houston County, MN went to Donald J. Trump with 55.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.4%), followed by Other (1.22%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Houston County, MN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.858% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.02M), and Some college (978k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Houston County, MN was $185,900 in 2021, which is 0.759 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $177,000 to $185,900, a 5.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston County, MN is 81.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Houston County, MN have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houston County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Houston County, MN is $62,397. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Houston County, MN was Census Tract 201 with a value of $73,074, followed by Census Tract 202 and Census Tract 203, with respective values of $69,961 and $60,993.

Property

$185,900

Median Property Value 2021

±$6,318

$6,599

Median Property Taxes

±$374

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Houston County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Houston County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.4%

Homeownership

2021

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 81.4% of the housing units in Houston County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Houston County, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 201
Census Tract 202
Census Tract 203

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Houston County, MN was Census Tract 201 with a value of $73,074, followed by Census Tract 202 and Census Tract 203, with respective values of $69,961 and $60,993.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Houston County, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,397

Median Household Income

± $3,147

8.1k

Number of Households

± 441

In 2021, the median household income of the 8.1k households in Houston County, MN grew to $62,397 from the previous year's value of $59,514.

The following chart displays the households in Houston County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Houston County, MN is from Minnesota.

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.458

2020 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2021, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.234% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Worked At Home (8.21%)
Carpooled (7.66%)

In 2021, 80.1% of workers in Houston County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.21%) and those who carpooled to work (7.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston County, MN have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.1% of the workforce in Houston County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Houston County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Houston County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Houston County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston County, MN (1.29k out of 18.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houston County, MN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.3% of the population of Houston County, MN has health coverage, with 55.9% on employee plans, 10.7% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.87% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Houston County, MN see 1860 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.1% increase from the previous year (1689 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2070 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3726 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,860 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Houston County, MN

Primary care physicians in Houston County, MN see an average of 1,860 patients per year. This represents a 10.1% increase from the previous year (1,689 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Houston County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.7%

Uninsured

55.9%

Employer Coverage

10.7%

Medicaid

16.5%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

1.87%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Houston County, MN declined by 1.71% from 4.79% to 4.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Houston County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Houston County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Houston County, MN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.7% in Houston County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Houston County, MN.

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