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Big Stone County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Big Stone County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Big Stone County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Minnesota with a population of 5,152 that grew 2.7% over five years. The labor force participation rate is 57.1%, with 21.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and unemployment at 3.0%; median worker earnings run $36,823 against a low cost base where the median home value is $135,700 and median gross rent is $718 per month. At a median age of 47.0 and a homeownership rate of 79.7%, the county reflects a settled, owner-occupied residential profile with a GDP per capita of $45,204 and a poverty rate of 11.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,152

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,400

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

Big Stone County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,823 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races118 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone83 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race39 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone38 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone14 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic76
  2. 2.Spanish55
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island16
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  5. 5.Other Indo-European8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

266

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,204

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,923

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance799
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining288
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)248
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)192
  5. 5.Construction (Group)178

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations938
  2. 2.Service Occupations381
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations373
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations357
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations249

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.07×)293
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.56×)831
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.10×)174
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)144
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$718/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999285 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999172 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999145 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999122 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999112 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999100 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,823

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,607 (73.5%)
  • Carpooled226 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home209 (9.6%)
  • Walked105 (4.8%)
  • Other19 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit17 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.