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Faribault County, MN

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

AI Overview

Faribault County is a small, rural Minnesota county of 13,909 residents with a largely stable population, recording just 0.1% growth over five years. The workforce of roughly 63.5% labor force participation skews older, with a median age of 44.3 years, and 21.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $40,157 sit below the state average. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $120,200 and median gross rent of $837 per month, and a 79.2% homeownership rate reflects the area's established, owner-occupant character.

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

Population

13,909

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,815

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,369 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race590 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone413 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races330 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone90 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone90 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish596
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic34
  3. 3.Vietnamese29
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island23
  5. 5.Other Indo-European21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

885

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,525

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,782

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,616
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)941
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining751
  4. 4.Construction (Group)634
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)578

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,434
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,239
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,226
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations997
  5. 5.Service Occupations987

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.02×)768
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.49×)1,015
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.46×)691
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.33×)171
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)195

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$120,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999523 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999485 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999385 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999365 (7.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999339 (7.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999333 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,157

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,068 (76.0%)
  • Worked At Home549 (8.2%)
  • Carpooled544 (8.2%)
  • Walked366 (5.5%)
  • Other88 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit44 (0.7%)

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.