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Pennington County, MN

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

AI Overview

Pennington County is a small agricultural-oriented county in northwestern Minnesota with a population of 13,877 that has contracted 2.2% over five years. Its labor force of roughly 68.2% participation rate works at median earnings of $46,528, with 19.3% holding bachelor's degrees or higher—below typical metro benchmarks—while unemployment sits low at 2.8%. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $188,900 and median gross rent of $900/month, and a GDP per capita of $145,708 points to meaningful output relative to the county's small population base.

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

Population

13,877

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,325

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

Pennington County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,218 (88.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race481 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races392 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone325 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone211 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone106 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish424
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)97
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic61
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)55
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic45

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

612

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$145,708

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,863

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (Group)1,508
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,323
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,254
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,093
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services496

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,268
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,986
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,762
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,059
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations517

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 8.30×)1,417
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.38×)281
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.76×)1,295
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)948
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.89×)577

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$188,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$900/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999759 (16.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999552 (12.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999458 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999454 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999424 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999404 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,528

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

12.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,537 (74.8%)
  • Worked At Home733 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled696 (9.4%)
  • Other172 (2.3%)
  • Walked168 (2.3%)
  • Taxi61 (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.