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Yellow Medicine County, MN

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

AI Overview

Yellow Medicine County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in southwest Minnesota with a population of 9,509 that has contracted 3.6% over five years. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.0% with an unemployment rate of 3.4%, though only 19.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings of $41,752 and median household income of $74,000 reflect a modest but stable wage base. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $148,200 and median gross rent of $688/month, and the 84.2% homeownership rate points to an established, largely settled residential population.

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

Population

9,509

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,251 (87.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone331 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races321 (3.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone248 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race204 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone79 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish328
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic16
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island9
  5. 5.Other Indo-European7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

554

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$63,112

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,668

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,213
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining571
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)552
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)495
  5. 5.Construction (Group)371

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,697
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations833
  3. 3.Service Occupations741
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations722
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations691

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.09×)536
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.51×)165
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.16×)380
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)1,258
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.09×)512

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$148,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$688/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999446 (13.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999397 (11.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999341 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999267 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999257 (7.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999222 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,752

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,597 (78.8%)
  • Worked At Home410 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled314 (6.9%)
  • Walked174 (3.8%)
  • Public Transit28 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (0.4%)

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.