Litchfield is a city of 6,576 people in Minnesota. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 38%. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $187,600. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Litchfield
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants70.7% → 60.7%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.6% → 17.2%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share97.1% → 87.3%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Meeker County
Litchfield's population equals 28% of Meeker County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 59% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(72)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(81)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(92)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 397 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Litchfield, decade by decade
Litchfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,041
$53,726
$119,283
12.6%
7.2
2000
6,562
$65,618
$150,651
16.6%
15.2
2010
6,726
$67,024
$194,063
16.3%
19.4
2020
6,624
$62,241
$183,624
17.1%
30.2
2024
6,576
$54,875
$187,600
17.2%
28.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
