COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Stone County vs Stevens County
PLACE A
Big Stone County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Stevens County, Minnesota
Big Stone County is 48% smaller than Stevens County. Stevens County earns more, with a median household income $5,333 higher.
BIG STONE COUNTYSTEVENS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,0549,747−48% vs Stevens County
Population density1017−7
Population growth-2.0%-0.6%−1.4 pts
Median age47.033.9+13.1
Male50.3%52.6%−2.3 pts
Female49.7%47.4%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%8.0%−6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.6%81.0%+12.6 pts
Black0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%11.8%−9.2 pts
Asian0.7%1.8%−1.1 pts
Other2.8%4.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$70,400$75,733−$5,333
Per capita income$41,277$41,309−$32
Poverty rate12.9%11.1%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%31.2%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree9.8%8.0%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%2.0%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation57.1%65.5%−8.4 pts
Median home value$169,100$202,800−$33,700
Median gross rent$745$951−$206
Owner-occupied79.7%63.4%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.8%7.0%+21.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.9%41.4%−7.4 pts
Average commute18.414.3+4.1
Worked from home9.6%7.6%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.4%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.5%5.7%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025