COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mower County vs Freeborn County
PLACE A
Mower County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Freeborn County, Minnesota
Mower County is 35% larger than Freeborn County. Mower County earns more, with a median household income $2,051 higher.
MOWER COUNTYFREEBORN COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population40,97130,440+35% vs Freeborn County
Population density5843+15
Population growth2.2%-1.2%+3.4 pts
Median age39.244.3−5.1
Male50.2%50.6%−0.5 pts
Female49.8%49.4%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born12.2%4.2%+8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.5%81.5%−8.9 pts
Black3.4%1.5%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%10.8%+2.8 pts
Asian6.2%3.5%+2.7 pts
Other4.2%2.7%+1.5 pts
Median household income$73,074$71,023+$2,051
Per capita income$36,188$39,886−$3,698
Poverty rate10.4%10.6%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%18.2%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree8.3%6.0%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%4.6%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation63.6%61.4%+2.3 pts
Median home value$185,200$171,100+$14,100
Median gross rent$927$849+$78
Owner-occupied77.6%79.5%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%9.0%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.3%40.1%+1.1 pts
Average commute20.719.7+1.0
Worked from home7.3%7.6%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.1%+0.9 pts
Uninsured7.1%6.6%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025