COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chippewa County

Minnesota · 13,228 residents · 581 sq mi

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Chippewa County is a county of 13,228 people in Minnesota. Median home value sits at $34,900. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 28%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,228

+1%vs 2000

vs 13,088 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

581 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(886)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,114)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,041)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(803)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(518)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(1,785)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,802)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,248)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,269)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(1,370)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(1,021)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(371)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,227

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,582 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,067

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,039 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,900

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(12,550)

Black0.2%(21)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(251)

Asian0.3%(39)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(13,134)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(88)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0.4%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(573)

Central American3.5%(432)

Honduran2.2%(276)

Salvadoran1.1%(140)

South American0.4%(45)

Ecuadorian0.3%(42)

Spaniard0.2%(28)

Puerto Rican0.1%(15)

Guatemalan0.1%(12)

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Bolivian0%(3)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Nepalese1%(127)

Laotian0.1%(15)

Filipino0.1%(11)

Chinese0.1%(10)

Pakistani0.1%(8)

Korean0%(4)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese2%(251)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German34.8%(4,310)

Norwegian29.9%(3,705)

Irish5.7%(708)

Swedish5.1%(635)

Dutch3.9%(485)

English3.7%(458)

American2.6%(318)

Polish1.5%(184)

French1%(127)

Danish0.8%(100)

Scottish0.6%(77)

French Canadian0.6%(72)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(56)

Italian0.4%(47)

Finnish0.3%(42)

Welsh0.2%(30)

Subsaharan African0.2%(24)

British0.2%(23)

Latvian0.1%(16)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Russian0.1%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Arab0.1%(7)

Egyptian0.1%(7)

Austrian0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Canadian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+88%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.9%(1,460)

Married53.2%(2,602)

Widowed4.6%(226)

Divorced12.3%(603)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(1,306)

Married51.5%(2,558)

Widowed10.9%(539)

Divorced11.3%(563)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.9%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.0%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.6%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(188)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.3%(318)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(43)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 810 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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