COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grant County

Minnesota · 6,246 residents · 548 sq mi

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Grant County is a county of 6,246 people in Minnesota. The median age is 40.5, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $28,600. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 36%. The average commute runs 34 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,246

−1%vs 2000

vs 6,289 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

548 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(400)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(462)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(342)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(196)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(766)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(761)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(630)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(688)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(724)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(529)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(243)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,773

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,775 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,622

−44%vs 2000

vs $17,131 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,600

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$227

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $359 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(6,170)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(33)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(6,211)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0%(2)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0.3%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(123)

South American0.3%(20)

Colombian0.3%(18)

Puerto Rican0.2%(13)

Central American0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Honduran0%(2)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Paraguayan0%(2)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

German38.8%(2,376)

Norwegian29.9%(1,832)

Swedish9.4%(579)

Irish6.7%(409)

English4%(244)

American2.2%(132)

French1.7%(105)

Polish1.6%(97)

Danish1.5%(91)

Dutch1.2%(76)

Czech1.2%(73)

Italian1%(60)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(58)

Subsaharan African0.7%(44)

Finnish0.7%(43)

Welsh0.6%(37)

Ethiopian0.5%(28)

French Canadian0.4%(27)

Hungarian0.3%(17)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(17)

Nigerian0.3%(16)

Swiss0.2%(13)

Brazilian0.2%(10)

Croatian0.2%(10)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(4)

Slovene0.1%(4)

Ukrainian0.1%(4)

Greek0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.0 min

+153%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married28%(713)

Married56.2%(1,433)

Widowed3.7%(95)

Divorced12.1%(308)

Women 15+

Never married22%(531)

Married56%(1,349)

Widowed10%(242)

Divorced12%(289)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% 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)14.7%(56)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45%(171)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.2%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 380 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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