Houston County is home to 18,653 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 45.1, about 6 years above the US median. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 34 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,825, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Houston County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.9% → 93.5%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.3 → 45.1(+10.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)11.4%(112)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(128)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.3%(436)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 984 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
Houston County, decade by decade
Houston County 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
18,497
$62,032
$125,764
14.4%
2.7
2000
19,718
$74,105
$168,685
20.5%
4.8
2010
19,027
$73,159
$214,635
22.0%
7.0
2020
18,843
$72,133
$214,531
24.1%
12.9
2024
18,653
$79,825
$239,000
30.1%
15.6
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.
