With 29,113 people, Le Sueur County is a county in Minnesota. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $942 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,968, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Le Sueur County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$138,004 → $316,500(+129%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.0% → 89.0%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$66,496 → $94,968(+43%)US over the same years: +14%
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)22.8%(359)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(345)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(512)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(65)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,577 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
Le Sueur County, decade by decade
Le Sueur 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
23,239
$66,496
$138,004
13.1%
2.6
2000
25,426
$83,674
$199,653
16.9%
12.5
2010
27,703
$82,685
$276,062
21.2%
17.1
2020
28,674
$92,024
$274,406
22.9%
25.8
2024
29,113
$94,968
$316,500
26.3%
25.2
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.
