COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Le Sueur County

Minnesota · 23,239 residents · 449 sq mi

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Le Sueur County is home to 23,239 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $57,500. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $315 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.8% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,239

−9%vs 2000

vs 25,426 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

449 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(1,788)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(2,024)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(2,017)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,574)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,241)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(3,522)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,276)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(2,319)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,981)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(1,856)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,162)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(479)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,706

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,933 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,792

−41%vs 2000

vs $20,151 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,500

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

18.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(24,097)

Black0.1%(38)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(997)

Asian0.3%(76)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(23,082)

Black0.1%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(133)

Asian0.3%(63)

Other0.3%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.1%(1,766)

South American0.2%(52)

Colombian0.2%(52)

Central American0.2%(51)

Guatemalan0.2%(48)

Puerto Rican0.1%(30)

Spaniard0%(14)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(55)

Hmong0.1%(27)

Korean0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(16)

Asian Indian0%(10)

Chinese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Laotian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

German40.8%(11,882)

Irish11.9%(3,466)

Czech8.1%(2,345)

Norwegian7%(2,044)

English5.7%(1,657)

Swedish4.1%(1,181)

American3.6%(1,054)

Polish2.7%(777)

French2.3%(660)

Danish1.4%(396)

Italian1.2%(340)

Scottish0.9%(253)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(246)

British0.5%(160)

Finnish0.5%(147)

Welsh0.4%(107)

French Canadian0.3%(88)

Swiss0.3%(80)

Russian0.2%(70)

Austrian0.2%(46)

Arab0.1%(34)

Lebanese0.1%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(33)

Ukrainian0.1%(32)

Hungarian0.1%(30)

Belgian0.1%(24)

Greek0.1%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(16)

Somali0.1%(16)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(15)

Slovak0%(14)

Canadian0%(12)

Romanian0%(9)

Serbian0%(6)

Armenian0%(4)

Latvian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.3%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married30.1%(3,651)

Married58.2%(7,053)

Widowed3%(359)

Divorced8.7%(1,056)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(2,501)

Married61.9%(7,192)

Widowed6.5%(755)

Divorced10.1%(1,177)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% 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)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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