COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mahnomen County

Minnesota · 5,044 residents · 558 sq mi

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Mahnomen County is home to 5,044 people in Minnesota. Households here earn about 45% less than in Minnesota as a whole. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $34,000. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,044

−3%vs 2000

vs 5,190 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

558 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(345)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(447)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(515)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(387)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(188)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(642)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(602)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(503)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(496)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(490)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(344)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,924

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,053 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,737

−42%vs 2000

vs $13,438 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.0%

+9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,000

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $302 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(3,252)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(46)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.9%(3,830)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(21)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other23.9%(1,206)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(137)

Puerto Rican0.6%(34)

Cuban0.2%(9)

South American0.1%(6)

Chilean0.1%(6)

Central American0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Hmong0.3%(15)

Chinese0.1%(6)

Laotian0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German22.2%(1,190)

Norwegian18.5%(992)

Irish4.2%(223)

French4.1%(220)

Czech3.8%(205)

Swedish3.8%(204)

English2.9%(157)

American1.7%(92)

Finnish1.7%(92)

Dutch1.4%(74)

French Canadian1%(54)

Italian0.8%(45)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.7%(36)

Polish0.6%(31)

Danish0.5%(26)

Scottish0.4%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(19)

Arab0.1%(7)

Lebanese0.1%(7)

Welsh0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

Swiss0.1%(4)

Slovene0.1%(3)

Belgian0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

Greek0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.7%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.1 min

+111%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married44.6%(897)

Married39.2%(788)

Widowed3.7%(74)

Divorced12.5%(252)

Women 15+

Never married36.1%(703)

Married40.3%(784)

Widowed9.6%(187)

Divorced14%(273)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% 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)3.8%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.9%(119)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 213 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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