COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Morrison County

Minnesota · 29,604 residents · 1,125 sq mi

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Morrison County is a county of 29,604 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $46,800. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 28%. The average commute runs 31 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,604

−7%vs 2000

vs 31,712 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,125 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(2,338)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(2,828)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(2,691)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,133)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,508)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(4,352)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(3,837)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(2,656)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(2,643)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,547)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,550)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(521)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,102

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,047 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,666

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,566 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,800

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(31,094)

Black0.2%(65)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(203)

Asian0.2%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(29,427)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(97)

Asian0.3%(90)

Other0.2%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(293)

Puerto Rican0.7%(239)

Central American0.1%(38)

Salvadoran0.1%(25)

South American0%(11)

Guatemalan0%(8)

Chilean0%(7)

Cuban0%(4)

Costa Rican0%(3)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Spaniard0%(3)

Honduran0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(43)

Filipino0.1%(40)

Cambodian0.1%(18)

Hmong0%(12)

Laotian0%(7)

Korean0%(3)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(5)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German38.6%(13,206)

Polish16.2%(5,543)

Norwegian6.9%(2,379)

Irish6%(2,041)

Swedish4.3%(1,467)

English3.5%(1,186)

American3.2%(1,099)

French2.8%(956)

Italian1.1%(376)

Dutch0.8%(281)

French Canadian0.8%(262)

Czech0.6%(220)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.6%(196)

Danish0.4%(149)

Scottish0.4%(145)

Austrian0.2%(85)

Welsh0.2%(79)

Russian0.2%(62)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(59)

Hungarian0.2%(54)

Ukrainian0.1%(41)

Swiss0.1%(40)

Belgian0.1%(39)

Slovak0.1%(32)

Canadian0.1%(30)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Greek0.1%(19)

British0%(14)

Serbian0%(14)

Subsaharan African0%(11)

Slovene0%(8)

Nigerian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Guyanese0%(2)

Portuguese0%(2)

Bulgarian0%(1)

Turkish0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.7%

−12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.6 min

+77%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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 married32%(4,524)

Married55.6%(7,864)

Widowed2.6%(374)

Divorced9.7%(1,374)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(3,361)

Married52.6%(7,197)

Widowed10.8%(1,482)

Divorced12%(1,643)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% 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)22.4%(512)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(402)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(863)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,290 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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