With 34,411 people, Nicollet County is a county in Minnesota. Few US counties rank higher on income. The average commute runs 16 minutes. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Renters pay $970 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,756, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nicollet County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.8% → 5.4%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share98.2% → 85.5%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)21.7%(317)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(309)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(458)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(109)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,460 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
Nicollet County, decade by decade
Nicollet 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
28,076
$73,180
$156,484
22.4%
4.4
2000
29,771
$84,106
$201,657
29.3%
11.1
2010
32,727
$82,775
$244,125
33.6%
20.1
2020
34,454
$83,842
$248,468
34.4%
33.9
2024
34,411
$79,756
$270,300
36.1%
32.9
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.
