COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Nicollet County

Minnesota · 28,076 residents · 449 sq mi

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Nicollet County is home to 28,076 people in Minnesota. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $65,200. The poverty rate is 8.9%, under the national 13.2%. About 22% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,076

−6%vs 2000

vs 29,771 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

449 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(2,042)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(2,194)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,066)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(2,486)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.9%(3,056)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(4,457)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(4,037)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(2,592)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(2,049)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,618)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(1,082)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(397)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,491

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,170 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,358

−40%vs 2000

vs $20,517 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,200

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$363

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $488 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(28,405)

Black0.8%(232)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(535)

Asian1.1%(335)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(27,704)

Black0.2%(63)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(238)

Asian0.5%(142)

Other0.6%(167)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(1,280)

Central American0.8%(290)

Guatemalan0.3%(106)

Salvadoran0.3%(106)

Honduran0.2%(74)

Puerto Rican0.1%(24)

South American0.1%(23)

Cuban0.1%(22)

Argentine0.1%(21)

Spaniard0%(5)

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(145)

Chinese0.3%(115)

Japanese0.2%(57)

Vietnamese0.1%(51)

Filipino0.1%(50)

Sri Lankan0.1%(44)

Korean0.1%(30)

Malaysian0%(15)

Taiwanese0%(11)

Laotian0%(7)

Hmong0%(1)

Pakistani0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

German43.6%(15,015)

Norwegian11.3%(3,875)

Irish7.8%(2,686)

Swedish5.1%(1,760)

English4.9%(1,687)

American4.2%(1,453)

Polish2.2%(757)

Subsaharan African2%(680)

French1.6%(541)

Dutch1.6%(535)

Somali1.2%(421)

Danish1%(341)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1%(338)

Czech0.9%(305)

Belgian0.9%(301)

Scottish0.6%(217)

Finnish0.5%(184)

French Canadian0.4%(150)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(130)

Swiss0.3%(116)

Russian0.2%(77)

British0.2%(76)

Welsh0.2%(75)

Kenyan0.2%(54)

Greek0.1%(47)

Canadian0.1%(46)

Bulgarian0.1%(45)

Arab0.1%(36)

West Indian0.1%(32)

Slovak0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Ghanaian0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(19)

Lebanese0%(16)

Hungarian0%(16)

Haitian0%(16)

Jamaican0%(16)

Ukrainian0%(15)

Syrian0%(14)

Brazilian0%(14)

Armenian0%(10)

Iranian0%(10)

Slovene0%(8)

Palestinian0%(6)

Portuguese0%(3)

Ethiopian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.4%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+62%vs 2000

vs 11.2 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 married39.9%(5,696)

Married48%(6,849)

Widowed3.2%(453)

Divorced8.9%(1,266)

Women 15+

Never married33.2%(4,682)

Married48.9%(6,904)

Widowed8.2%(1,157)

Divorced9.7%(1,366)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% 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)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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