With 22,041 people, Nobles County is a county in Minnesota. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $197,200. Households here earn about 26% less than in Minnesota as a whole. There are 31 people per square mile. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,101, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nobles County
What changed most since 1990
White share96.1% → 52.2%(−43.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.0% → 34.5%(+32.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 17.9%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)8.3%(66)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(83)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.5%(331)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.3%(98)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.3%(42)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 798 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
Nobles County, decade by decade
Nobles 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
20,098
$55,062
$94,083
11.1%
9.5
2000
20,832
$65,004
$117,497
13.5%
37.7
2010
21,378
$61,916
$139,829
16.0%
61.7
2020
22,290
$67,874
$158,050
16.3%
73.7
2024
22,041
$66,101
$197,200
17.9%
75.3
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.
