Pine County is home to 29,640 people in Minnesota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The median age is 45.9, about 7 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 2% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,146, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pine County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$108,243 → $239,300(+121%)US over the same years: +67%
White share95.0% → 87.2%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.6 → 45.9(+11.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)14.1%(286)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(303)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.2%(957)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(123)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,028 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
Pine County, decade by decade
Pine 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
21,264
$50,860
$108,243
9.5%
12.0
2000
26,530
$68,092
$159,213
10.3%
16.4
2010
29,750
$63,208
$233,624
12.9%
22.3
2020
28,876
$67,397
$206,895
15.3%
29.9
2024
29,640
$71,146
$239,300
17.4%
29.2
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.
