Pope County is home to 11,418 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 45.3, about 6 years above the US median. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,220, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pope County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$94,083 → $255,100(+171%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.6% → 93.7%(−5.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$48,316 → $76,220(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
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)13.9%(99)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.3%(308)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(72)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 711 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
Pope County, decade by decade
Pope 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
10,745
$48,316
$94,083
10.2%
1.0
2000
11,236
$64,911
$145,550
14.7%
3.5
2010
10,995
$67,895
$213,915
18.4%
6.2
2020
11,308
$76,211
$225,197
22.3%
11.9
2024
11,418
$76,220
$255,100
23.9%
15.2
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.
