COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Red Lake County

Minnesota · 4,525 residents · 432 sq mi

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Red Lake County is home to 4,525 people in Minnesota. The typical home is worth $29,000. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 36% less than in Minnesota as a whole. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $199 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

4,525

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,299 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

432 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(324)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(384)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(401)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(330)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(169)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(622)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(607)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(426)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(424)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(435)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(304)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,926

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,052 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,963

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,372 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,000

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$199

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $282 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(4,181)

Black0.2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(13)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(4,457)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(67)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other1.4%(63)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(94)

Spaniard0.7%(27)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Central American0.1%(5)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Guatemalan0%(1)

South American0%(1)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(8)

Chinese0.1%(5)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German29.4%(1,152)

Norwegian24.4%(956)

French14.6%(573)

Irish7.3%(286)

Swedish6%(235)

French Canadian4.5%(177)

English3.2%(126)

American3.1%(123)

British1%(38)

Polish1%(38)

Scottish1%(38)

Dutch0.9%(36)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.9%(35)

Finnish0.8%(33)

Danish0.8%(31)

Czech0.7%(26)

Ukrainian0.3%(12)

Russian0.3%(11)

Belgian0.2%(8)

Welsh0.1%(4)

Canadian0.1%(3)

Hungarian0.1%(2)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(2)

Slovak0.1%(2)

Swiss0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.3%

−14.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.6 min

+126%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married28.4%(458)

Married56%(901)

Widowed3.9%(63)

Divorced11.7%(188)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(345)

Married58.1%(881)

Widowed10.5%(159)

Divorced8.7%(132)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% 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)6.2%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.7%(104)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 291 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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