Roseau County is home to 15,302 people in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 9 people per square mile. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $183,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,474, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Roseau County
What changed most since 1990
Median age30.5 → 41.9(+11.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.2% → 88.4%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)13.9%(117)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(189)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.4%(323)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(32)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 841 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
Roseau County, decade by decade
Roseau 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
15,026
$62,186
$117,123
10.2%
4.4
2000
16,338
$72,597
$126,605
14.9%
10.6
2010
15,629
$71,065
$138,391
16.4%
14.3
2020
15,331
$75,515
$170,655
19.0%
24.8
2024
15,302
$74,474
$183,700
21.4%
26.7
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.
