COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sibley County

Minnesota · 14,366 residents · 589 sq mi

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Sibley County is a county of 14,366 people in Minnesota. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $44,200. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. Renters pay $253 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 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,366

−6%vs 2000

vs 15,356 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

589 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,067)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,212)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(958)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(636)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,040)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(1,822)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,441)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(1,480)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,291)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(966)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(280)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,957

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,899

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,004 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,200

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $426 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(14,337)

Black0.1%(15)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(834)

Asian0.3%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(14,269)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(109)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other0.4%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(1,036)

Central American1.3%(199)

Honduran1%(152)

Puerto Rican0.6%(88)

Salvadoran0.3%(47)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Cuban0.1%(9)

South American0%(1)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Pakistani0.1%(10)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Korean0%(7)

Indonesian0%(1)

Ancestry

German54.5%(8,183)

Irish10.9%(1,635)

Norwegian6.3%(952)

Swedish5.8%(873)

English3.8%(577)

American2.7%(411)

Polish2.4%(364)

French1.1%(161)

Czech1%(152)

Dutch0.8%(121)

Danish0.7%(108)

Scottish0.5%(82)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.5%(79)

Italian0.5%(69)

Hungarian0.4%(65)

Russian0.3%(51)

Greek0.3%(45)

French Canadian0.3%(44)

Ukrainian0.2%(36)

Finnish0.2%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(22)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(19)

Welsh0.1%(19)

Guyanese0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(12)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Lebanese0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

Croatian0%(6)

Israeli0%(6)

British0%(3)

Iranian0%(3)

Bulgarian0%(2)

Latvian0%(2)

Ethiopian0%(2)

Kenyan0%(2)

Romanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.2%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.1 min

+84%vs 2000

vs 17.9 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 married31.8%(2,002)

Married52.8%(3,327)

Widowed3.3%(211)

Divorced12%(759)

Women 15+

Never married25.1%(1,488)

Married56.6%(3,356)

Widowed9.3%(553)

Divorced9%(536)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 77.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% 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)12.8%(86)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(104)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.2%(310)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 671 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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