2022 population: 35,371 ( 2,867 from 2010 , 195 from 2020)
Land area: 1315.1 square miles
Population density: 26.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	30,458	86.11%	6.7%
Black:	219	0.62%	71.1%
Indian:	2,433	6.88%	2.6%
Asian:	215	0.61%	64.1%
2+ races:	1,206	3.41%	31.2%
Hispanic:	840	2.37%	111.1%

Total non-White:	4,913	13.89%	23.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	832	11.8
Deaths:	947	13.5
Net Migration:	282	4.0
Net Immigration:	19	0.3

Change in White population:	1,919	5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	948	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
32,504
28,539	87.80%
128	0.39%
2,372	7.30%
131	0.40%
919	2.83%
398	1.22%
3,965	12.20%

2000
30,000
26,699	89.00%
54	0.18%
2,229	7.43%
112	0.37%
658	2.19%
230	0.77%
3,301	11.00%

1990
27,881
25,785	92.48%
14	0.05%
1,888	6.77%
98	0.35%
n/a
96	0.34%
2,096	7.52%

1980
29,336
27,352	93.24%
7	0.02%
1,783	6.08%
56	0.19%
n/a
131	0.45%
1,984	6.76%

1970
24,372
23,123	94.88%
3	0.01%
1,224	5.02%
13	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,249	5.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,826	12.8
2,976	9.9
1,365	4.5
41	0.1

1,840	6.1
664	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
3,713	13.3
3,192	11.4
1,832	6.6
59	0.2

914	3.3
1,205	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
4,754	16.2
2,925	10.0
-3,398	-11.6
n/a

-1,567	-5.3
112	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,021	12.4
n/a

4,229	17.4
735	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Becker County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.5
8,421	23.8%
26,950	76.2%
7,539	21.3%

14,134
2.45

9,254	65.5%
7,462	80.6%
699	7.6%
4,880	34.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
7,999	24.6%
24,505	75.4%
5,637	17.3%

13,224
2.42

8,945	67.6%
7,098	79.4%
780	8.7%
4,279	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
7,994	26.6%
22,006	73.4%
4,902	16.3%

11,842
2.49

8,218	69.4%
6,873	83.6%
586	7.1%
3,624	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
8,083	29.0%
19,798	71.0%
4,577	16.4%

10,519
2.61

7,700	73.2%
6,453	83.8%
601	7.8%
2,819	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
9,280	31.6%
20,056	68.4%
4,261	14.5%

10,140
2.85

7,736	76.3%
6,790	87.8%
456	5.9%
2,404	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Becker County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	669	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	553	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	432	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	540	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	626	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	634	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	476	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	597	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	575	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,053	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,553	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,151	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,437	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	973	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	920	6.5%
$200,000 or more	945	6.7%

Median Household Income	68,683
Per Capita Income	38,444

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	81
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	759	5.4%
Public Assistance	530	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,666	11.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,966	75.4%
Unemployed	636	3.2%
In Armed Forces	22	0.1%

Total Labor Force	15,624	78.7%
Not in Labor Force	4,222	21.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,199	4,513	53.5%
Non-Profit	541	1,168	31.7%
Self-Employed	1,824	745	71.0%

Local Government	652	1,055	38.2%
State Government	268	215	55.5%
Federal Government	211	197	51.7%

Total Private + Self	7,023	5,258	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,672	2,635	38.8%
Total	8,695	7,893	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,767	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,894	17.4%
Professional, Technical	3,447	20.8%
Service Occupations	2,967	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	193	1.2%
All others	4,532	27.3%

White Collar		54.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,618	15.8%
Manufacturing	2,033	12.2%
Retail trade	1,893	11.4%
Construction	1,559	9.4%
Educational services	1,235	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	1,235	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	888	5.3%
Public administration	873	5.3%
Other services	768	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	739	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	723	4.4%
Finance and insurance	542	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	330	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	319	1.9%
Wholesale trade	313	1.9%
Information	214	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	178	1.1%
Utilities	91	0.5%
Management	33	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	23	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	504	1.43%
Puerto Rican	86	0.24%
Cuban	18	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	43	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.02%
Honduran	4	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	31	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	59	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	12	0.03%
Ecuadorian	47	0.13%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	95	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	87	0.25%
Chinese	34	0.10%
Filipino	29	0.08%
Indian	22	0.06%
Korean	19	0.05%
Laotian	16	0.05%
Cambodian	15	0.04%
Japanese	12	0.03%
Burmese	4	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,091	97.0%
Other	368	1.1%
Spanish	299	0.9%
German, other Germanic	85	0.3%
Chinese	57	0.2%
Other Indo-European	49	0.1%
Vietnamese	49	0.1%
Other Asian	42	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	28	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	12,221	34.7%
Norwegian	8,086	23.0%
Irish	2,375	6.7%
Swedish	2,227	6.3%
Finnish	1,749	5.0%
English	1,624	4.6%
French	1,105	3.1%
American	1,088	3.1%
Scandinavian	1,008	2.9%
Polish	853	2.4%
Dutch	616	1.7%
Czech	585	1.7%
European	458	1.3%
Italian	410	1.2%
French Canadian	388	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	35,017	99.5%
Not a citizen	185	0.5%

Native	34,750	98.7%
Foreign-born	452	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
493	2.0%	1,166	4.8%	6,967	28.8%	9,199	38.0%	4,375	18.1%	1,988	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	493	2.0%
9-12 Years	1,166	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,967	28.8%
Some College	9,199	38.0%
Bach. Degree	4,375	18.1%
Grad Degree	1,988	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	12,639	11,717	922	7.3%	4.7%
1991	12,770	11,798	972	7.6%	5.1%
1992	12,658	11,255	1,403	11.1%	5.0%
1993	12,858	11,485	1,373	10.7%	4.8%
1994	12,959	11,932	1,027	7.9%	4.0%
1995	13,112	12,118	994	7.6%	3.7%
1996	13,552	12,502	1,050	7.7%	3.8%
1997	13,685	12,685	1,000	7.3%	3.2%
1998	13,850	13,039	811	5.9%	2.7%
1999	14,179	13,412	767	5.4%	2.7%

2000	15,564	14,815	749	4.8%	3.0%
2001	16,280	15,429	851	5.2%	3.8%
2002	16,448	15,557	891	5.4%	4.5%
2003	16,555	15,577	978	5.9%	4.8%
2004	16,608	15,664	944	5.7%	4.6%
2005	16,652	15,750	902	5.4%	4.1%
2006	16,820	15,952	868	5.2%	4.1%
2007	16,809	15,842	967	5.8%	4.6%
2008	16,746	15,617	1,129	6.7%	5.4%
2009	17,224	15,720	1,504	8.7%	7.9%

2010	17,614	16,218	1,396	7.9%	7.4%
2011	17,753	16,481	1,272	7.2%	6.5%
2012	17,894	16,848	1,046	5.8%	5.6%
2013	17,989	16,988	1,001	5.6%	5.0%
2014	18,019	17,140	879	4.9%	4.3%
2015	18,445	17,621	824	4.5%	3.8%
2016	18,547	17,699	848	4.6%	3.9%
2017	18,526	17,756	770	4.2%	3.4%
2018	18,536	17,853	683	3.7%	3.0%
2019	18,775	18,049	726	3.9%	3.2%

2020	18,817	17,644	1,173	6.2%	6.2%
2021	19,118	18,423	695	3.6%	3.8%
2022	19,393	18,821	572	2.9%	2.7%
2023	19,513	18,931	582	3.0%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	19,673
Median Value	$249,600

Occupied	14,134	71.8%
Vacant	5,539	28.2%

Owned	11,049	78.2%
Rented	3,085	21.8%
Median Rent	$854

Single-Family Units	16,071	81.7%
Detached	15,529	78.9%
Attached	542	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,511	7.7%
Mobile Homes	1,644	8.4%

Becker County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Becker County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Becker County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Becker County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Becker County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Becker County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Becker County, MN