2022 population: 39,668 ( 3,659 from 2010 , 666 from 2020)
Land area: 636.9 square miles
Population density: 62.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	37,689	95.01%	7.8%
Black:	306	0.77%	109.6%
Indian:	152	0.38%	61.7%
Asian:	262	0.66%	57.8%
2+ races:	427	1.08%	52.0%
Hispanic:	832	2.10%	144.0%

Total non-White:	1,979	4.99%	91.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	918	11.8
Deaths:	1,083	13.9
Net Migration:	801	10.3
Net Immigration:	31	0.4

Change in White population:	2,715	7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	944	2.6

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
36,009
34,974	97.13%
146	0.41%
94	0.26%
166	0.46%
281	0.78%
341	0.95%
1,035	2.87%

2000
32,821
32,216	98.16%
58	0.18%
74	0.23%
139	0.42%
138	0.42%
193	0.59%
605	1.84%

1990
28,674
28,328	98.79%
18	0.06%
66	0.23%
147	0.51%
n/a
115	0.40%
346	1.21%

1980
27,839
27,468	98.67%
7	0.03%
131	0.47%
157	0.56%
n/a
76	0.27%
371	1.33%

1970
22,892
22,853	99.83%
4	0.02%
6	0.03%
5	0.02%
n/a
13	0.06%
39	0.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,744	11.4
3,125	9.5
3,059	9.3
48	0.1

2,758	8.4
430	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
3,547	12.4
3,316	11.6
2,623	9.1
71	0.2

3,888	13.6
259	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
4,246	15.3
2,901	10.4
-628	-2.3
n/a

860	3.1
-25	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,565	15.6
n/a

4,615	20.2
332	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Douglas 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
44.2
8,385	21.1%
31,283	78.9%
9,233	23.3%

17,252
2.23

11,257	65.3%
9,208	81.8%
978	8.7%
5,995	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.1
7,876	21.9%
28,133	78.1%
7,069	19.6%

15,289
2.32

10,012	65.5%
8,431	84.2%
712	7.1%
5,277	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
7,864	24.0%
24,957	76.0%
5,887	17.9%

13,241
2.43

9,045	68.3%
7,861	86.9%
547	6.0%
4,196	31.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
7,793	27.2%
20,881	72.8%
5,200	18.1%

10,984
2.56

7,863	71.6%
6,858	87.2%
414	5.3%
3,121	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
7,972	28.6%
19,867	71.4%
4,429	15.9%

10,026
2.72

7,420	74.0%
6,772	91.3%
271	3.7%
2,606	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Douglas County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	545	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	613	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	416	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	708	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	647	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	808	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	504	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	699	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	638	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,443	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,757	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,701	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,827	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,291	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,425	8.3%
$200,000 or more	1,230	7.1%

Median Household Income	72,472
Per Capita Income	41,889

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	603	3.5%
Public Assistance	472	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,022	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	17,789	81.2%
Unemployed	549	2.5%
In Armed Forces	32	0.1%

Total Labor Force	18,370	83.9%
Not in Labor Force	3,525	16.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,684	5,452	58.5%
Non-Profit	380	1,046	26.6%
Self-Employed	1,463	1,010	59.2%

Local Government	575	1,063	35.1%
State Government	185	543	25.4%
Federal Government	73	88	45.3%

Total Private + Self	9,147	6,462	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,213	2,740	30.7%
Total	10,360	9,202	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,123	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,891	19.8%
Professional, Technical	4,112	20.9%
Service Occupations	3,352	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	113	0.6%
All others	5,180	26.4%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,905	19.9%
Health care and social assistance	3,186	16.2%
Retail trade	2,479	12.6%
Educational services	1,470	7.5%
Construction	1,173	6.0%
Other services	1,027	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	977	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	925	4.7%
Finance and insurance	716	3.6%
Wholesale trade	677	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	650	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	639	3.3%
Public administration	519	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	482	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	296	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	223	1.1%
Information	164	0.8%
Utilities	94	0.5%
Management	37	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	693	1.77%
Puerto Rican	33	0.08%
Cuban	3	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	12	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	2	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.01%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	1	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	21	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	128	0.33%
Korean	40	0.10%
Chinese	8	0.02%
Filipino	7	0.02%
Thai	6	0.02%
Hmong	5	0.01%
Laotian	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	35,915	97.5%
Spanish	470	1.3%
Other Asian	127	0.3%
Vietnamese	99	0.3%
German, other Germanic	86	0.2%
Other Indo-European	42	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	38	0.1%
Korean	37	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	16,747	42.9%
Norwegian	8,848	22.6%
Swedish	3,660	9.4%
Irish	3,077	7.9%
English	1,683	4.3%
Polish	1,441	3.7%
Czech	1,141	2.9%
French	1,064	2.7%
American	1,038	2.7%
Dutch	744	1.9%
Finnish	725	1.9%
Scandinavian	697	1.8%
Danish	399	1.0%
Scottish	327	0.8%
European	307	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	38,898	99.5%
Not a citizen	183	0.5%

Native	38,513	98.5%
Foreign-born	568	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
393	1.4%	823	2.9%	8,397	30.0%	10,402	37.2%	5,526	19.8%	2,415	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	393	1.4%
9-12 Years	823	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,397	30.0%
Some College	10,402	37.2%
Bach. Degree	5,526	19.8%
Grad Degree	2,415	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,330	13,526	804	5.6%	4.7%
1991	14,507	13,722	785	5.4%	5.1%
1992	14,632	13,785	847	5.8%	5.0%
1993	15,191	14,341	850	5.6%	4.8%
1994	15,851	15,197	654	4.1%	4.0%
1995	16,156	15,456	700	4.3%	3.7%
1996	16,663	15,925	738	4.4%	3.8%
1997	16,761	16,135	626	3.7%	3.2%
1998	16,890	16,353	537	3.2%	2.7%
1999	16,794	16,238	556	3.3%	2.7%

2000	18,139	17,554	585	3.2%	3.0%
2001	18,699	18,024	675	3.6%	3.8%
2002	19,420	18,709	711	3.7%	4.5%
2003	19,994	19,238	756	3.8%	4.8%
2004	20,150	19,388	762	3.8%	4.6%
2005	20,035	19,265	770	3.8%	4.1%
2006	20,016	19,238	778	3.9%	4.1%
2007	19,987	19,098	889	4.4%	4.6%
2008	20,288	19,284	1,004	4.9%	5.4%
2009	20,694	19,292	1,402	6.8%	7.9%

2010	19,833	18,481	1,352	6.8%	7.4%
2011	19,823	18,618	1,205	6.1%	6.5%
2012	19,831	18,825	1,006	5.1%	5.6%
2013	19,892	18,996	896	4.5%	5.0%
2014	19,917	19,157	760	3.8%	4.3%
2015	20,182	19,478	704	3.5%	3.8%
2016	20,218	19,513	705	3.5%	3.9%
2017	20,488	19,839	649	3.2%	3.4%
2018	20,523	19,923	600	2.9%	3.0%
2019	21,028	20,377	651	3.1%	3.2%

2020	21,271	20,252	1,019	4.8%	6.2%
2021	21,438	20,783	655	3.1%	3.8%
2022	21,530	21,023	507	2.4%	2.7%
2023	21,680	21,107	573	2.6%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	21,881
Median Value	$277,800

Occupied	17,252	78.8%
Vacant	4,629	21.2%

Owned	13,060	75.7%
Rented	4,192	24.3%
Median Rent	$847

Single-Family Units	17,545	80.2%
Detached	16,844	77.0%
Attached	701	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,934	13.4%
Mobile Homes	937	4.3%

Douglas County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Douglas County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Douglas County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Douglas County, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Douglas County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Douglas County, MN