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Le Sueur County, MN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Designated Market Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 29,153   ( 1,450 from 2010 , 481 from 2020)
Land area: 448.7 square miles
Population density: 65.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:26,230 89.97% 2.1%
Black:2550.87% 189.8%
Indian:1150.39% 59.7%
Asian:2160.74% 31.7%
2+ races:3511.20% 54.6%
Hispanic:1,9866.81% 37.5%
Total non-White:2,92310.03% 45.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:655 11.4
Deaths:58310.2
Net Migration: 3726.5
Net Immigration: 350.6
Change in White population:539 1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:911 3.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
27,703
25,69192.74%
880.32%
720.26%
1640.59%
2270.82%
1,4445.21%
2,0127.26%

2000
25,426
24,09794.77%
380.15%
650.26%
860.34%
1400.55%
9973.92%
1,3295.23%

1990
23,239
22,99998.97%
160.07%
300.13%
610.26%
n/a
1330.57%
2401.03%

1980
23,434
23,26699.28%
40.02%
310.13%
570.24%
n/a
740.32%
1680.72%

1970
21,332
21,23999.56%
40.02%
360.17%
100.05%
n/a
400.19%
93 0.44%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,269 12.9
1,9447.6
1,3365.3
1230.5
1,594 6.3
683 2.7
1990's
NumberRate
3,222 13.9
2,1539.3
1,3055.6
1540.7
1,098 4.7
1,089 4.7
1980's
NumberRate
3,708 15.8
2,257 9.6
-1,561 -6.7
n/a
-267 -1.1
72 0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
602 2.8
n/a
2,027 9.5
75 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Le Sueur 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
NumberPercent
41.3
6,723 23.1%
22,430 76.9%
5,207 17.9%
11,340
2.50
8,012 70.7%
6,401 79.9%
685 8.5%
3,328 29.3%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
7,052 25.5%
20,651 74.5%
3,976 14.4%
10,758
2.55
7,640 71.0%
6,284 82.3%
524 6.9%
3,118 29.0%

2000
NumberPercent
37.3
6,971 27.4%
18,455 72.6%
3,567 14.0%
9,626
2.61
6,990 72.6%
5,938 84.9%
417 6.0%
2,636 27.4%

1990
NumberPercent
33.4
6,845 29.5%
16,394 70.5%
3,497 15.0%
8,451
2.72
6,265 74.1%
5,505 87.9%
317 5.1%
2,186 25.9%

1980
NumberPercent
30.3
7,492 32.0%
15,942 68.0%
3,390 14.5%
7,993
2.90
6,168 77.2%
5,560 90.1%
233 3.8%
1,825 22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Le Sueur County, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,889 
Median Value$271,900 
Occupied11,34088.0%
Vacant1,54912.0%
Owned9,22881.4%
Rented2,11218.6%
Median Rent$878 
Single-Family Units11,23187.1%
    Detached10,67082.8%
    Attached5614.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units9077.0%
Mobile Homes2491.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Le Sueur County, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002842.5%
$10,000 to $14,9992011.8%
$15,000 to $19,9993142.8%
$20,000 to $24,9993923.5%
$25,000 to $29,9992922.6%
$30,000 to $34,9993683.2%
$35,000 to $39,9993723.3%
$40,000 to $44,9993112.7%
$45,000 to $49,9994273.8%
$50,000 to $59,9998857.8%
$60,000 to $74,9999948.8%
$75,000 to $99,9991,73615.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,61914.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0319.1%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1229.9%
$200,000 or more9928.7%
Median Household Income87,180 
Per Capita Income41,400 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.98 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2672.4%
Public Assistance2051.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7967.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed13,52881.6%
Unemployed5523.3%
In Armed Forces210.1%
Total Labor Force14,10185.0%
Not in Labor Force2,48415.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,8044,45956.6%
Non-Profit27091922.7%
Self-Employed1,39854671.9%
Local Government44496431.5%
State Government19824544.7%
Federal Government617843.9%
Total Private + Self7,2025,00559.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9732,20630.6%
Total8,1757,21153.1%
Pct. Govt.12.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,61817.0%
Sales and Office Occupations2,74317.8%
Professional, Technical2,83718.4%
Service Occupations2,41715.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1310.8%
All others4,81031.2%
White Collar 53.1%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing3,14720.4%
Health care and social assistance2,23714.5%
Construction1,4869.6%
Retail trade1,3819.0%
Educational services1,2478.1%
Public administration7284.7%
Accommodation and food services6824.4%
Professional, scientific, technical6794.4%
Other services6264.1%
Transportation and warehousing5713.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5353.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5223.4%
Finance and insurance4763.1%
Wholesale trade4112.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3382.2%
Information1260.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1110.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction600.4%
Utilities520.3%
Management100.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Le Sueur County, MN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,3554.71%
Puerto Rican480.17%
Cuban60.02%
Dominican590.20%
Total Central American2760.96%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan20.01%
Honduran100.03%
Nicaraguan50.02%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran2590.90%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1530.53%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian450.16%
Ecuadorian1080.38%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic190.07%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian370.13%
Korean340.12%
Filipino280.10%
Hmong60.02%
Chinese50.02%
Vietnamese50.02%
Japanese40.01%
Laotian10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,42793.8%
Spanish1,3104.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1000.4%
Other Indo-European780.3%
German, other Germanic650.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun440.2%
Tagalog290.1%
Other Asian150.1%
Other140.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German12,00841.7%
Irish3,60612.5%
Czech2,4448.5%
Norwegian2,2247.7%
English1,3474.7%
Swedish1,2754.4%
American9243.2%
Polish8122.8%
French6512.3%
European4111.4%
Dutch3801.3%
Danish3691.3%
Italian2640.9%
Czechoslovakian2400.8%
Scandinavian2280.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen28,25098.1%
Not a citizen5451.9%
Native27,98197.2%
Foreign-born8142.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Le Sueur County, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
289 1.4%736 3.7%6,711 33.7%7,282 36.5%3,466 17.4%1,450 7.3%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 289 1.4%
9-12 Years 736 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,711 33.7%
Some College 7,282 36.5%
Bach. Degree 3,466 17.4%
Grad Degree 1,450 7.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Le Sueur County, MN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 12,029 11,339 690 5.7% 4.7%
1991 12,378 11,565 813 6.6% 5.1%
1992 12,664 11,898 766 6.0% 5.0%
1993 12,987 12,245 742 5.7% 4.8%
1994 13,619 12,988 631 4.6% 4.0%
1995 13,764 13,156 608 4.4% 3.7%
1996 13,953 13,293 660 4.7% 3.8%
1997 14,099 13,533 566 4.0% 3.2%
1998 14,706 14,220 486 3.3% 2.7%
1999 14,742 14,259 483 3.3% 2.7%
2000 14,881 14,326 555 3.7% 3.0%
2001 15,027 14,282 745 5.0% 3.8%
2002 15,106 14,217 889 5.9% 4.5%
2003 14,881 13,954 927 6.2% 4.8%
2004 14,552 13,731 821 5.6% 4.6%
2005 14,194 13,414 780 5.5% 4.1%
2006 14,175 13,403 772 5.4% 4.1%
2007 14,149 13,272 877 6.2% 4.6%
2008 14,309 13,259 1,050 7.3% 5.4%
2009 14,389 12,836 1,553 10.8% 7.9%
2010 15,722 14,331 1,391 8.8% 7.4%
2011 15,713 14,521 1,192 7.6% 6.5%
2012 15,506 14,492 1,014 6.5% 5.6%
2013 15,517 14,557 960 6.2% 5.0%
2014 15,522 14,667 855 5.5% 4.3%
2015 15,577 14,811 766 4.9% 3.8%
2016 15,550 14,790 760 4.9% 3.9%
2017 15,822 15,086 736 4.7% 3.4%
2018 16,015 15,331 684 4.3% 3.0%
2019 16,331 15,615 716 4.4% 3.2%
2020 16,186 15,092 1,094 6.8% 6.2%
2021 15,651 14,935 716 4.6% 3.8%
2022 15,898 15,329 569 3.6% 2.7%
2023 16,059 15,428 631 3.9% 2.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com