2022 population: 36,714 ( 63 from 2010 , 45 from 2020)
Land area: 491.5 square miles
Population density: 74.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	32,852	89.48%	3.4%
Black:	297	0.81%	61.4%
Indian:	144	0.39%	77.8%
Asian:	310	0.84%	10.3%
2+ races:	392	1.07%	40.5%
Hispanic:	2,719	7.41%	50.1%

Total non-White:	3,862	10.52%	46.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	872	11.9
Deaths:	962	13.1
Net Migration:	14	0.2
Net Immigration:	15	0.2

Change in White population:	-1,153	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,216	3.3

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
36,651
34,005	92.78%
184	0.50%
81	0.22%
281	0.77%
279	0.76%
1,811	4.94%
2,646	7.22%

2000
34,898
33,108	94.87%
67	0.19%
56	0.16%
206	0.59%
163	0.47%
1,268	3.63%
1,790	5.13%

1990
32,030
31,466	98.24%
61	0.19%
75	0.23%
118	0.37%
n/a
310	0.97%
564	1.76%

1980
29,657
29,238	98.59%
29	0.10%
27	0.09%
112	0.38%
n/a
239	0.81%
419	1.41%

1970
27,662
27,518	99.48%
2	0.01%
10	0.04%
38	0.14%
n/a
94	0.34%
144	0.52%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,846	13.9
2,703	7.7
-172	-0.5
295	0.8

897	2.6
856	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
4,578	14.3
2,952	9.2
495	1.5
207	0.6

1,642	5.1
1,226	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
4,889	16.5
2,767	9.3
248	0.8
n/a

2,228	7.5
145	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-321	-1.2
n/a

1,720	6.2
275	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for McLeod 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
41.3
8,200	22.3%
28,514	77.7%
7,140	19.4%

14,825
2.44

9,408	63.5%
7,761	82.5%
710	7.5%
5,417	36.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
9,265	25.3%
27,386	74.7%
5,603	15.3%

14,639
2.47

9,894	67.6%
8,111	82.0%
720	7.3%
4,745	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
9,711	27.8%
25,187	72.2%
4,842	13.9%

13,478
2.55

9,457	70.2%
8,075	85.4%
601	6.4%
4,021	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
9,301	29.0%
22,729	71.0%
4,742	14.8%

11,793
2.68

8,656	73.4%
7,636	88.2%
481	5.6%
3,137	26.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
9,040	30.5%
20,617	69.5%
4,155	14.0%

10,404
2.81

7,968	76.6%
7,211	90.5%
310	3.9%
2,436	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for McLeod County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	534	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	460	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	585	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	410	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	469	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	658	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	301	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	549	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	623	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,482	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,456	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,219	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,780	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,127	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,155	7.8%
$200,000 or more	1,017	6.9%

Median Household Income	73,296
Per Capita Income	39,361

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	469	3.2%
Public Assistance	228	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,006	6.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	17,023	81.2%
Unemployed	446	2.1%
In Armed Forces	4	0.0%

Total Labor Force	17,473	83.4%
Not in Labor Force	3,481	16.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,789	6,247	55.5%
Non-Profit	355	1,152	23.6%
Self-Employed	1,345	399	77.1%

Local Government	459	855	34.9%
State Government	136	137	49.8%
Federal Government	113	103	52.3%

Total Private + Self	9,134	6,646	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,063	2,247	32.1%
Total	10,197	8,893	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,229	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,730	19.5%
Professional, Technical	3,528	18.4%
Service Occupations	2,728	14.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	177	0.9%
All others	6,929	36.2%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	4,678	24.4%
Health care and social assistance	2,692	14.1%
Retail trade	2,186	11.4%
Construction	1,684	8.8%
Educational services	1,143	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	1,090	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	779	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	736	3.8%
Other services	735	3.8%
Finance and insurance	695	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	565	3.0%
Public administration	534	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	530	2.8%
Wholesale trade	330	1.7%
Information	235	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	233	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	160	0.8%
Utilities	132	0.7%
Management	7	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,107	5.74%
Puerto Rican	56	0.15%
Cuban	84	0.23%
Dominican	17	0.05%

Total Central American	18	0.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	18	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	60	0.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.01%
Ecuadorian	56	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	200	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	124	0.34%
Filipino	38	0.10%
Korean	35	0.10%
Japanese	29	0.08%
Vietnamese	12	0.03%
Laotian	4	0.01%
Indian	2	0.01%
Thai	2	0.01%
Burmese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,910	94.7%
Spanish	1,579	4.5%
German, other Germanic	97	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	52	0.1%
Chinese	30	0.1%
Other	30	0.1%
Other Indo-European	14	0.0%
Vietnamese	12	0.0%
Tagalog	7	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	17,706	48.2%
Norwegian	3,870	10.5%
Irish	2,699	7.3%
Polish	2,277	6.2%
Swedish	2,158	5.9%
English	1,466	4.0%
American	1,346	3.7%
Czech	1,139	3.1%
French	699	1.9%
Danish	554	1.5%
European	540	1.5%
Finnish	499	1.4%
Dutch	470	1.3%
Scottish	321	0.9%
Italian	291	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	36,067	98.2%
Not a citizen	660	1.8%

Native	35,334	96.2%
Foreign-born	1,393	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
426	1.7%	1,232	4.8%	8,779	34.4%	10,275	40.2%	3,176	12.4%	1,655	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	426	1.7%
9-12 Years	1,232	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,779	34.4%
Some College	10,275	40.2%
Bach. Degree	3,176	12.4%
Grad Degree	1,655	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	17,967	17,219	748	4.2%	4.7%
1991	18,485	17,653	832	4.5%	5.1%
1992	18,914	17,946	968	5.1%	5.0%
1993	19,522	18,557	965	4.9%	4.8%
1994	20,072	19,291	781	3.9%	4.0%
1995	20,265	19,554	711	3.5%	3.7%
1996	21,199	20,417	782	3.7%	3.8%
1997	21,317	20,640	677	3.2%	3.2%
1998	21,204	20,584	620	2.9%	2.7%
1999	21,009	20,353	656	3.1%	2.7%

2000	20,199	19,555	644	3.2%	3.0%
2001	20,252	19,516	736	3.6%	3.8%
2002	20,254	19,392	862	4.3%	4.5%
2003	20,247	19,337	910	4.5%	4.8%
2004	19,947	19,042	905	4.5%	4.6%
2005	20,048	19,220	828	4.1%	4.1%
2006	20,481	19,648	833	4.1%	4.1%
2007	20,336	19,309	1,027	5.1%	4.6%
2008	20,427	19,198	1,229	6.0%	5.4%
2009	20,095	18,151	1,944	9.7%	7.9%

2010	20,320	18,497	1,823	9.0%	7.4%
2011	20,386	18,824	1,562	7.7%	6.5%
2012	19,954	18,593	1,361	6.8%	5.6%
2013	20,041	18,903	1,138	5.7%	5.0%
2014	19,869	18,930	939	4.7%	4.3%
2015	20,251	19,438	813	4.0%	3.8%
2016	19,765	18,893	872	4.4%	3.9%
2017	19,465	18,729	736	3.8%	3.4%
2018	19,445	18,815	630	3.2%	3.0%
2019	19,309	18,610	699	3.6%	3.2%

2020	19,236	18,145	1,091	5.7%	6.2%
2021	19,116	18,394	722	3.8%	3.8%
2022	19,257	18,701	556	2.9%	2.7%
2023	19,357	18,732	625	3.2%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,869
Median Value	$214,300

Occupied	14,825	93.4%
Vacant	1,044	6.6%

Owned	11,391	76.8%
Rented	3,434	23.2%
Median Rent	$831

Single-Family Units	12,269	77.3%
Detached	11,204	70.6%
Attached	1,065	6.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,275	14.3%
Mobile Homes	731	4.6%

McLeod County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McLeod County, MN

2022 Housing Data for McLeod County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for McLeod County, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McLeod County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for McLeod County, MN