2022 population: 34,441 ( 1,714 from 2010 , 23 from 2020)
Land area: 448.6 square miles
Population density: 76.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	29,804	86.54%	0.5%
Black:	1,534	4.45%	133.1%
Indian:	147	0.43%	98.6%
Asian:	561	1.63%	30.5%
2+ races:	581	1.69%	52.9%
Hispanic:	1,814	5.27%	48.0%

Total non-White:	4,637	13.46%	66.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	762	11.1
Deaths:	636	9.2
Net Migration:	-228	-3.3
Net Immigration:	86	1.2

Change in White population:	-140	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,854	5.7

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
32,727
29,944	91.50%
658	2.01%
74	0.23%
430	1.31%
380	1.16%
1,226	3.75%
2,783	8.50%

2000
29,771
28,405	95.41%
232	0.78%
59	0.20%
340	1.14%
192	0.64%
535	1.80%
1,366	4.59%

1990
28,076
27,573	98.21%
63	0.22%
75	0.27%
127	0.45%
n/a
238	0.85%
503	1.79%

1980
26,929
26,644	98.94%
30	0.11%
10	0.04%
130	0.48%
n/a
102	0.38%
285	1.06%

1970
24,518
24,347	99.30%
83	0.34%
12	0.05%
25	0.10%
n/a
44	0.18%
171	0.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,659	12.3
1,817	6.1
390	1.3
399	1.3

1,539	5.2
1,417	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
3,481	12.4
1,832	6.5
81	0.3
166	0.6

832	3.0
863	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
4,205	15.6
1,831	6.8
-1,198	-4.4
n/a

929	3.4
218	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

2,297	9.4
114	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Nicollet 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
37.1
7,451	21.6%
26,990	78.4%
5,813	16.9%

12,913
2.41

8,325	64.5%
6,422	77.1%
922	11.1%
4,588	35.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.1
7,383	22.6%
25,344	77.4%
3,917	12.0%

12,201
2.46

8,069	66.1%
6,483	80.3%
748	9.3%
4,132	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
7,355	24.7%
22,416	75.3%
3,235	10.9%

10,647
2.56

7,327	68.8%
6,279	85.7%
541	7.4%
3,320	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
7,360	26.2%
20,716	73.8%
3,097	11.0%

9,548
2.67

6,866	71.9%
6,140	89.4%
363	5.3%
2,682	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
7,645	28.4%
19,284	71.6%
2,819	10.5%

8,565
2.84

6,328	73.9%
5,637	89.1%
327	5.2%
2,237	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Nicollet County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	359	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	448	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	444	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	324	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	419	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	532	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	404	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	561	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	462	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	945	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,237	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,738	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,760	13.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,070	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,029	8.0%
$200,000 or more	1,181	9.1%

Median Household Income	79,113
Per Capita Income	41,658

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	282	2.2%
Public Assistance	364	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,039	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	16,953	81.8%
Unemployed	354	1.7%
In Armed Forces	15	0.1%

Total Labor Force	17,322	83.6%
Not in Labor Force	3,393	16.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,867	5,495	55.5%
Non-Profit	850	1,682	33.6%
Self-Employed	973	628	60.8%

Local Government	432	747	36.6%
State Government	624	638	49.4%
Federal Government	116	135	46.2%

Total Private + Self	7,840	6,123	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,022	3,202	38.7%
Total	9,862	9,325	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,725	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,184	21.8%
Professional, Technical	4,628	24.1%
Service Occupations	3,255	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	122	0.6%
All others	4,403	22.9%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	3,627	18.9%
Manufacturing	3,000	15.6%
Educational services	2,688	14.0%
Retail trade	2,033	10.6%
Construction	1,123	5.9%
Other services	878	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	815	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	775	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	769	4.0%
Public administration	664	3.5%
Finance and insurance	630	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	597	3.1%
Wholesale trade	443	2.3%
Information	388	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	300	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	224	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	143	0.7%
Utilities	72	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.1%
Management	10	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,152	3.35%
Puerto Rican	34	0.10%
Cuban	14	0.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	385	1.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	185	0.54%
Honduran	55	0.16%
Nicaraguan	6	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	139	0.40%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	69	0.20%
Argentinean	29	0.08%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	12	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	28	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	48	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	96	0.28%
Filipino	87	0.25%
Chinese	65	0.19%
Japanese	60	0.17%
Vietnamese	50	0.15%
Korean	43	0.13%
Malaysian	15	0.04%
Cambodian	11	0.03%
Laotian	6	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	30,643	94.3%
Spanish	703	2.2%
Other	507	1.6%
German, other Germanic	226	0.7%
Other Indo-European	110	0.3%
Other Asian	100	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	82	0.3%
Vietnamese	40	0.1%
Tagalog	35	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	15,317	44.6%
Norwegian	4,244	12.3%
Irish	3,081	9.0%
Swedish	2,058	6.0%
English	1,633	4.7%
American	1,155	3.4%
French	766	2.2%
Polish	705	2.1%
Scandinavian	587	1.7%
European	566	1.6%
Dutch	426	1.2%
Italian	404	1.2%
Czech	393	1.1%
Belgian	368	1.1%
Danish	366	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	33,645	97.9%
Not a citizen	735	2.1%

Native	33,123	96.3%
Foreign-born	1,257	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
305	1.4%	791	3.5%	5,514	24.7%	7,923	35.5%	5,191	23.3%	2,602	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	305	1.4%
9-12 Years	791	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,514	24.7%
Some College	7,923	35.5%
Bach. Degree	5,191	23.3%
Grad Degree	2,602	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,756	15,162	594	3.8%	4.7%
1991	16,064	15,503	561	3.5%	5.1%
1992	16,543	15,995	548	3.3%	5.0%
1993	17,264	16,711	553	3.2%	4.8%
1994	17,986	17,510	476	2.6%	4.0%
1995	18,197	17,673	524	2.9%	3.7%
1996	18,309	17,781	528	2.9%	3.8%
1997	18,359	17,929	430	2.3%	3.2%
1998	18,642	18,318	324	1.7%	2.7%
1999	18,475	18,134	341	1.8%	2.7%

2000	18,060	17,581	479	2.7%	3.0%
2001	18,512	17,957	555	3.0%	3.8%
2002	18,952	18,282	670	3.5%	4.5%
2003	18,938	18,227	711	3.8%	4.8%
2004	18,856	18,180	676	3.6%	4.6%
2005	18,849	18,240	609	3.2%	4.1%
2006	19,340	18,725	615	3.2%	4.1%
2007	19,213	18,511	702	3.7%	4.6%
2008	19,768	18,912	856	4.3%	5.4%
2009	19,877	18,611	1,266	6.4%	7.9%

2010	19,796	18,584	1,212	6.1%	7.4%
2011	19,981	18,959	1,022	5.1%	6.5%
2012	19,760	18,853	907	4.6%	5.6%
2013	19,732	18,983	749	3.8%	5.0%
2014	19,810	19,190	620	3.1%	4.3%
2015	20,349	19,801	548	2.7%	3.8%
2016	20,343	19,767	576	2.8%	3.9%
2017	20,574	20,054	520	2.5%	3.4%
2018	20,699	20,225	474	2.3%	3.0%
2019	20,925	20,405	520	2.5%	3.2%

2020	20,752	19,755	997	4.8%	6.2%
2021	20,342	19,722	620	3.0%	3.8%
2022	20,648	20,234	414	2.0%	2.7%
2023	21,015	20,554	461	2.2%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	13,461
Median Value	$240,700

Occupied	12,913	95.9%
Vacant	548	4.1%

Owned	9,585	74.2%
Rented	3,328	25.8%
Median Rent	$901

Single-Family Units	9,903	73.6%
Detached	9,186	68.2%
Attached	717	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,026	15.1%
Mobile Homes	687	5.1%

Nicollet County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nicollet County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Nicollet County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nicollet County, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nicollet County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Nicollet County, MN