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Pennington County, MN

13,791 Population
616.5 square miles 22.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,551 ±$2,185 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,325 ±$5,217 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.5% ±2.1% (1,416  ±290) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.4 minutes ±0.7 (82,800  ±5,717) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,207 ±199 Number of households
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (13,491  ±15) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.6% ±2.2% (170  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,799 ±33 Number of housing units
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$195,500 ±$10,083 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13% ±3% (1,782  ±405) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.8% ±4.7% (9,141  ±454.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21% ±2.2% (2,024  ±214.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.7% (503  ±122) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±1.1% (612  ±118) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
612 Total veterans ±118 593 Male ±120 19 Female ±12

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