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Benton County, MN


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

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2024 population: 41,881   ( 504 from 2020)
Land area: 408.3 square miles
Population density: 102.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:36,084 86.16% 1.0%
Black:2,3925.71% 10.5%
Indian:2000.48% 17.6%
Asian:5751.37% 19.5%
2+ races:9732.32% 11.5%
Hispanic:1,6573.96% 34.7%
Total non-White:5,79713.84% 17.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,106 12.7
Deaths:1,73510.5
Net Migration: -251-1.5
Net Immigration: 3622.2
Change in White population:-374 -0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:878 2.1




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

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

2020
41,377
36,45888.11%
2,1655.23%
1700.41%
4811.16%
8732.11%
1,2302.97%
4,91911.89%

2010
38,451
35,93993.47%
7381.92%
1460.38%
4241.10%
5571.45%
6321.64%
2,5126.53%

2000
34,226
32,76895.74%
2620.77%
1620.47%
4061.19%
2880.84%
3070.90%
1,4584.26%

1990
30,185
29,70998.42%
870.29%
1790.59%
880.29%
n/a
1220.40%
4761.58%

1980
25,187
24,90298.87%
200.08%
530.21%
1050.42%
n/a
1020.40%
2851.13%

1970
20,841
20,73599.49%
20.01%
390.19%
130.06%
n/a
440.21%
106 0.51%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
5,242 13.6
3,1438.2
-15-0.0
3681.0
519 1.3
2,407 6.3
2000's
NumberRate
5,454 15.9
2,8998.5
2,6677.8
2450.7
3,171 9.3
1,054 3.1
1990's
NumberRate
4,975 16.5
2,8019.3
3,19910.6
1440.5
3,059 10.1
982 3.3
1980's
NumberRate
5,405 21.5
2,319 9.2
1,738 6.9
n/a
4,807 19.1
191 0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,282 6.2
n/a
4,167 20.0
179 0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton 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
36.2
10,561 25.2%
31,320 74.8%
5,629 13.4%
16,312
2.47
10,049 61.6%
7,488 74.5%
1,066 10.6%
6,263 38.4%

2010
NumberPercent
34.1
9,500 24.7%
28,951 75.3%
4,558 11.9%
15,079
2.48
9,694 64.3%
7,553 77.9%
932 9.6%
5,385 35.7%

2000
NumberPercent
32.0
9,253 27.0%
24,973 73.0%
3,804 11.1%
13,067
2.56
8,481 64.9%
6,959 82.1%
637 7.5%
4,586 35.1%

1990
NumberPercent
29.4
9,078 30.1%
21,107 69.9%
3,514 11.6%
10,915
2.71
7,628 69.9%
6,469 84.8%
583 7.6%
3,287 30.1%

1980
NumberPercent
26.8
8,300 33.0%
16,887 67.0%
2,770 11.0%
8,317
2.96
6,223 74.8%
5,576 89.6%
286 4.6%
2,094 25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Benton County, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units17,318 
Median Value$229,300 
Occupied16,31294.2%
Vacant1,0065.8%
Owned10,84266.5%
Rented5,47033.5%
Median Rent$907 
Single-Family Units11,57766.8%
    Detached11,27765.1%
    Attached3001.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,19924.2%
Mobile Homes1,1106.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton County, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005773.5%
$10,000 to $14,9993492.1%
$15,000 to $19,9993161.9%
$20,000 to $24,9996764.1%
$25,000 to $29,9995523.4%
$30,000 to $34,9995113.1%
$35,000 to $39,9996313.9%
$40,000 to $44,9999295.7%
$45,000 to $49,9998755.4%
$50,000 to $59,9991,6059.8%
$60,000 to $74,9991,5689.6%
$75,000 to $99,9992,19413.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991,98312.2%
$125,000 to $149,9991,4078.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,3288.1%
$200,000 or more8115.0%
Median Household Income70,346 
Per Capita Income35,885 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6013.7%
Public Assistance5163.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,4428.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed20,92882.6%
Unemployed7813.1%
In Armed Forces530.2%
Total Labor Force21,76285.9%
Not in Labor Force3,58314.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 17.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,8966,47355.0%
Non-Profit8941,88632.2%
Self-Employed1,32076863.2%
Local Government6811,13737.5%
State Government47738755.2%
Federal Government20521748.6%
Total Private + Self9,2167,24156.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,2573,62738.4%
Total11,47310,86851.4%
Pct. Govt.13.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,71212.1%
Sales and Office Occupations4,74221.2%
Professional, Technical4,93522.0%
Service Occupations3,88617.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1080.5%
All others6,13127.4%
White Collar 55.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,42519.7%
Manufacturing3,39015.1%
Retail trade2,58511.5%
Educational services2,0149.0%
Construction1,9248.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,1545.2%
Other services1,0604.7%
Finance and insurance1,0374.6%
Accommodation and food services9074.0%
Public administration8803.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7913.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6372.8%
Wholesale trade5812.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4091.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1880.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1730.8%
Information1170.5%
Utilities1150.5%
Management110.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction80.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8852.14%
Puerto Rican940.23%
Cuban300.07%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1240.30%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1020.25%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan120.03%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran100.02%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American710.17%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian30.01%
Chilean20.00%
Colombian160.04%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan100.02%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American400.10%
Other Hispanic640.15%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese860.21%
Hmong750.18%
Laotian740.18%
Indian520.13%
Chinese460.11%
Korean260.06%
Filipino240.06%
Cambodian130.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English36,17693.4%
Other1,0502.7%
Spanish7261.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2110.5%
Other Asian1100.3%
German, other Germanic990.3%
Arabic920.2%
Other Indo-European870.2%
Vietnamese600.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German16,91841.0%
Polish4,64011.2%
Norwegian3,6838.9%
Irish3,3228.0%
Swedish2,4596.0%
English1,9014.6%
French1,0072.4%
American1,0022.4%
Dutch6081.5%
Scandinavian5951.4%
Scottish5291.3%
Finnish4661.1%
Danish4451.1%
Czech4241.0%
Somalian4221.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen40,29597.6%
Not a citizen1,0052.4%
Native39,54095.7%
Foreign-born1,7604.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton County, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
548 2.0%1,729 6.3%7,864 28.8%10,684 39.2%4,502 16.5%1,948 7.1%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 548 2.0%
9-12 Years 1,729 6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,864 28.8%
Some College 10,684 39.2%
Bach. Degree 4,502 16.5%
Grad Degree 1,948 7.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Benton County, MN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 16,909 15,858 1,051 6.2% 4.7%
1991 17,593 16,531 1,062 6.0% 5.1%
1992 17,971 16,992 979 5.4% 5.0%
1993 18,548 17,548 1,000 5.4% 4.8%
1994 18,949 18,126 823 4.3% 4.0%
1995 19,520 18,666 854 4.4% 3.7%
1996 19,927 18,944 983 4.9% 3.8%
1997 19,853 19,014 839 4.2% 3.2%
1998 20,050 19,380 670 3.3% 2.7%
1999 21,019 20,392 627 3.0% 2.7%
2000 20,503 19,813 690 3.4% 3.0%
2001 21,286 20,370 916 4.3% 3.8%
2002 21,700 20,614 1,086 5.0% 4.5%
2003 21,958 20,796 1,162 5.3% 4.8%
2004 22,155 21,012 1,143 5.2% 4.6%
2005 22,174 21,126 1,048 4.7% 4.1%
2006 22,346 21,341 1,005 4.5% 4.1%
2007 22,877 21,728 1,149 5.0% 4.6%
2008 23,006 21,617 1,389 6.0% 5.4%
2009 23,169 21,172 1,997 8.6% 7.9%
2010 21,119 19,273 1,846 8.7% 7.4%
2011 21,298 19,681 1,617 7.6% 6.5%
2012 21,224 19,859 1,365 6.4% 5.6%
2013 21,463 20,172 1,291 6.0% 5.0%
2014 21,763 20,638 1,125 5.2% 4.3%
2015 21,644 20,662 982 4.5% 3.8%
2016 21,764 20,803 961 4.4% 3.9%
2017 21,690 20,815 875 4.0% 3.4%
2018 21,754 20,971 783 3.6% 3.0%
2019 21,941 21,103 838 3.8% 3.2%
2020 22,062 20,597 1,465 6.6% 6.2%
2021 21,445 20,431 1,014 4.7% 3.8%
2022 21,608 20,865 743 3.4% 2.7%
2023 21,827 21,039 788 3.6% 2.8%
2024 22,995 22,159 836 3.6% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com