What is the population of Stearns County, Minnesota?

The population of Stearns County, Minnesota is 162,437, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Stearns County, Minnesota?

The median household income in Stearns County, Minnesota is $76,786, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Stearns County, Minnesota is $283,184, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Stearns County, Minnesota is 4.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education C

Metric	Stearns County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	162,437	5,674,785	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	116.9	65.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.47%	0.66%	0.57%
Median age	35.1	36.9	37.1
Households	60,895	2,271,841	128,459,983

Year	Stearns County

Group	Share

Stearns County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Stearns County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$76,786	$88,383	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.31%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.9%	5.2%

Metric	Stearns County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$283,184	$243,729	$242,182
Median rent	$1,057	$1,234	$1,342
Homeownership rate	67.8%	72.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Stearns County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.4	20.6	22.5
Work from home	9.3%	15.9%	13.4%

Stearns County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Stearns County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	35.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.44	2.54

Stearns County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Stearns County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.9	80.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.7%	13.0%	16.3%
Smokers	17.3%	18.5%	19.0%