Stevens County, Minnesota Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Stevens County, MN Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • A
    Health Above average
    Among the top 3 healthiest counties in Minnesota
  • B
    Income Around average
    Less wealthy than 71% of counties in Minnesota
  • C
    Education Below average
    Better educated than 81% of counties in Minnesota

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Stevens County Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Population 9,740 5,724,000 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 16.9 65.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.03% 0.64% 0.59%
Median age 32.2 37.1 37.3
Households 3,889 2,299,361 130,235,071

Population in Stevens County grew by 1.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 9,740 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Stevens County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 30.4% of residents. That is 9.1 points above Minnesota as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Minnesota, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.4% of the people living in Stevens County and men 51.6%.

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Economy

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

Metric Stevens County Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $75,380 $89,852 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.00% 4.43% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 2.0% 4.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Stevens County is about 16% lower than in Minnesota.

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Housing

Metric Stevens County Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $39,000 $236,718 $248,835
Median rent $951 $1,280 $1,407
Homeownership rate 63.4% 72.2% 65.2%

The median home price in Stevens County is about 3.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $951 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Stevens County spend about 23 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 94 hours, about 3.9 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Stevens County Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 11.3 20.3 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 22.7 40.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 94 169 187
Estimated yearly cost $2,926 $5,249 $5,790
Work from home 7.6% 17.6% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 850 7,066 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 205 854 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Minnesota: Brown County (10.6 min), Pennington County (10.8 min), Cottonwood County (10.9 min).
Slowest: Chisago County (30.9 min), Wright County (28.8 min), Sherburne County (28.8 min).

The average commute time in Stevens County is 11 minutes, shorter than the 20 minutes in Minnesota.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

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

Metric Stevens County Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 24.7% 35.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.36 2.43 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Minnesota: Hennepin County (0.4), Olmsted County (0.4), Carver County (0.4).
Lowest: Nobles County (0.2), Mahnomen County (0.2), Watonwan County (0.2).

Health

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

Metric Stevens County Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 83.7 80.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 11.5% 13.0% 16.3%
Smokers 16.1% 18.5% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Minnesota: Carver County (0.8), Washington County (0.8), Stevens County (0.8).
Lowest: Mahnomen County (0.8), Clearwater County (0.8), Beltrami County (0.8).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Stevens County, Minnesota.

How many people live in Stevens County, Minnesota?

About 9,740 people live in Stevens County, Minnesota, in 3,889 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 32.2, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.

How densely populated is Stevens County, Minnesota?

Averaged over its land area, Stevens County, Minnesota has 17 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 20% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Stevens County, Minnesota?

The median home costs 0.5 times the median household income ($39,000 against $75,380), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $951 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in Stevens County, Minnesota?

Unemployment in Stevens County, Minnesota is only 2.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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