Houston County, MN Population

Overview

18,806

Total Population

44.8

Median age

49.71%

Female population %

101.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

255

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Houston County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Houston County is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Houston County's population under 18 was 22.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Houston County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Houston County, 18.50% were under the age of 15, 14.85% aged 15 to 29, 45.17% aged 30 to 64, 18.07% aged 65 to 84, and 3.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 110 less females than males in Houston County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.71% females and 50.29% males in Houston County, MN.
The Houston County, MN gender ratio is 101.2:100 i.e. 101.2 men to 100 women (1.012).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 886.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 813.

Houston County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Houston County population: 94.91% are White, 1.04% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian, 0.33% are some other race and 2.77% are multiracial.
Houston County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 255 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,551 (98.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Houston County is White with a population of 17,849 (94.91% of the total population).

Houston County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 19,885 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Houston County's population decreased by 691 (3.50%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Houston County's population decreased by 176 (0.93%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Houston County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 18,608.