Redwood County, MN Population

Overview

15,435

Total Population

40.6

Median age

49.74%

Female population %

101:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

72.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

591

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Redwood County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Redwood County's population under 18 was 25.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Redwood County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Redwood County, 20.83% were under the age of 15, 16.74% aged 15 to 29, 41.21% aged 30 to 64, 17.40% aged 65 to 84, and 3.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 less females than males in Redwood County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.74% females and 50.26% males in Redwood County, MN.
The Redwood County, MN gender ratio is 101:100 i.e. 101 men to 100 women (1.010).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 647.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 590.

Redwood County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Redwood County population: 87.13% are White, 0.61% are Black or African American, 4.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.42% are Asian, 1.74% are some other race and 3.79% are multiracial.
Redwood County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 591 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,844 (96.17% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Redwood County is White with a population of 13,449 (87.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,756 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Redwood County's population decreased by 677 (4.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Redwood County's population decreased by 671 (4.17%), 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, Redwood County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,158.