Olmsted County, Minnesota

Olmsted County is one of the 87 county of Minnesota, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 124277 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 141360, It is eighth most populous county in Minnesota. It has total area of 654.5 square miles (1695.15 kmē), of which, 653.01 square miles (1691.29 kmē) of it is land and 1.49 square miles (3.86 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 48th largest by total area among Minnesota's county.

Olmsted County Minnesota
Map of Olmsted County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 124277 residents, 47807 households, and 32308 families in the county. The population density was 190.3 people per square mile (73.48/kmē), making it the eighth most densely populated county in Minnesota. There were 49422 housing units at an average density of 75.7 per square mile (29.23/kmē). The average household size was 2.53 people, and the average family size was 3.09 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 27% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 141360, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 89.43% White, 3.86% Black or African American, 0.29% American Indian, 5.15% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 1.23% from two or more races.

Olmsted County Minnesota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Olmsted County Minnesota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Olmsted County Minnesota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $51316, it is Minnesota's tenth wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $61610, making it the eighth wealthiest county by median family income among the Minnesota. The per capita income for the county was $24939, it is the sixth highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

In 2000, 34049 pupils and students, of which 16993 are male and 17056 are female, 27.4% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2463 nursery or pri school, 2021 kindergarten, 15524 elementary school, 7756 high school and 6285 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Chatfield CityFillmore County, Olmsted County1.991.99023941201.82014544023
2Pine Island CityGoodhue County, Olmsted County2.952.930.022337797.52037047500
3Byron CityOlmsted County1.421.42035002457.62029758879
4Dover CityOlmsted County1.071.070438410.41580441250
5Eyota CityOlmsted County1.551.55016441058.41847147500
6Oronoco CityOlmsted County2.141.830.31883482.82796567656
7Rochester CityOlmsted County39.7539.610.14858062166.32481149090
8Stewartville CityOlmsted County2.142.10.0454112579.61878044135
YearPopulation
April 2000 census124277
April 2000 Estimate124277
July 2000 Estimate124883
July 2001 Estimate126736
July 2002 Estimate129117
July 2003 Estimate131123
July 2004 Estimate133154
July 2005 Estimate134902
July 2006 Estimate137080
July 2007 Estimate139132
July 2008 Estimate141360
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school134811152463
Kindergarten10909312021
Elementary school7887763715524
High school405836987756
College or graduate school261036756285
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Olmsted County, Minnesota$51316$61610$24939
Minnesota, United States$47111$56874$23198
United States$41994$50046$21587