# Redwood County, Minnesota demographics

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Redwood County, Minnesota (county FIPS 27127) has a median household income of $67,866 (±$3,182) and a total population of 15,350 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 22 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 15,350 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.5 years | ±0.6 years | B01002 |
| Households | 6,293 | ±134 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $67,866 | ±$3,182 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $158,200 | ±$5,351 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $757 | ±$67 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 78.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 21.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 93.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 22.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 13.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 2.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 27127 |
| Land area | 878.57 sq mi |
| Water area | 3.17 sq mi |
| Population density | 17 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [56283](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56283) | 17% | 83.9% | Yes |
| [56152](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56152) | 9.7% | 62.5% | Yes |
| [56293](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56293) | 9.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [56180](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56180) | 9.6% | 71.3% | Yes |
| [56266](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56266) | 8.6% | 75.7% | Yes |
| [56292](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56292) | 6.3% | 96.5% | Yes |
| [56214](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56214) | 6.1% | 84.5% | Yes |
| [56083](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56083) | 5% | 45.2% | Yes |
| [56263](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56263) | 4.9% | 84% | Yes |
| [56255](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56255) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [56087](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56087) | 4.2% | 25% |  |
| [56224](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56224) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [56175](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56175) | 3.5% | 22.7% |  |
| [56270](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56270) | 2% | 36.8% |  |
| [56166](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56166) | 1.9% | 51.4% | Yes |
| [56085](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56085) | 1% | 4.3% |  |
| [56258](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56258) | 0.9% | 4% |  |
| [56284](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56284) | 0.5% | 3.1% |  |
| [56297](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56297) | 0.5% | 6.1% |  |
| [55333](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/55333) | 0.3% | 3.8% |  |
| [56287](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56287) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [56294](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/56294) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:127&in=state:27
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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