Wright County, Minnesota Population 2024

154,182
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Wright County, Minnesota's estimated 2024 population is 154,182 with a growth rate of 2.01% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Wright County, Minnesota is the 10th largest county in Minnesota. The 2010 population was 125,093 and has seen a growth of 23.25% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029169,3423,0321.82%
2028166,3103,0321.86%
2027163,2783,0321.89%
2026160,2463,0321.93%
2025157,2143,0321.97%
2024154,1823,0322.01%
2023151,1503,0322.05%
2022148,1182,9142.01%
2021145,2043,3212.34%
2020141,8833,3412.41%
2019138,5422,0711.52%
2018136,4712,1911.63%
2017134,2801,8881.43%
2016132,3921,3631.04%
2015131,0291,1840.91%
2014129,8451,6101.26%
2013128,2359620.76%
2012127,2731,0340.82%
2011126,2391,1460.92%
2010125,09300%
199068,71010,02917.09%
198058,68119,74850.72%
197038,9338,99830.06%
196029,9352,2198.01%
195027,7161660.6%
194027,5504311.59%
193027,119-1,566-5.46%
192028,6856032.15%
191028,082-1,075-3.69%
190029,1574,99320.66%
189024,1646,06033.47%
188018,1048,64791.43%
18709,4575,728153.61%
18603,729-165,613-97.8%
2024 Growth Rate
2.01% (3,032)
County Website
Wright County
County Seat
Buffalo
2020 Population
141,883
Area
661 mi²
Density
233 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
8.67% (12,299)
Founded
February 20, 1855

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White129,90089.42%
Two or more races7,1514.92%
Other race2,7571.9%
Black or African American2,7071.86%
Asian2,2661.56%
Native American4890.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%
89.42%Race

White

Two or more races

Other race

Black or African American

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Wright County, Minnesota Population by Race

Wright County, Minnesota Population Pyramid 2024

010203040506070806.5K6K5.5K5K4.5K4K3.5K3K2.5K2K1.5K1K500005001K1.5K2K2.5K3K3.5K4K4.5K5K5.5K6K6.5KMaleFemale

Wright County, Minnesota Median Age

37.4

Total

37.3

Male

37.5

Female

Wright County, Minnesota Adults

There are 105,360 adults, (19,339 of whom are seniors) in Wright County, Minnesota.

Wright County, Minnesota Age Dependency

68.9

Age Dependency Ratio

22.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

46.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Wright County, Minnesota Sex Ratio

Female71,27749.07%
Male73,99350.93%

Wright County, Minnesota Population by Age

Wright County, Minnesota Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All52,7572.7384.315.7
Married31,9293.3293.46.6
Non Family14,5031.2368.631.4
Female4,2763.2870.629.4
Male2,0493.181.618.4

3.23

Average Family Size

2.73

Average Household Size

84.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

60.52%8.11%27.49%Households by Type

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

MarriedAllMaleFemaleNon Family00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91

owner

renter

Wright County, Minnesota Households and Families

Less Than 9th Grade9th to 12th GradeHigh School GraduateSome CollegeAssociates DegreeBachelors DegreeGraduate Degree05K10K15K

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade3,6233.82%
Associates Degree12,22312.87%
Bachelors Degree23,13324.36%
Graduate Degree9,1619.65%
High School Graduate25,45626.81%
Less Than 9th Grade1,1731.24%
Some College20,18921.26%
26.81%21.26%12.87%24.36%9.65%Over 25 Education

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Wright County, Minnesota Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Wright County, Minnesota Educational Attainment by Race

BlackWhite2+ RacesAsianNative AmericanOther RaceHispanic0%20%40%60%80%100%

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White86,13182,33129,457
2+ Races2,9312,612904
Hispanic2,6291,978499
Other Race1,7731,403277
Black1,7421,689786
Asian1,6641,478692
Native American29825740

The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 96.96%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among black people with a rate of 45.12%.

Wright County, Minnesota Educational Attainment by Race

OverallLess Than 9th GradeHigh School GraduateSome CollegeBachelors DegreeGraduate Degree$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$75,992$92,057$63,892
Graduate Degree$86,908$98,289$82,982
High School Graduate$49,650$54,691$41,358
Less Than 9th Grade$50,867$66,027$14,801
Overall$62,572$72,738$52,571
Some College$58,103$70,566$42,946

$62,572

Average Earnings

$72,738

Average Male

$52,571

Average Female

Wright County, Minnesota Earnings by Educational Attainment

Wright County, Minnesota Language by Age

94.52%Languages

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Wright County, Minnesota Language

94.52% of Wright County, Minnesota residents speak only English, while 5.48% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.4% of the population.

Wright County, Minnesota Language

Wright County, Minnesota Poverty by Race

NativeHispanicMultipleOtherWhiteAsianBlack0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White128,1985,7774.51%
Multiple6,99984212.03%
Hispanic4,92571414.5%
Other2,7482328.44%
Native46510723.01%
Asian2,254974.3%
Black2,683612.27%

4.95%

Overall Poverty Rate

4.11%

Male Poverty Rate

5.81%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Wright County, Minnesota

The race most likely to be in poverty in Wright County, Minnesota is Native, with 23.01% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Wright County, Minnesota is Black, with 2.27% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.66%. Among those working part-time, it was 6.89%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 12.29%.

Wright County, Minnesota Poverty

Less Than 9th GradeHigh SchoolSome CollegeBachelors or Greater0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade13.59%
High School7.36%
Some College4.51%
Bachelors or Greater1.19%

Wright County, Minnesota Poverty Rate by Education

Male EmployedMale UnemployedFemale EmployedFemale Unemployed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed20.4%
Female Unemployed10%
Female Employed2.6%
Male Employed1.61%

Wright County, Minnesota Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Wright County, Minnesota Income by Household Type

Under10k10kTo15k15kTo25k25kTo35k35kTo50k50kTo75k75kTo100k100kTo150k150kTo200kOver200k051015202530

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$123,867$139,219
Households$106,666$123,045
Married Families$134,455$151,095
Non Families$58,466$73,555
HouseholdsFamiliesMarried FamiliesNon Families050,000100,000150,000

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Wright County, Minnesota Marital Status

OverallMalesFemales0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

58.4%

Overall Marriage Rate

58.2%

Male Marriage Rate

58.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Wright County, Minnesota Married by Age and Sex

35-4445-5455-64Over 6520-3415-1901020304050607080

male

female

Wright County, Minnesota Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Wright County, Minnesota Marital Status by Race

AsianWhiteWhiteNonHispanicOtherRaceHispanicBlackTwoOrMoreRacesIndian0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Wright County, Minnesota Marital Status

19.27%25.94%49.58%Veterans by War

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

6,737

Number of Veterans

6,264

Male Veterans

473

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam2,809
First Gulf War1,470
Second Gulf War1,092
Korea241
World War II54

Wright County, Minnesota Veterans by War

18 to 3435 to 5455 to 6465 to 7475+02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,200

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+2,007
65 to 741,815
35 to 541,495
55 to 641,039
18 to 34381

Wright County, Minnesota Veterans by Age

White2+ RacesBlackHispanicAsianNative AmericanOther Race05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,500

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White6,4536.74%
2+ Races1494.26%
Black1005.18%
Hispanic481.57%
Asian231.35%
Native American61.94%
Other Race60.28%

Wright County, Minnesota Veterans by Race

Wright County, Minnesota Veterans by Education

35.76%37.33%22.51%Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.24%

Veteran Poverty Rate

32.07%

Veteran Disability Rate

Wright County, Minnesota Veterans by Education

16 - 1920 - 2425 - 2930 - 3435 - 4445 - 5455 - 5960 - 6465 - 7475+0102030405060708090100

LaborForceParticipation

72.7%

Labor Force Participation

71.1%

Employment Rate

2.1%

Unemployment Rate

Wright County, Minnesota Employment by Age

Other RaceBlackAsianHispanic2+ RacesWhiteWhite Non-HispanicNative American0102030405060708090

LaborForceParticipation

Wright County, Minnesota Employment by Race

Less Than High SchoolHigh School GraduateSome CollegeBachelors or Greater0102030405060708090100

LaborForceParticipation

Wright County, Minnesota Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

18.56%18.43%12.63%44.99%Origin

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

13.3%37.55%31.21%15.09%Origin

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

78.17%

Born in Wright County, Minnesota

96.12%

Native Born

3.88%

Foreign Born

1.53%

Non Citizen

2.34%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.12% of Wright County, Minnesota residents were born in the United States, with 78.17% having been born in Minnesota. 1.53% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Wright County, Minnesota Place of Birth

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