Rice County, Minnesota
Rice County, Minnesota · ZIP 55018, 55019, 55021
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 69,025 (2024 estimate)Population
- 23,345Households
- $82,792Median household income
- $298,500Median home value
- 21Towns with a page
- 15ZIP codes
Rice County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 56,665 |
| 2010 | 64,142 |
| 2020 | 67,097 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $82,792 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 17,714 units
- Renter occupied
- 5,631 units
- Vacancy rate
- 7.3%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
25,126 employees in 1,600 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Rice County | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67,389 | 5,713,716 |
| Median household income | $82,792 | $87,556 |
| Median age | 37.1 | 38.6 |
| Median home value | $298,500 | $305,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.7% | 38.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.9% | 72.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 22.5 minutes | 23.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Rice County21 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Faribault | City | 24,983 | 15.7 sq mi |
| Northfield | City | 21,316 | 8.61 sq mi |
| Lonsdale | City | 5,066 | 2.61 sq mi |
| Bridgewater Township | Township | 1,839 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Webster Township | Township | 1,824 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Dundas | City | 1,806 | 1.85 sq mi |
| Wells Township | Township | 1,585 | 25.7 sq mi |
| Forest Township | Township | 1,366 | 32.2 sq mi |
| Warsaw Township | Township | 1,310 | 32.3 sq mi |
| Wheatland Township | Township | 1,298 | 32.5 sq mi |
| Cannon City Township | Township | 1,261 | 30.4 sq mi |
| Shieldsville Township | Township | 1,094 | 32.2 sq mi |
| Morristown | City | 1,016 | 1.12 sq mi |
| Walcott Township | Township | 957 | 32.9 sq mi |
| Northfield Township | Township | 879 | 38.7 sq mi |
| Erin Township | Township | 860 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Warsaw | Census designated place | 690 | 0.86 sq mi |
| Morristown Township | Township | 604 | 32.8 sq mi |
| Wheeling Township | Township | 534 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Richland Township | Township | 385 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Nerstrand | City | 278 | 1.41 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Dakota CountyPopulation 453,156 (2024 estimate)
- Dodge CountyPopulation 21,242 (2024 estimate)
- Goodhue CountyPopulation 47,982 (2024 estimate)
- Le Sueur CountyPopulation 29,458 (2024 estimate)
- Scott CountyPopulation 157,206 (2024 estimate)
- Steele CountyPopulation 37,434 (2024 estimate)
- Waseca CountyPopulation 18,684 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.