Official Federal Data
Sherburne County, Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Population 100,560
9 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$105,466 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
4.1% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$4.9B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
29.7% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$105,466 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$45,141 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$123,508 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$100,635 metro RPP 104.8
Poverty Rate
5.1% down from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Sherburne County$105,466
Minnesota$89,062
National$80,734
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 104.8 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Sherburne County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 25.8%
18-34 · 21.2%
35-54 · 28.1%
55-64 · 12.5%
65+ · 12.3%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
94.4%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +4.8 pts vs national
29.7%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 6.0 pts vs national
8.8%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 5.3 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
100,560
Population
56,427
Labor Force
Employed
54,740
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
4.1% up from 2024 +0.8 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.7 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
13.5%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Cost of living erodes income: Local prices run 4.8% above the national average, so the nominal median of $105,466 is worth $100,635 at national average prices. BEA publishes price parity at metro level, not county level.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 6.0 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$4.9B up from 2023 +3.2% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+3.2% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+5.1% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
104.8
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 4,514 workers (21.8% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $50,854. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 4,829 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $4.9B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $82,331 while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation averages $19,864, a 4.1x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
14 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Manufacturing Cluster at 30% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
5,955
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
11.66x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail, Highest 10 By LQ
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
11.66x 693
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
5.73x 1,458
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
3.37x 339
Paper Manufacturing
3.22x 202
Private Households
2.98x 109
Crop Production
2.84x 268
Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers
2.81x 525
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
2.72x 201
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
2.63x 1,609
Building Material and Garden Supply Retailers
2.25x 551
+ 4 more sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5, holding a further 3,198 jobs not counted in the total above. See the spider chart for the broader picture.
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.17x
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
80 employed
0.21x
Accommodation
73 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base.
Industrial electricity in Minnesota costs 9.32¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Minnesota has 3 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 39 miles from the county.
Land area 433 sq mi, larger than 27% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing concentrates at 11.66x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 14 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 30% of the employment across them, the largest being goods manufacturing. Demand reaches this base from more than one market rather than from a single one.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$361,400 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,127 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
83.2% down from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
4.2% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
0.6% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
3.4x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,242/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,405/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,709/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,262/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,531/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,270/mo, from a renter median of $50,816) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 44.4% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 21.4% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.4x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- High home ownership: 83.2% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
- Affordable rent tiers: 1 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $50,816 can pay without cost burden (~$1,270/mo), and 44.4% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
62,252 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.7 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
13.5%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
86.8%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (77,838)
unchanged from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003
Bachelor's+
29.7% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
94.4% down from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Sherburne County
The IPEDS institutional directory lists no college, university, or technical school located in Sherburne County. Any training pipeline serving this county runs through institutions outside it, which this page does not aggregate.
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
20.3%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.5% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
38.2%
Service
14.9%
Sales & Office
18.4%
Construction / Maint.
11.1%
Production / Transport
17.4%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 54,740 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 72.7% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: no college, university, or technical school is located in Sherburne County per the IPEDS institutional directory, so any training pipeline serving it runs through institutions outside the county.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 9 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Sherburne County shows strong potential for furniture and related product manufacturing attraction, with a 11.66x concentration and 693 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The concentrated base spans furniture and related product manufacturing, fabricated metal product manufacturing, and transit and ground passenger transportation, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 30% of the employment across them, the largest being goods manufacturing. Supply-chain recruitment has more than one demand base to work from.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Sherburne County, Minnesota, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Sherburne County, Minnesota?
100,560 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Sherburne County, Minnesota?
$105,466 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (104.8 against a national average of 100), that is $100,635 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Sherburne County, Minnesota?
4.1% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Sherburne County, Minnesota?
$4.9B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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