Owatonna city, MN

Steele County, MN

2022 population: 26,400 ( 801 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.9 square miles
Population density: 1775.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,340	84.62%	0.8%
Black:	1,113	4.22%	14.3%
Indian:	43	0.16%	18.9%
Asian:	81	0.31%	65.8%
2+ races:	844	3.20%	199.3%
Hispanic:	1,929	7.31%	3.3%

Total non-White:	4,060	15.38%	18.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	168	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	633	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
25,599
22,172	86.61%
974	3.80%
53	0.21%
237	0.93%
282	1.10%
1,868	7.30%
3,427	13.39%

2000
22,415
20,589	91.85%
277	1.24%
8	0.04%
176	0.79%
368	1.64%
990	4.42%
1,826	8.15%

1990
19,386
18,675	96.33%
91	0.47%
57	0.29%
172	0.89%
n/a
391	2.02%
711	3.67%

1980
18,632
18,342	98.44%
5	0.03%
25	0.13%
88	0.47%
n/a
172	0.92%
290	1.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,583	7.1
1,601	7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,914	9.9
1,115	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

333	1.8
421	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Owatonna city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
6,403	24.3%
19,997	75.7%
4,873	18.5%

10,958
2.36

6,814	62.2%
5,627	82.6%
668	9.8%
4,144	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
6,890	26.9%
18,709	73.1%
3,544	13.8%

10,068
2.49

6,737	66.9%
5,323	79.0%
717	10.6%
3,331	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
6,254	27.9%
16,161	72.1%
2,824	12.6%

8,686
2.52

5,950	68.5%
4,939	83.0%
518	8.7%
2,736	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
5,324	27.5%
14,062	72.5%
2,650	13.7%

7,339
2.56

5,172	70.5%
4,560	88.2%
299	5.8%
2,167	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
5,327	28.6%
13,305	71.4%
2,388	12.8%

6,722
2.65

4,859	72.3%
4,344	89.4%
267	5.5%
1,863	27.7%

2022 Housing Data for Owatonna city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	439	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	409	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	204	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	407	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	461	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	566	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	573	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	328	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	192	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	999	9.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	721	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,544	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,283	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	811	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,240	11.3%
$200,000 or more	781	7.1%

Median Household Income	78,295
Per Capita Income	40,889

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	388	3.5%
Public Assistance	311	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	982	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,550	78.7%
Unemployed	437	3.0%
In Armed Forces	3	0.0%

Total Labor Force	11,990	81.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,687	18.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,294	3,966	57.2%
Non-Profit	385	760	33.6%
Self-Employed	708	311	69.5%

Local Government	571	751	43.2%
State Government	261	230	53.2%
Federal Government	162	43	79.0%

Total Private + Self	6,002	4,277	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,379	1,784	43.6%
Total	7,381	6,061	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,762	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,550	19.0%
Professional, Technical	3,194	23.8%
Service Occupations	1,776	13.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	77	0.6%
All others	4,160	30.9%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,990	22.2%
Retail trade	1,797	13.4%
Health care and social assistance	1,598	11.9%
Educational services	1,084	8.1%
Finance and insurance	1,021	7.6%
Construction	796	5.9%
Public administration	789	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	674	5.0%
Other services	635	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	396	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	327	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	287	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	248	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	247	1.8%
Information	210	1.6%
Wholesale trade	209	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	0.4%
Utilities	46	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	0.1%
Management	13	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,693	6.41%
Puerto Rican	75	0.28%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	42	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	9	0.03%
Nicaraguan	33	0.12%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	19	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	19	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	100	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	70	0.27%
Thai	11	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	23,382	93.5%
Spanish	872	3.5%
Other	447	1.8%
Arabic	119	0.5%
German, other Germanic	112	0.4%
Korean	45	0.2%
Other Asian	16	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.1%
Other Indo-European	10	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,424	31.9%
Norwegian	4,172	15.8%
Irish	2,007	7.6%
English	1,961	7.4%
Czech	1,297	4.9%
Swedish	1,052	4.0%
American	992	3.8%
Polish	787	3.0%
Dutch	610	2.3%
French	588	2.2%
Italian	559	2.1%
Danish	501	1.9%
European	479	1.8%
Scottish	460	1.7%
Scandinavian	338	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	25,726	97.4%
Not a citizen	674	2.6%

Native	25,063	94.9%
Foreign-born	1,337	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
333	1.9%	834	4.7%	5,058	28.5%	6,076	34.2%	3,435	19.3%	2,042	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	333	1.9%
9-12 Years	834	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,058	28.5%
Some College	6,076	34.2%
Bach. Degree	3,435	19.3%
Grad Degree	2,042	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +865	D +495	D + 6.9%
D +1,360
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,424	R +1,522	R + 10.4%
D -98
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,284	R +1,546	R + 10.7%
D -262

2016 vs. 2008	R +419	R +2,041	R + 17.6%
D -1,622
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,080	55.6%	Joe Biden (D)	6,008	41.3%	442	3.0%	14,530	10	9	0.44%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	7,215	55.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,648	35.4%	1,249	9.5%	13,112	10	9	0.45%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,656	50.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,106	46.6%	338	2.6%	13,100	6	4	0.45%
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	6,796	50.6%	Barack Obama (D)	6,270	46.7%	369	2.7%	13,435	7	5	0.46%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,056	56.0%	John Kerry (D)	5,347	42.4%	207	1.6%	12,610	8	5	0.45%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	5,517	51.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,525	42.4%	619	5.8%	10,661	6	4	0.44%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Owatonna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,008

41.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,080

55.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

228

1.6%

Other

214

1.5%

TOTAL

14,530

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Owatonna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,648

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

7,215

55.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

582

4.4%

Other

667

5.1%

TOTAL

13,112

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Owatonna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,106

46.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,656

50.8%

Other

338

2.6%

TOTAL

13,100

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Owatonna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

6,270

46.7%

John McCain (R)

6,796

50.6%

Other

369

2.7%

TOTAL

13,435

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Owatonna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

7,056

56.0%

John Kerry (D)

5,347

42.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

129

1.0%

TOTAL

12,610

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Owatonna city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,517

51.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,525

42.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

471

4.4%

Other

148

1.4%

TOTAL

10,661

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owatonna city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Scott Jensen (R)	5,849	52.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	4,896	44.0%	376 [+]	3.4%	11,121	8	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 146 (1.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 120 (1.1%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 82 (0.7%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 24 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	7,279	51.4%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	5,516	39.0%	1,356 [+]	9.6%	14,151	8	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 1,015 (7.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 337 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2018	S2	57%	Karin Housley (R)	5,726	51.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	4,706	42.5%	630 [+]	5.7%	11,062	9	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 475 (4.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 150 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2018	S1	57%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	5,807	52.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	4,829	43.6%	448 [+]	4.0%	11,084	7	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 327 (3.0%); Paula Overby (Green) 116 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2018	G	57%	Jeff Johnson (R)	5,646	51.0%	Tim Walz (DFL)	5,037	45.5%	396 [+]	3.6%	11,079	9	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 287 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 107 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	44%	Mike McFadden (R)	4,163	49.3%	Al Franken* (DFL)	3,916	46.4%	358 [+]	4.2%	8,437	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 231 (2.7%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 122 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2014	G	44%	Jeff Johnson (R)	4,359	51.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	3,626	43.1%	433 [+]	5.1%	8,418	7	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 243 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 107 (1.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 83 (1.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,297
Median Value	$216,700

Occupied	10,958	97.0%
Vacant	339	3.0%

Owned	8,081	73.7%
Rented	2,877	26.3%
Median Rent	$925

Single-Family Units	8,734	77.3%
Detached	8,052	71.3%
Attached	682	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,724	15.3%
Mobile Homes	191	1.7%

Owatonna city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Owatonna city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Owatonna city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Owatonna city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Owatonna city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Owatonna city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Owatonna city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owatonna city, MN