Luverne vs Steen

A side-by-side comparison of Luverne and Steen: population, income, housing, and more.

Luverne and Steen are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Luverne has the higher population (4,907 vs 105 in Steen). Luverne has the higher median household income ($66,145 vs $56,429 in Steen). Luverne has the higher median home value ($181,100 vs $88,000 in Steen).

Population, income & housing

	Luverne	Steen
Population	4,907	105
Median age	38.2 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,145	$56,429
Median home value	$181,100	$88,000
Median gross rent	$718	$525
Housing units	2,203	62
Homeownership rate	70.7%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luverne	Steen
Population	4,564 → 4,907 (+7.5%)	193 → 105 (-45.6%)
Median household income	$56,552 → $66,145 (+17.0%)	$49,722 → $56,429 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$141,600 → $181,100 (+27.9%)	$63,700 → $88,000 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $718 (+7.3%)	$905 → $525 (-42.0%)

Luverne

Population

4,5644,907

Median household income

$56,552$66,145

Median home value

$141,600$181,100

Median gross rent

$669$718

Steen

Population

193105

Median household income

$49,722$56,429

Median home value

$63,700$88,000

Median gross rent

$905$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luverne	Steen
Under 5	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	8.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	17.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	24.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	20.0%
75 and over	12.1%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luverne	Steen
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luverne	Steen
No high school diploma	7.4%	19.3%
High school graduate	32.6%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luverne	Steen
Drove alone	84.8%	83.1%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	1.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luverne	Steen
1-unit, detached	73.5%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Luverne	Steen
Poverty rate	9.6%	12.4%
Average household size	2.26	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	18	36
Median year structure built	1960	1940