Sleepy Eye

Population: 3,438
Median household income: $64,811
Median home value: $138,500

Sleepy Eye is a community in Brown County, Minnesota, home to 3,438 residents. Its median household income of $64,811 runs below the Brown County figure of $68,690.

From 2019 to 2023, Sleepy Eye's population grew 1.1% from 3,401 to 3,438, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $119,000 to $138,500.

87.0% of workers drive to work alone. 80.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,438
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,811
Median home value: $138,500
Median gross rent: $757
Housing units: 1,654
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4013,438

Median household income

$52,328$64,811

Median home value

$119,000$138,500

Median gross rent

$580$757

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,401	$52,328	$119,000	$580
2020	3,378	$53,629	$127,100	$609
2021	3,454	$56,700	$122,300	$622
2022	3,452	$63,163	$130,000	$755
2023	3,438	$64,811	$138,500	$757

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	7.6%
5 to 17	485	14.1%
18 to 24	325	9.5%
25 to 34	346	10.1%
35 to 44	428	12.4%
45 to 54	366	10.6%
55 to 64	500	14.5%
65 to 74	454	13.2%
75 and over	271	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,848	82.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	502	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	5.9%
High school graduate	865	36.6%
Some college or associate's	865	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	440	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	56	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,557	87.0%
Carpooled	51	2.8%
Public transit	19	1.1%
Walked	54	3.0%
Bicycle	6	0.3%
Worked from home	90	5.0%
Other means	13	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	973	57.2%
15 to 29 min	446	26.2%
30 to 44 min	166	9.8%
45 to 59 min	59	3.5%
60+ min	56	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 7.7% (256 of 3,327)

	Count	Share
Family households	875	59.5%
Nonfamily households	595	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,470	88.9%
Vacant	184	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,215	82.7%
Renter-occupied	255	17.3%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,331	80.5%
1-unit, attached	87	5.3%
2 to 4 units	66	4.0%
5 to 19 units	58	3.5%
20 or more units	105	6.3%
Mobile home & other	7	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2760844
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 44.2989, -94.7236