Chatfield

Population: 2,693
Median household income: $91,912
Median home value: $216,000

Chatfield, a community in Fillmore County, Minnesota, has 2,693 residents. At $91,912, its median household income sits above Fillmore County's $75,225.

From 2019 to 2023, Chatfield's population declined 9.9% from 2,990 to 2,693, while its median home value rose 25.8% from $171,700 to $216,000.

5.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.53 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,693
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,912
Median home value: $216,000
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 1,066
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9902,693

Median household income

$74,135$91,912

Median home value

$171,700$216,000

Median gross rent

$722$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,990	$74,135	$171,700	$722
2020	2,690	$75,106	$171,600	$742
2021	2,805	$79,896	$180,800	$741
2022	2,758	$88,772	$208,500	$708
2023	2,693	$91,912	$216,000	$645

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	164	6.1%
5 to 17	549	20.4%
18 to 24	158	5.9%
25 to 34	359	13.3%
35 to 44	379	14.1%
45 to 54	376	14.0%
55 to 64	259	9.6%
65 to 74	186	6.9%
75 and over	263	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,555	94.9%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	97	5.3%
High school graduate	464	25.5%
Some college or associate's	685	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	374	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	202	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,203	80.5%
Carpooled	139	9.3%
Public transit	15	1.0%
Walked	51	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	5.5%
Other means	5	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	468	33.1%
15 to 29 min	425	30.1%
30 to 44 min	435	30.8%
45 to 59 min	61	4.3%
60+ min	24	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.8% (151 of 2,584)

	Count	Share
Family households	757	73.4%
Nonfamily households	275	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,032	96.8%
Vacant	34	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	911	88.3%
Renter-occupied	121	11.7%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	816	76.5%
1-unit, attached	132	12.4%
2 to 4 units	19	1.8%
5 to 19 units	71	6.7%
20 or more units	21	2.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2711008
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.8445, -92.1829