Le Sueur

Population: 4,204
Median household income: $71,563
Median home value: $216,700

Le Sueur is a community in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, home to 4,204 residents. At $71,563, its median household income sits below Le Sueur County's $90,218.

From 2019 to 2023, Le Sueur's population grew 4.6% from 4,018 to 4,204, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $142,600 to $216,700.

62.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,204
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,563
Median home value: $216,700
Median gross rent: $868
Housing units: 1,957
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0184,204

Median household income

$56,992$71,563

Median home value

$142,600$216,700

Median gross rent

$652$868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,018	$56,992	$142,600	$652
2020	4,028	$59,864	$155,800	$664
2021	4,174	$61,466	$168,500	$704
2022	4,210	$68,750	$198,600	$792
2023	4,204	$71,563	$216,700	$868

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	272	6.5%
5 to 17	691	16.4%
18 to 24	402	9.6%
25 to 34	600	14.3%
35 to 44	460	10.9%
45 to 54	401	9.5%
55 to 64	603	14.3%
65 to 74	365	8.7%
75 and over	410	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,199	76.1%
Black or African American	119	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	152	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	692	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	199	7.0%
High school graduate	868	30.6%
Some college or associate's	1,083	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	496	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	193	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,714	79.1%
Carpooled	128	5.9%
Public transit	18	0.8%
Walked	139	6.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	157	7.2%
Other means	11	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	615	30.6%
15 to 29 min	825	41.0%
30 to 44 min	192	9.6%
45 to 59 min	143	7.1%
60+ min	235	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 17.3% (711 of 4,106)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,047	57.4%
Nonfamily households	776	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,823	93.2%
Vacant	134	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,189	65.2%
Renter-occupied	634	34.8%

1-unit, detached62.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,230	62.9%
1-unit, attached	95	4.9%
2 to 4 units	90	4.6%
5 to 19 units	222	11.3%
20 or more units	291	14.9%
Mobile home & other	29	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2736746
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 44.4705, -93.9018