Minneota

Population: 1,531
Median household income: $72,396
Median home value: $158,100

Located in Lyon County, Minnesota, Minneota is a community with a population of 1,531. At $72,396, its median household income sits in line with Lyon County's $72,761.

From 2019 to 2023, Minneota's population grew 19.4% from 1,282 to 1,531, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $108,900 to $158,100.

23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,531
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,396
Median home value: $158,100
Median gross rent: $629
Housing units: 677
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2821,531

Median household income

$64,500$72,396

Median home value

$108,900$158,100

Median gross rent

$685$629

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,282	$64,500	$108,900	$685
2020	1,307	$58,824	$112,700	$695
2021	1,293	$59,519	$122,300	$609
2022	1,420	$65,500	$150,400	$577
2023	1,531	$72,396	$158,100	$629

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

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	10.9%
5 to 17	314	20.5%
18 to 24	99	6.5%
25 to 34	191	12.5%
35 to 44	157	10.3%
45 to 54	143	9.3%
55 to 64	181	11.8%
65 to 74	152	9.9%
75 and over	127	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,220	79.7%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	258	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	7.9%
High school graduate	282	29.7%
Some college or associate's	367	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	166	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	61	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	522	71.4%
Carpooled	100	13.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	7.0%
Bicycle	10	1.4%
Worked from home	44	6.0%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	262	38.1%
15 to 29 min	353	51.4%
30 to 44 min	30	4.4%
45 to 59 min	26	3.8%
60+ min	16	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 5.6% (83 of 1,472)

	Count	Share
Family households	368	63.3%
Nonfamily households	213	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	581	85.8%
Vacant	96	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	455	78.3%
Renter-occupied	126	21.7%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	540	79.8%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	26	3.8%
5 to 19 units	44	6.5%
20 or more units	52	7.7%
Mobile home & other	12	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2743126
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.5625, -95.9827