Leota

Population: 139
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $125,000

Leota, a community in Nobles County, Minnesota, has 139 residents. The median household income of $56,563 is below the Nobles County median ($65,509).

From 2019 to 2023, Leota's population declined 27.6% from 192 to 139, while its median home value rose 101.9% from $61,900 to $125,000.

16.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 95.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 139
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 78
Homeownership rate: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

192139

Median household income

$46,875$56,563

Median home value

$61,900$125,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	192	$46,875	$61,900
2020	153	$46,500	$62,300
2021	163	$49,432	$65,800
2022	146	$54,861	$90,000
2023	139	$56,563	$125,000

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 442.2%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	7.2%
5 to 17	29	20.9%
18 to 24	2	1.4%
25 to 34	32	23.0%
35 to 44	3	2.2%
45 to 54	10	7.2%
55 to 64	8	5.8%
65 to 74	27	19.4%
75 and over	18	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	112	80.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate49.0%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	5.1%
High school graduate	48	49.0%
Some college or associate's	29	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	12	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone87.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51	87.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	8.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	30.4%
15 to 29 min	25	44.6%
30 to 44 min	9	16.1%
45 to 59 min	3	5.4%
60+ min	2	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 0.7% (1 of 139)

	Count	Share
Family households	54	85.7%
Nonfamily households	9	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	63	80.8%
Vacant	15	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	95.2%
Renter-occupied	3	4.8%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	78	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2736548
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.8264, -96.0242