Sandstone

Population: 2,538
Median household income: $50,288
Median home value: $137,500

Sandstone, a community in Pine County, Minnesota, has 2,538 residents. At $50,288, its median household income sits below Pine County's $69,666.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sandstone's population declined 4.9% from 2,670 to 2,538, while its median home value rose 77.4% from $77,500 to $137,500.

75.8% of workers drive to work alone. 72.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,538
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,288
Median home value: $137,500
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 704
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6702,538

Median household income

$39,750$50,288

Median home value

$77,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$824$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,670	$39,750	$77,500	$824
2020	2,624	$43,641	$78,800	$913
2021	2,646	$37,426	$95,800	$966
2022	2,566	$39,602	$119,100	$1,011
2023	2,538	$50,288	$137,500	$1,011

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4423.4%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 744.0%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	4.8%
5 to 17	207	8.2%
18 to 24	159	6.3%
25 to 34	476	18.8%
35 to 44	593	23.4%
45 to 54	396	15.6%
55 to 64	308	12.1%
65 to 74	101	4.0%
75 and over	175	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,754	69.1%
Black or African American	234	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	4.6%
Asian	46	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.3%
Two or more races	73	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	305	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	353	17.2%
High school graduate	956	46.7%
Some college or associate's	490	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	207	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	472	75.8%
Carpooled	74	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	225	38.6%
15 to 29 min	172	29.5%
30 to 44 min	66	11.3%
45 to 59 min	34	5.8%
60+ min	86	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 26.6% (395 of 1,484)

	Count	Share
Family households	349	53.1%
Nonfamily households	308	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	657	93.3%
Vacant	47	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	356	54.2%
Renter-occupied	301	45.8%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units15.3%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	513	72.9%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	22	3.1%
5 to 19 units	43	6.1%
20 or more units	108	15.3%
Mobile home & other	15	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2758396
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 46.1290, -92.8646