Minnesota · Census place 49300
Owatonna city, MN
Quick answer
Owatonna city has 26,462 residents, ranking #39 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $81,276, the median home is worth $234,600 and median gross rent runs $1,010 a month.
- Population
- 26,462Owatonna city residents
- Median household income
- $81,276Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $234,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,010Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Owatonna city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Owatonna city median would spend about 14.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 76.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Prior Lake city 27,832
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- Winona city 25,998
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