Minnesota · Census place 58396
Sandstone city, MN
Quick answer
Sandstone city has 2,538 residents, ranking #231 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $50,288, the median home is worth $137,500 and median gross rent runs $1,011 a month.
- Population
- 2,538Sandstone city residents
- Median household income
- $50,288Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,011Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sandstone city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sandstone city median would spend about 24.1% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.6% of residents and 54.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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