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Sartell, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Sartell, Minnesota (Sartell, MN — Census place “Sartell city”) is 19,620 residents, ranking #61 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $77,465, the median home is worth $278,000 and median gross rent runs $1,197 a month. Looking for the Sartell Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sartell, MN: 56377.
- Population
- 19,620Sartell city residents
- Median household income
- $77,465Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $278,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,197Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.3%Owner-occupied households
Sartell ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sartell.
The Sartell MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Sartell city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sartell city median would spend about 18.5% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 60.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Sartell city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Sartell city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 19,620 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #61 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 33.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Sartell city earn a median of $77,465 a year, 1.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% above the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Sartell city is valued at $278,000, 8.4% below the national figure and 16% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,197 a month, 14.9% below the national figure, or roughly $14,364 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 60.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Stillwater city 19,323
- South St. Paul city 20,633
- St. Michael city 19,267
- Northfield city 20,678
- Hopkins city 18,696
- Forest Lake city 20,678
- Albert Lea city 18,379
- West St. Paul city 21,076
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Sartell city?
- Sartell city has 19,620 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #61 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Sartell city?
- Median household income in Sartell city is $77,465 a year, 1.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sartell city?
- Median gross rent is $1,197 a month and the median home value is $278,000, so rent absorbs about 18.5% of median household income.
- Is Sartell city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sartell city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Sartell city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.