Owatonna.
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Minnesota·Steele County
7 tracts·20K people·$245K median·1,303/mi²
White 82 · Hispanic 9 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 51 · Living alone 32 · Other 17
Manufacturing 30 · Professional 27 · Retail 16 · Health 15 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Owatonna is $245,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Owatonna has 26,498 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.4; the population is 82.1% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Black, 3.7% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 29.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.2% (Census ACS).
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (52%), WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (52%) and MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY (43%) lead the elementary schools; Owatonna Middle School (45%) and Owatonna Online 7-8 (32%) lead the middle schools; OWATONNA SENIOR HIGH (52%), Owatonna Online 9-12 (20%) and CHOICE Technical Academy (6%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,067/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Owatonna is $80,750 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Owatonna, median rent is $1,067/month and the median home value is $245,200 (Census ACS).
Owatonna reported 1.9 violent crimes and 9.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Owatonna are strong wind (97), tornado (94) and hail (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Owatonna, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).