Owatonna, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Owatonna Apartments for Rent

Total population: 24,855 (Urban population: 24,653 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 202 (all nonfarm))

Owatonna, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 8,936 (8,694 occupied: 6,651 owner occupied, 2,043 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	25%

Housing density: 709 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $528 (lower quartile is $415, upper quartile is $642)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $467

Median gross rent in Owatonna, MN in 2007: $600

Housing units in Owatonna with a mortgage: 4,174 (544 second mortgage, 793 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,715

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $180,004 (it was $101,400 in 2000)

Owatonna:	$180,004
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,417 - $247,302

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $216,267
Here: $216,267
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $193,214
Here: $193,214
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $227,974
Here: $227,974
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,466
Here: $168,466
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,512
Here: $163,512
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $24,902
Here: $24,902
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,927

In family households: 18,620 (4,935 male householders, 1,015 female householders)
4,986 spouses, 6,962 children (6,474 natural, 168 adopted, 320 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 123 other relatives, 295 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,307 (1,123 male householders (880 living alone)), 1,613 female householders (1,429 living alone)), 571 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 488 (224 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,579 2-persons, 1,161 3-persons, 1,376 4-persons, 593 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,309 1-person, 342 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 10 6-persons.

4,726 married couples with children.
1,280 single-parent households (312 men, 968 women).

91.4% of residents of Owatonna speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,016 (4.5%)
(31.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Owatonna, Minnesota:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 371 5 rooms: 1,269 6 rooms: 1,489 7 rooms: 1,138 8 rooms: 1,126 9 or more rooms: 1,125

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Owatonna, Minnesota:
	1 room: 92 2 rooms: 265 3 rooms: 424 4 rooms: 608 5 rooms: 353 6 rooms: 175 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 39

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 262
1995 to 1998: 678
1990 to 1994: 730
1980 to 1989: 912
1970 to 1979: 1,749
1960 to 1969: 1,003
1950 to 1959: 1,294
1940 to 1949: 474
1939 or earlier: 1,834

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Owatonna:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 114 2 bedrooms: 1,235 3 bedrooms: 3,650 4 bedrooms: 1,383 5 or more bedrooms: 250

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Owatonna:
	no bedroom: 98 1 bedroom: 750 2 bedrooms: 858 3 bedrooms: 284 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Owatonna in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 235 1 vehicle: 1,759 2 vehicles: 3,354 3 vehicles: 1,056 4 vehicles: 223 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Owatonna in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 378 1 vehicle: 1,115 2 vehicles: 429 3 vehicles: 92 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Owatonna, MN:

Less than $10,000: 44
$10,000 to $14,999: 22
$15,000 to $19,999: 27
$20,000 to $24,999: 36
$25,000 to $29,999: 24
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 28
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 64
$80,000 to $89,999: 81
$90,000 to $99,999: 120
$100,000 to $124,999: 412
$125,000 to $149,999: 857
$150,000 to $174,999: 1412
$175,000 to $199,999: 1072
$200,000 to $249,999: 1469
$250,000 to $299,999: 778
$300,000 to $399,999: 545
$400,000 to $499,999: 189
$500,000 to $749,999: 80
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 21

Owatonna rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Owatonna:

Less than $100: 45 people
$100 to $149: 58
$150 to $199: 84
$200 to $249: 68
$250 to $299: 40
$300 to $349: 68
$350 to $399: 195
$400 to $449: 256
$450 to $499: 199
$500 to $549: 189
$550 to $599: 271
$600 to $649: 244
$650 to $699: 194
$700 to $749: 142
$750 to $799: 73
$800 to $899: 51
$900 to $999: 41
$1,000 to $1,249: 18
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 25

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 583 1990 to 1994: 154 1985 to 1989: 79 1980 to 1984: 84 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 22 1965 to 1969: 67

Owatonna, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.8%
Number of people working at home: 465 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 900
5 to 9 minutes: 4007
10 to 14 minutes: 3373
15 to 19 minutes: 1069
20 to 24 minutes: 418
25 to 29 minutes: 246
30 to 34 minutes: 269
35 to 39 minutes: 68
40 to 44 minutes: 132
45 to 59 minutes: 444
60 to 89 minutes: 346
90 or more minutes: 111

Owatonna mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,613 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,314 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 41 (0%)
Walked: 296 (2%)
Other means: 85 (1%)
Worked at home: 465 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 542
$10,000 to $14,999: 443
$15,000 to $19,999: 412
$20,000 to $24,999: 653
$25,000 to $29,999: 473
$30,000 to $34,999: 554
$35,000 to $39,999: 609
$40,000 to $44,999: 591
$45,000 to $49,999: 537
$50,000 to $59,999: 1060
$60,000 to $74,999: 1191
$75,000 to $99,999: 906
$100,000 to $124,999: 399
$125,000 to $149,999: 159
$150,000 to $199,999: 72
$200,000 or more: 85

First ancestries reported:

German: 7254

Norwegian: 3088

Other groups: 1587

Irish: 944

Czech: 795

United States or American: 766

Swedish: 649

English: 565

Polish: 448

Subsaharan African:: 445

Somalian: 433

French (except Basque): 420

Danish: 289

Dutch: 278

Italian: 138

European: 134

Scotch-Irish: 108

Scandinavian: 108

Scottish: 106

Czechoslovakian: 99

French Canadian: 86

Finnish: 84

Swiss: 64

Welsh: 45

Greek: 41

Ukrainian: 40

Luxemburger: 36

Hungarian: 30

Belgian: 28

Austrian: 28

British: 26

Russian: 25

Canadian: 22

Slovene: 18

Brazilian: 15

Pennsylvania German: 13

African: 12

Icelander: 11

Slovak: 7

Lithuanian: 5

Croatian: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

Portuguese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Africa (37%)
Mexico (26%)
Germany (6%)
Vietnam (3%)
Laos (3%)
Netherlands (3%)
Philippines (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 16320
Northeast: 341
Midwest: 3219
South: 752
West: 601

53% of Owatonna residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 230
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 162
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 157
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,044
Less than 1 year of college: 478
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,146
Associate degree: 405
Bachelor's degree: 1,317
Master's degree: 343
Professional school degree: 116
Doctorate degree: 36

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 58
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 434
9th grade: 128
10th grade: 118
11th grade: 96
12th grade, no diploma: 150
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,696
Less than 1 year of college: 667
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,090
Associate degree: 563
Bachelor's degree: 1,168
Master's degree: 217
Professional school degree: 84
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 20.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 32.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,135
Black householders: $20,305
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,343
Asian householders: $56,460
Some other race householders: $49,493
Two or more races householders: $20,975
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,951

Owatonna household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Owatonna household income for Black householders

Owatonna household income for Asian householders

Owatonna household income for Some other race householders

Owatonna household income for Two or more races householders

Owatonna household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Owatonna marital status for males

Owatonna marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $188,459
Black or African American householders: $125,157
Asian householders: $177,788
Some other race householders: $153,734
Two or more races householders: $200,216
Hispanic or Latino householders: $168,384

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,341
One, attached: 300
Two: 491
3 or 4: 286
5 to 9: 251
10 to 19: 422
20 to 49: 467
50 or more: 80
Mobile homes: 298

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,671

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Owatonna:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (25%) Other fuel (4%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 353

Here:	12.4%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55

Here:	3.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 251

Here:	31.7%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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