CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Montevideo

Minnesota · 5,503 residents · 4.71 sq mi

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Montevideo is home to 5,503 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 37% less than in Minnesota as a whole. Median home value sits at $38,100. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,503

+3%vs 2000

vs 5,346 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(348)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(427)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(366)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(330)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(257)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(700)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(751)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(492)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(540)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(559)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(514)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(219)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,442

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,447 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,620

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,025 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.6%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,100

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(5,128)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2%(107)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(5,489)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(17)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other0%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.7%(411)

Honduran5.1%(271)

Salvadoran2.6%(140)

Mexican2%(107)

South American0.8%(45)

Ecuadorian0.8%(42)

Bolivian0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Nepalese2.4%(127)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German32.7%(1,737)

Norwegian31.1%(1,653)

Irish6.6%(349)

English4.4%(232)

Swedish3.3%(176)

Dutch2.3%(121)

American1.5%(80)

French1.4%(73)

Polish1.4%(72)

French Canadian0.9%(47)

Danish0.7%(35)

Italian0.5%(25)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(22)

Welsh0.2%(12)

Finnish0.2%(11)

Russian0.2%(10)

Croatian0.2%(9)

Czech0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(8)

Nigerian0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Honduran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.1%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.3 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 11.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.8%(737)

Married47.2%(1,029)

Widowed5.9%(128)

Divorced13.2%(287)

Women 15+

Never married30.3%(630)

Married45.2%(940)

Widowed12.4%(258)

Divorced12.1%(252)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.7%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

+16.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.3%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28%(122)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.8%(173)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 435 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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