Owatonna is a city of 26,498 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 18 minutes. Density works out to 1,747 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $245,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Owatonna
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.0% → 29.3%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)22.5%(361)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(328)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.1%(676)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(142)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,604 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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Over time
Owatonna, decade by decade
Owatonna population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
19,386
$74,090
$152,884
20.0%
8.9
2000
22,434
$83,177
$184,716
23.2%
19.3
2010
25,599
$77,063
$220,821
24.1%
30.3
2020
26,420
$80,039
$207,743
29.4%
41.3
2024
26,498
$80,750
$245,200
29.3%
39.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
