CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sleepy Eye

Minnesota · 3,694 residents · 1.87 sq mi

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With 3,694 people, Sleepy Eye is a city in Minnesota. The typical home is worth $46,400. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 29%. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 13 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

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

3,694

+5%vs 2000

vs 3,515 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(278)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(325)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(251)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(210)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(189)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(556)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(484)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.8%(214)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(285)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.8%(363)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.3%(160)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,054

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,123 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,708

−47%vs 2000

vs $20,175 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$268

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(3,205)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(274)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(3,614)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(48)

Asian0.8%(29)

Other1.3%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.3%(595)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.2%(8)

Ancestry

German49.5%(1,704)

Norwegian10.7%(368)

Irish6.6%(227)

Czech5.3%(183)

Swedish3.5%(120)

English2.4%(83)

French2.3%(80)

Danish1%(35)

Italian0.6%(22)

Polish0.6%(19)

Croatian0.5%(16)

Greek0.4%(15)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.4%(13)

Swiss0.3%(10)

Finnish0.2%(8)

Dutch0.2%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.6%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.2 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 10.6 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 married35.4%(478)

Married54.6%(736)

Widowed3.9%(52)

Divorced6.2%(83)

Women 15+

Never married12.3%(167)

Married57.3%(775)

Widowed17.4%(235)

Divorced13%(176)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.6%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)25.2%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.4%(70)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 151 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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