CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Stillwater

Minnesota · 13,882 residents · 8.05 sq mi

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Stillwater is a city of 13,882 people in Minnesota. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Minnesota median. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 5.7%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $39,139 a year at the median, 30% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,882

−8%vs 2000

vs 15,143 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(975)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(1,230)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,111)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,030)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(836)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(2,184)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(2,429)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,459)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(972)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(805)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(545)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(306)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,139

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,154 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,021

−41%vs 2000

vs $27,163 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,700

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $155,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$459

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $610 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(14,685)

Black0.3%(48)

Hispanic / Latino1%(148)

Asian0.6%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(13,667)

Black0.2%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(116)

Asian1%(140)

Other0.4%(52)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(643)

Spaniard1.4%(279)

South American1%(197)

Colombian0.3%(66)

Peruvian0.3%(55)

Chilean0.3%(49)

Central American0.2%(45)

Guatemalan0.2%(45)

Cuban0.2%(31)

Puerto Rican0.1%(24)

Bolivian0.1%(15)

Argentine0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese1.5%(287)

Asian Indian0.2%(47)

Korean0.2%(42)

Filipino0.1%(21)

Laotian0.1%(16)

Hmong0.1%(15)

Japanese0.1%(12)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Ancestry

German31.8%(6,150)

Irish14.1%(2,723)

Swedish12.7%(2,458)

Norwegian11%(2,129)

English9%(1,744)

Italian5.1%(985)

French3.4%(651)

American3.3%(633)

Scottish3.2%(612)

Polish2.7%(530)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(309)

Finnish1.3%(261)

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Czech1.3%(244)

Danish1.2%(239)

French Canadian0.7%(137)

Swiss0.6%(111)

Dutch0.5%(91)

Welsh0.4%(69)

Arab0.3%(57)

British0.3%(55)

Lebanese0.3%(49)

Austrian0.3%(49)

Hungarian0.2%(44)

Romanian0.2%(44)

Russian0.2%(41)

Slovene0.2%(36)

Belgian0.1%(29)

Canadian0.1%(26)

Subsaharan African0.1%(25)

Serbian0.1%(24)

Croatian0.1%(23)

West Indian0.1%(18)

Haitian0.1%(18)

Nigerian0.1%(17)

Australian0.1%(16)

Latvian0.1%(14)

Iranian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(11)

Turkish0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.8%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.3%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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%(2,886)

Married49.9%(4,065)

Widowed3.8%(311)

Divorced10.9%(889)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(1,682)

Married52.6%(4,124)

Widowed8.7%(684)

Divorced17.1%(1,343)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.5%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 84.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% 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)18%(183)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(152)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.4%(309)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(23)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,018 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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