CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Vernon Center

Minnesota · 323 residents · 0.49 sq mi

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Vernon Center is home to 323 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $30,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 26%. The average commute runs 31 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

323

−10%vs 2000

vs 359 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

+2%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024329

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(31)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(23)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.9%(6)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(49)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(41)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(30)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(24)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,727

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,703 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,762

−53%vs 2000

vs $20,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,700

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $330 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.7% in 2000

11.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(353)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(323)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(2)

Puerto Rican0.3%(1)

Ancestry

German45.6%(150)

English14.9%(49)

Norwegian11.2%(37)

Irish9.7%(32)

Polish6.1%(20)

Swedish3.3%(11)

American2.7%(9)

Scottish1.8%(6)

Welsh1.5%(5)

French1.2%(4)

Czech0.9%(3)

French Canadian0.9%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2)

Danish0.3%(1)

Russian0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.2 min

+88%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married44.1%(63)

Married45.5%(65)

Widowed0.7%(1)

Divorced9.8%(14)

Women 15+

Never married33.6%(41)

Married51.6%(63)

Widowed3.3%(4)

Divorced11.5%(14)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 75.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.2%

+15.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% 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)10%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 10 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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