COMPARING TWO PLACES
Faribault vs Owatonna
PLACE A
Faribault, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Owatonna, Minnesota
Faribault is 6% smaller than Owatonna. Owatonna earns more, with a median household income $19,301 higher.
FARIBAULTOWATONNADIFFERENCE
Total population25,04026,633−6% vs Owatonna
Population density1,6151,756−141
Population growth4.7%3.2%+1.5 pts
Median age38.740.4−1.7
Male55.2%49.6%+5.5 pts
Female44.8%50.4%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born14.9%4.7%+10.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%82.1%−17.0 pts
Black16.6%4.5%+12.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%8.6%+5.0 pts
Asian1.4%0.7%+0.7 pts
Other3.3%4.1%−0.8 pts
Median household income$61,449$80,750−$19,301
Per capita income$33,225$41,767−$8,542
Poverty rate16.4%9.2%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.422+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%29.3%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree6.1%9.1%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%3.6%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation58.7%64.6%−5.9 pts
Median home value$241,500$245,200−$3,700
Median gross rent$1,074$1,067+$7
Owner-occupied66.1%75.6%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%4.2%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.8%61.0%−8.2 pts
Average commute19.017.7+1.3
Worked from home5.9%8.3%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.2%−1.1 pts
Uninsured7.5%3.1%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025