COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sleepy Eye vs New Ulm
PLACE A
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
New Ulm, Texas
Sleepy Eye is 1771% larger than New Ulm. Sleepy Eye earns more, with a median household income $6,963 higher.
SLEEPY EYENEW ULMDIFFERENCE
Total population3,461185+1771% vs New Ulm
Population density1,85035+1,815
Population growth-4.1%––
Median age40.160.8−20.7
Male50.1%38.4%+11.7 pts
Female49.9%61.6%−11.7 pts
Foreign-born6.7%2.2%+4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%97.8%−19.4 pts
Black0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.3%2.2%+15.1 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Median household income$66,911$59,948+$6,963
Per capita income$38,386$37,211+$1,175
Poverty rate7.8%12.4%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.282+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%5.7%+13.4 pts
Graduate degree3.9%0.0%+3.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%14.3%−11.6 pts
Labor force participation69.8%49.2%+20.6 pts
Median home value$147,600$248,500−$100,900
Median gross rent$782––
Owner-occupied78.2%56.9%+21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%47.1%−36.0 pts
Rent-burdened households49.8%0.0%+49.8 pts
Average commute14.939.5−24.6
Worked from home5.6%0.0%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024