MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

New Ulm Micro

New Ulm, MN · 1 counties · 26,984 residents · 611 sq mi

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New Ulm is a metro area of 26,984 people. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $49,200. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $283 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.3% of people across the metro.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

26,984

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 26,911 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

44 / sq mi

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 44 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

611 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,973)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,283)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,056)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,799)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,565)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(4,038)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(3,597)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(2,443)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,477)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(2,399)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(1,740)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(614)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,032

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,800 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,244

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,535 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(26,080)

Black0.1%(20)

Hispanic / Latino2%(545)

Asian0.4%(109)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(26,735)

Black0%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(136)

Asian0.6%(162)

Other0.3%(83)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(1,104)

Puerto Rican0.3%(71)

South American0.2%(46)

Central American0.1%(35)

Colombian0.1%(31)

Nicaraguan0.1%(28)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Peruvian0.1%(15)

Spaniard0%(10)

Honduran0%(4)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(39)

Chinese0.1%(33)

Filipino0.1%(29)

Korean0.1%(16)

Pakistani0%(8)

Cambodian0%(5)

Malaysian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(15)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

German56.8%(14,647)

Norwegian9.9%(2,557)

Irish5.9%(1,512)

Swedish3.9%(1,008)

English3.6%(937)

American3.4%(880)

French2%(523)

Polish2%(511)

Czech1.5%(389)

Scottish1%(246)

Danish0.8%(199)

Subsaharan African0.5%(125)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.4%(110)

Swiss0.4%(103)

Dutch0.3%(81)

Finnish0.3%(74)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(74)

Welsh0.3%(74)

Russian0.2%(60)

Austrian0.2%(55)

Belgian0.2%(50)

Nigerian0.2%(40)

French Canadian0.1%(36)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

British0.1%(31)

Romanian0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(30)

Hungarian0.1%(27)

Greek0.1%(22)

Ukrainian0.1%(19)

Syrian0.1%(18)

Croatian0.1%(16)

Lebanese0%(12)

Lithuanian0%(12)

Somali0%(7)

Serbian0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(5)

Slovak0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+83%vs 2000

vs 10.9 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 married34.6%(3,642)

Married54.3%(5,720)

Widowed3.4%(353)

Divorced7.7%(813)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(2,558)

Married53.2%(5,651)

Widowed10.8%(1,150)

Divorced11.8%(1,255)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 81.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% 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)17.9%(201)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.7%(64)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.7%(478)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,120 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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