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Madelia, MN

2,327 Population
1.5 square miles 1,538.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Watonwan County: 40.8 ±0.9
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,797 ±$3,496 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Watonwan County: $35,869 ±$2,631
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$76,548 ±$8,978 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Watonwan County: $71,699 ±$4,196
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.7% ±5.7% (312  ±133) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Watonwan County: 13.2% † 1,459 (±3.2% / ±349)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.8 minutes ±9.7 (26,625  ±10,636) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Watonwan County: 23.2 † 107,175 (±2.4 / ±12,576)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

808 ±96 Number of households
  • Watonwan County: 4,227 ±145
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (2,246  ±238) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Watonwan County: 2.6 11,045 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.8% ±7.9% (59  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Watonwan County: 9.4% † 206 (±3.7% / ±82)
  • more than double the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

917 ±93 Number of housing units
  • Watonwan County: 4,881 ±25
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$165,400 ±$12,415 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Watonwan County: $162,400 ±$8,160
  • about half the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±4% (164  ±90.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Watonwan County: 5.3% † 585 (±1.8% / ±195.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.9% ±6.7% (1,197  ±159.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Watonwan County: 86.2% 6,362
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17% ±4.4% (243  ±68.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Watonwan County: 17.2% 1,269
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.6% ±5.6% (316  ±135) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Watonwan County: 13% 1,455
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±2.6% (102  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Watonwan County: 6.4% † 525 (±1.1% / ±92)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
102 Total veterans ±43 102 Male ±43 N/A Female ±10

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