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Cold Spring, Minnesota

City in Stearns County, Minnesota · ZIP 56320

  • Stearns County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 6 public schools
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  • 4,326 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 1,721Households
  • $72,022Median household income
  • $242,000Median home value
  • 6Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Cold Spring

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Population, 2000 to 2020+40.0%
2.5k3k3.5k4k4.5k2000: 2,97520002010: 4,02520102020: 4,16420202,9754,164
Population of Cold Spring at each census
CensusPopulation
20002,975
20104,025
20204,164

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Cold Spring
Under $50k30%
$50k to $100k37.3%
$100k to $150k23.5%
$150k to $200k5.9%
$200k and over3.3%

Median household income $72,022 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Cold Spring
Owner occupied
1,186 units
Renter occupied
535 units
Vacancy rate
4.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Cold Spring compared with its county and state
Cold Spring compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureCold SpringStearns CountyMinnesota
Population4,201159,3585,713,716
Median household income$72,022$76,447$87,556
Median age40.935.038.6
Median home value$242,000$256,500$305,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher29.1%28.6%38.8%
Foreign-born residents5.2%7.5%8.6%
Owner-occupied homes68.9%67.8%72.4%
Mean commute to work22.0 minutes22.1 minutes23.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Cold Spring6
Public schools in Cold Spring, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARYPublicPre-K–6ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCORI MIDDLEPublic6–8ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCORI ALCAlternative7–12ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Rocori Online Learning SitePublic6–12ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCORI SENIOR HIGHPublic9–12ROCORI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Grafton SchoolAlternativeK–12Benton-Stearns Education District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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