Steele County, Minnesota
Steele County, Minnesota · ZIP 55049, 55052, 55060
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 37,434 (2024 estimate)Population
- 15,001Households
- $83,448Median household income
- $234,200Median home value
- 17Towns with a page
- 9ZIP codes
Steele County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,680 |
| 2010 | 36,576 |
| 2020 | 37,406 |
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, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $83,448 · 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, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 11,986 units
- Renter occupied
- 3,015 units
- Vacancy rate
- 5.5%
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, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
18,853 employees in 1,024 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Steele County | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,413 | 5,713,716 |
| Median household income | $83,448 | $87,556 |
| Median age | 40.2 | 38.6 |
| Median home value | $234,200 | $305,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.7% | 38.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.8% | 8.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 79.9% | 72.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 19.0 minutes | 23.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Steele County17 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna | City | 26,626 | 15.2 sq mi |
| Blooming Prairie | City | 1,938 | 1.36 sq mi |
| Medford | City | 1,362 | 1.19 sq mi |
| Medford Township | Township | 841 | 16.6 sq mi |
| Somerset Township | Township | 707 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Ellendale | City | 658 | 0.83 sq mi |
| Owatonna Township | Township | 599 | 23.2 sq mi |
| Meriden Township | Township | 598 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Havana Township | Township | 543 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Deerfield Township | Township | 526 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Aurora Township | Township | 517 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Berlin Township | Township | 496 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Lemond Township | Township | 492 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Summit Township | Township | 420 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Blooming Prairie Township | Township | 390 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Clinton Falls Township | Township | 373 | 15.2 sq mi |
| Merton Township | Township | 348 | 35.9 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Dodge CountyPopulation 21,242 (2024 estimate)
- Freeborn CountyPopulation 30,314 (2024 estimate)
- Mower CountyPopulation 40,900 (2024 estimate)
- Rice CountyPopulation 69,025 (2024 estimate)
- Waseca CountyPopulation 18,684 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.