MLC's Living Circumstances

New Ulm Public School District Overview

Martin Luther College located in New Ulm Public School District area. A total of 8,075 households are located in New Ulm Public School District area. Among them, 2,231 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.73 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,471 and 4,748 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.89% (161) of residents are non-citizens and 3.75% (681) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of New Ulm Public School District, Minnesota
Household	8,075
Population	18,156
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,231 (27.63%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,471
Total Students	4,748
Pre-Kindergarten	292
Kindergarten	165
Grade 1-8	1,941
Grade 9-12	859
College/Graduate School	1,491
Veterans	15,125
Non-citizen	161
Non-English Home Language	681
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

15,588 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,927 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,925 people are in civilian labor force and 2 are in armed labor force. 10,748 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 1.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for New Ulm Public School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,590	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,849	83.56%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	561	5.30%
Public transportation	31	0.29%
Walked	312	2.95%
Other method	75	0.71%
Worked from home	762	7.20%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,748	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,353	31.20%
Service	1,673	15.57%
Sales and office	2,439	22.69%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,040	9.68%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,243	20.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,748	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	470	4.37%
Construction	602	5.60%
Manufacturing	2,217	20.63%
Wholesale trade	265	2.47%
Retail trade	1,258	11.70%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	552	5.14%
Information	240	2.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	328	3.05%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	732	6.81%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,388	22.22%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	894	8.32%
Other services, except public administration	376	3.50%
Public administration	426	3.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,748	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,073	84.42%
Government workers	980	9.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	689	6.41%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $78,575 for the 8,075 households in New Ulm Public School District area, Minnesota. The average income of a single worker is $35,463. 18,236 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.15%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,075	-
Less than $10,000	185	2.29%
$10,000 - $14,999	274	3.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	699	8.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	816	10.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,047	12.97%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,516	18.77%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,491	18.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,462	18.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	295	3.65%
More than $200,000	290	3.59%
Median Household Income	$67,412	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$78,575	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,285	-
Less than $10,000	59	1.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	54	1.02%
$15,000 - $24,999	264	5.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	338	6.40%
$35,000 - $49,999	607	11.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	905	17.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,222	23.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,300	24.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	276	5.22%
More than $200,000	260	4.92%

Median Family Income	$82,900	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,292	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,463	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,425	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,425	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,967	-
With health insurance coverage	18,236	96.15%
Public coverage	6,076	32.03%
Private health insurance	15,711	82.83%
Without health insurance coverage	731	3.85%

Housing

There are 8,657 housing units in New Ulm Public School District area, Minnesota with 8,075 units (93.28%) occupied. 6,437 houses (79.72%) are occupied by owner and 1,638 houses (20.28%) are rented. The average housing value is $152,900 and the average rental cost is $649. 173 houses (2.00%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,710 houses (31.30%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,657	-
Occupied	8,075	93.28%
Owner Occupied	6,437	79.72%
Renter Occupied	1,638	20.28%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,979	80.62%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	160	1.85%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,285	14.84%
Mobile Homes	233	2.69%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,657	-
Built 2014 or later	173	2.00%
Built 2010 - 2013	191	2.21%
Built 2000 - 2009	725	8.37%
Built 1990 - 1999	733	8.47%
Built 1980 - 1989	786	9.08%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,388	16.03%
Built 1960 - 1969	895	10.34%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,056	12.20%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,710	31.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,657	-
1 room	66	0.76%
2 rooms	113	1.31%
3 rooms	375	4.33%
4 rooms	987	11.40%
5 rooms	1,235	14.27%
6 rooms	1,369	15.81%
7 rooms	1,379	15.93%
8 rooms	1,085	12.53%
9 rooms or more	2,048	23.66%
Median Number of Rooms	6.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,657	-
no bedroom	69	0.80%
1 bedroom	592	6.84%
2 bedrooms	1,963	22.68%
3 bedrooms	3,496	40.38%
4 bedrooms	1,932	22.32%
5 bedrooms or more	605	6.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,437	-
Less than $50,000	346	5.38%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,029	15.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,727	26.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,528	23.74%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,100	17.09%
$300,000 - $499,999	607	9.43%
$500,000 - $999,999	80	1.24%
$1,000,000 or more	20	0.31%
Median House Value	$152,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,581	-
Less than $500	403	25.49%
$500 - $999	916	57.94%
$1,000 - $1,499	232	14.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	14	0.89%
$3,000 or more	16	1.01%
Median Rental Costs	$649	-

Demographic

A total of 19,103 people lives in New Ulm Public School District area, Minnesota with 9,469 male and 9,634 female. The males to female ratio is 49.57 to 50.43. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	19,103	-
Male	9,469	49.57%
Female	9,634	50.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,103	-
Under 5 years	1,020	5.34%
5 - 9 years	1,130	5.92%
10 - 14 years	1,212	6.34%
15 - 19 years	1,234	6.46%
20 - 24 years	1,315	6.88%
25 - 34 years	2,274	11.90%
35 - 44 years	2,131	11.16%
45 - 54 years	2,142	11.21%
55 - 59 years	1,326	6.94%
60 - 64 years	1,497	7.84%
65 - 74 years	2,056	10.76%
75 - 84 years	1,252	6.55%
85 years and older	514	2.69%
Median Age	41.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	19,103	-
One Race	18,887	98.87%
White	18,161	95.07%
Black or African American	163	0.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.24%
Asian	167	0.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	351	1.84%

Two or more races	216	1.13%
White and Black or African American	46	0.24%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	18	0.09%
White and Asian	30	0.16%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.04%