Moving to Tracy, Minnesota
Population: 2,268. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,089 (-7.9% change)
Males: 1,028 (45.3%), Females: 1,240 (54.7%)
Lyon County
Zip code: 56175
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $31,356
Median house value: $46,800
Population by Race
Races in Tracy:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.3%)
- Other Asian (7.7%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (33.2%), Norwegian (16.6%), Irish (8.2%), Swedish (6.9%), English (5.8%), Dutch (5.0%).
Elevation: 1398 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tracy
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tracy city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 8.4%
6.3% Foreign born (3.9% Asia, 2.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +265 (+13.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Tracy:
- TRACY HOSPITAL (251 FIFTH ST E)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tracy:
- WEINER MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; MARSHALL, MN)
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SLAYTON, MN)
- WESTBROOK HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles; WESTBROOK, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tracy:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 84 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 90 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 116 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tracy:
- TRACY MUNI (about 2 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 21 miles; SLAYTON, MN; Abbreviation: 60Y)
- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 21 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tracy:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 110 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 113 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 113 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
Schools
Public high school in Tracy:
- TRACY SEC. (Students: 450; Location: 934 PINE ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Tracy:
- TRACY EL. (Students: 345; Location: 700 S. 4TH ST.; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Tracy:
- ST MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: 225 6TH ST; Grades: KG – 6)
Libraries
Library in Tracy:
- TRACY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $42,869; Location: 117 3RD ST.; 12,850 books; 103 audio materials; 546 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)