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)