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Population: 637. Estimated population in July 2024: 625 (-1.9% change)
Males: 298 (46.8%), Females: 339 (53.2%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 56115

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $36,442
Median house value: $40,900

Population by Race

Races in Balaton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (37.2%), Norwegian (23.2%), Swedish (13.7%), Irish (5.8%), Dutch (4.7%), United States (4.2%).

Elevation: 1523 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Map of Balaton, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Balaton

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Balaton city

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -108 (-14.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Balaton:

  • WEINER MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; MARSHALL, MN)
  • TRACY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TRACY, MN)
  • MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SLAYTON, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Balaton:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 66 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 76 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 100 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Balaton:

  • SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 16 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
  • SLAYTON MUNI (about 19 miles; SLAYTON, MN; Abbreviation: 60Y)
  • TRACY MUNI (about 19 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Balaton:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 123 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 127 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 131 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

Schools

Public high school in Balaton:

  • YANKTON COUNTRY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 113 3RD STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Balaton:

  • BALATON EL. (Students: 73; Location: 330 3RD ST.; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Balaton:

  • ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 16; Location: 630 ST PETERS AVE; Grades: PK – 6)

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