Moving to Chatfield, Minnesota
Population: 2,394. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,462 (+2.8% change)
Males: 1,124 (47.0%), Females: 1,270 (53.0%)
Fillmore County
Zip code: 55923
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $44,023
Median house value: $95,300
Population by Race
Races in Chatfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (36.4%), Norwegian (28.2%), Irish (15.7%), English (11.7%), Dutch (3.2%), United States (3.0%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chatfield
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chatfield city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 6.2%
2.1% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chatfield:
- OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
- MAYO PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY TRTMT CTR (about 23 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
- ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chatfield:
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 65 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 85 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chatfield:
- FLYING A (about 11 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: 2C4)
- FILLMORE COUNTY (about 13 miles; PRESTON, MN; Abbreviation: FKA)
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 26 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; Abbreviation: 55Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chatfield:
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 40 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 50 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 68 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
Schools
Public high school in Chatfield:
- CHOSEN VALLEY SEC. (Students: 435; Location: 205 UNION ST. N.E.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Chatfield:
- CHOSEN VALLEY EL. (Students: 504; Location: 405 S. MAIN; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Chatfield:
- CHATFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $85,891; Location: 314 S MAIN STREET; 15,476 books; 334 audio materials; 1,013 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)