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Moving to Cokato, Minnesota

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Population: 2,727. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,700 (-1.0% change)
Males: 1,303 (47.8%), Females: 1,424 (52.2%)

Wright County

Zip code: 55321

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $39,613
Median house value: $102,300

Population by Race

Races in Cokato:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (32.3%), Swedish (23.2%), Norwegian (13.6%), Irish (5.6%), English (4.1%), Polish (3.9%).

Elevation: 1052 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Cokato, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cokato

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cokato city

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

2.5% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.8% Asia, 0.3% Europe, 0.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +492 (+22.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cokato:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cokato:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 69 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 90 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cokato:

  • WINSTED MUNI (about 13 miles; WINSTED, MN; Abbreviation: 10D)
  • MAPLE LAKE MUNI (about 18 miles; MAPLE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MGG)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 20 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cokato:

  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)

Schools

Public high schools in Cokato:

  • DASSEL-COKATO SR. (Students: 655; Location: 4852 REARDON AVE.S.W.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR. (Students: 58; Location: 4851 REARDON AVE S.W.; Grades: 10 – 12)
  • WESTSIDE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 13; Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CORNERSTONE LEVEL 5 (Students: 11; Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cokato:

  • DASSEL-COKATO MID. (Students: 717; Location: 4852 REARDON AVE S.W.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • COKATO EL. (Students: 467; Location: 5TH & JACKSON; Grades: PK – 04)
  • MEEKER-WRIGHT SP ED-EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 43; Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: PK – PK)
  • VILLAGE RANCH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 31; Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • CORNERSTONE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM (Students: 12; Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 08 – 11)
  • EASTERN WRIGHT DAY TREATMENT (Students: 5; Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 03 – 06)
  • DASSEL-COKATO TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 4851 REARDON AVE. S.W.; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • MEEKER & WRIGHT SP ED COOP (Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • MEEKER & WRIGHT SP. ED. COOP. (Location: 220 MILLARD; Grades: 00 – 00)

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