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Moving to Madelia, Minnesota

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Population: 2,340. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,218 (-5.2% change)
Males: 1,105 (47.2%), Females: 1,235 (52.8%)

Watonwan County

Zip code: 56062

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $34,219
Median house value: $60,700

Population by Race

Races in Madelia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.4%)
  • Hispanic (21.0%)
  • Other race (11.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (37.3%), Norwegian (20.7%), Irish (8.8%), English (4.3%), Swedish (3.0%), Danish (2.3%).

Elevation: 1029 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Madelia, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Madelia

  • High school or higher: 74.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Madelia city

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 13.2%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

9.5% Foreign born (9.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Madelia:

  • MADELIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (121 DREW AVENUE SOUTHEAST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Madelia:

  • ST JAMES HEALTH SERVICES (about 16 miles; ST JAMES, MN)
  • NEW ULM MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; NEW ULM, MN)
  • IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 24 miles; MANKATO, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madelia:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 99 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 101 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 105 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Madelia:

  • ST JAMES MUNI (about 11 miles; ST JAMES, MN; Abbreviation: JYG)
  • NEW ULM MUNI (about 20 miles; NEW ULM, MN; Abbreviation: ULM)
  • SLEEPY EYE MUNI (about 25 miles; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Abbreviation: Y58)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madelia:

  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 28 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 31 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 91 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)

Schools

Public high school in Madelia:

  • MADELIA SEC. (Students: 297; Location: 320 BUCK AVE. S.E.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Madelia:

  • MADELIA EL. (Students: 341; Location: 121 E. MAIN ST.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Madelia:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 223 FIRST STREET NE; Grades: KG – 6)

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