Moving to Oronoco, Minnesota

Population: 883. Estimated population in July 2024: 937 (+6.1% change)
Males: 453 (51.3%), Females: 430 (48.7%)

Olmsted County

Zip code: 55960

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $67,656
Median house value: $138,600

Population by Race

Races in Oronoco:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
• Hispanic (1.8%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• Japanese (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (43.3%), Norwegian (17.0%), Irish (11.7%), English (10.9%), United States (5.7%), French (4.8%).

Elevation: 970 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oronoco

• High school or higher: 93.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oronoco city

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 64.2%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 3.6%
• Divorced: 7.7%

2.5% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+15.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oronoco:

• MAYO PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY TRTMT CTR (about 11 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
• ROCHESTER METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)
• ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ROCHESTER, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oronoco:

• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
• MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 68 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 88 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oronoco:

• DODGE CENTER (about 22 miles; DODGE CENTER, MN; Abbreviation: TOB)
• FLYING A (about 28 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: 2C4)
• RED WING RGNL (about 30 miles; RED WING, MN; Abbreviation: RGK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oronoco:

• ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
• SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 48 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 48 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
• INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,475)
• WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
• SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 63 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
• BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 65 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)