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Moving to Paynesville, Minnesota

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Population: 2,267. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,243 (-1.1% change)
Males: 1,063 (46.9%), Females: 1,204 (53.1%)

Stearns County

Zip code: 56362

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $34,000
Median house value: $72,500

Population by Race

Races in Paynesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (59.4%), Norwegian (16.1%), English (5.4%), Swedish (5.2%), French (5.2%), Irish (5.0%).

Elevation: 1170 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Paynesville

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paynesville city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

2.4% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% Latin America, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-1.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Paynesville:

  • PAYNESVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (200 FIRST STREET WEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Paynesville:

  • ALBANY AREA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ALBANY, MN)
  • MELROSE AREA HOSPITAL CENTRACARE (about 21 miles; MELROSE, MN)
  • MEEKER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paynesville:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 81 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 110 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Paynesville:

  • LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: LJF)
  • SAUK CENTRE MUNI (about 27 miles; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Abbreviation: D39)
  • BROOTEN MUNI (about 28 miles; BROOTEN, MN; Abbreviation: 6D1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paynesville:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 78 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 95 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 95 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)

Schools

Public high school in Paynesville:

  • PAYNESVILLE SR. (Students: 398; Location: 795 W. HIGHWAY 23; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Paynesville:

  • PAYNESVILLE EL. (Students: 450; Location: 205 W. MILL ST.; Grades: PK – 05)
  • PAYNESVILLE MID. (Students: 262; Location: 801 W. HIGHWAY 23; Grades: 06 – 08)

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