Moving to Sacred Heart, Minnesota

Population: 549. Estimated population in July 2024: 526 (-4.2% change)
Males: 256 (46.6%), Females: 293 (53.4%)

Renville County

Zip code: 56285

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $32,333
Median house value: $33,900

Population by Race

Races in Sacred Heart:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
  • Hispanic (7.1%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: Norwegian (45.7%), German (40.3%), Swedish (11.1%), English (5.1%), Dutch (4.0%), Irish (3.6%).

Elevation: 1070 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sacred Heart

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sacred Heart city

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-8.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sacred Heart:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sacred Heart:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 104 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 107 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 125 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sacred Heart:

  • GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN-ROE MEMORIAL FLD (about 15 miles; GRANITE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: 1G2)
  • OLIVIA REGIONAL (about 24 miles; OLIVIA, MN; Abbreviation: OVL)
  • REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (about 27 miles; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: RWF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sacred Heart:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 97 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 99 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 100 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 104 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

Public primary/middle school in Sacred Heart:

  • RENVILLE CTY. W. EL. (Students: 243; Location: 100 ELM ST.; Grades: KG – 04)