New Ulm, Minnesota demographics

New Ulm, MN demographics: median age 39.3; 27.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New Ulm city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2746042. The survey estimates a population of 14,056 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New Ulm is 39.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 6,081 households (±180). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.3 ±2.3	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	3,015 ±244	21.4% ±1.7 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,187 ±240	22.7% ±1.7 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	4,985 ±323	35.5% ±2.3 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,869 ±264	20.4% ±1.9 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	6,918 ±146	49.2% ±1.0 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	7,138 ±147	50.8% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	13,283 ±209	94.5% ±1.5 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	116 ±78 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	57 ±38 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	100 ±35	0.7% ±0.2 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	168 ±102 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	332 ±134	2.4% ±1.0 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,586 ±189	96.7% ±1.3 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	470 ±188	3.3% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,668 ±173	43.9% ±2.5 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	270 ±82	4.4% ±1.3 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	544 ±131	8.9% ±2.1 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,301 ±252	37.8% ±4.0 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	298 ±97	4.9% ±1.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,556 ±137	25.6% ±2.1 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,525 ±246	74.4% ±3.4 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,301 ±252	37.8% ±4.0 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,904 ±199	31.3% ±3.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	839 ±128	13.8% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	650 ±124	10.7% ±2.0 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	260 ±91	4.3% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	33 ±33 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	94 ±72 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	13,719 ±112	97.6% ±0.8 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	337 ±112	2.4% ±0.8 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,316
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	12,745 ±202	95.7% ±1.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	266 ±140 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	134 ±68 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	33 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	39 ±40 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	28 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	64 ±74 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,477
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	772 ±177	8.1% ±1.9 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,148 ±382	33.2% ±4.0 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,828 ±246	19.3% ±2.6 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,083 ±180	11.4% ±1.9 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,627 ±204	17.2% ±2.1 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,019 ±176	10.8% ±1.8 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,916
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	12,593 ±274	90.5% ±1.9 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	544 ±199	3.9% ±1.4 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	485 ±125	3.5% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	277 ±90	2.0% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.7% of New Ulm residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 86.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New Ulm	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.7% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.1% ±2.1 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.5% ±1.1 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for New Ulm . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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