| | People QuickFacts | New Ulm | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 13,440 | 5,347,299 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 13,522 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.6% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 13,522 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.7% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.6% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.8% | 85.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.8% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.8% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.5% | 83.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.9% | 85.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.6% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.5% | 10.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.4% | 91.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 23.3% | 31.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,230 | 385,675 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 13.9 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 5,987 | 2,347,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 73.6% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 17.9% | 21.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $124,100 | $201,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,849 | 2,094,265 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.14 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,318 | $30,310 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $44,214 | $58,476 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.4% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | New Ulm | Minnesota |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,471 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,294,136 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 40,098 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 245,212 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $18,707 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,888 | 10,423,660 |