Demographics of Montevideo city, Minnesota

Montevideo city, Minnesota had 5,335 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −78 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Montevideo city, in four figures

5,335
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,315 ±50.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −78 people.; 41.9 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,596 ±$13,761
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Montevideo city, Minnesota's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Montevideo city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Montevideo city, Minnesota's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Montevideo city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,413	100.0	100.0
2021	5,305	98.0	100.2
2022	5,333	98.5	100.7
2023	5,309	98.1	101.6
2024	5,336	98.6	102.5
2025	5,335	98.6	103.1

Population of Montevideo city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,413	—
2021	5,305	−108
2022	5,333	+28
2023	5,309	−24
2024	5,336	+27
2025	5,335	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.7: for men 39.1 ±4.7 and for women 43.4 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Montevideo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	181 ±62	3.4% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,059 ±159	19.9% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	567 ±137	10.7% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,260 ±183	23.7% ±3.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,056 ±174	19.9% ±3.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,192 ±170	22.4% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,596 ±$13,761, and income per person $30,459 ±$2,266, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Montevideo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	478 ±129	21.0% ±5.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	423 ±150	18.6% ±6.5	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	388 ±137	17.1% ±5.9	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	477 ±138	21.0% ±6.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	309 ±95	13.6% ±4.1	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	81 to 251	3.6% to 11.0%	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 68	0% to 3.0%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Montevideo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,013 ±333	19.6% ±6.4	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	351 ±159	28.4% ±11.3	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	553 ±173	21.2% ±6.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	52 to 166	4.1% to 12.3%	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Montevideo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Montevideo city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	2,545 ±138	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±6.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% to 16.0%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.2% ±6.0	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.8% ±5.7	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$141,000 ±$10,078	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$851 ±$37	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Montevideo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	732 ±175	13.8% ±3.3	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,251 ±239	80.0% ±4.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 91	0.2% to 1.7%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	52 to 204	1.0% to 3.8%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	100 ±47	1.9% ±0.9	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 1.4%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Montevideo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	4,039 ±272	76.0% ±5.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	781 ±183	14.7% ±3.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 98	0.5% to 1.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	434 ±208	8.2% ±3.9	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 46	0% to 0.9%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	202 to 624	3.8% to 11.7%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Montevideo city among the places of Minnesota

143rd of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Montevideo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chisago City city	5,899 ±22
Glencoe city	5,695 ±16
International Falls city	5,642 ±28
Credit River city	5,551 ±33
St. Paul Park city	5,457 ±21
Montevideo city	5,315 ±50
Princeton city	5,274 ±216
La Crescent city	5,251 ±30
North Oaks city	5,179 ±40
Morris city	5,128 ±68
Falcon Heights city	5,085 ±38

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 5 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 7 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 27 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 72 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 79 Places in Minnesota by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026