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Kasota Minnesota Information: Kasota, Minnesota is part of LE SUEUR County. Population for Kasota from the last gathering is 680. You can view Kasota venues that host many Kasota MN events every year. You can also research Kasota Minnesota homes for sale by visiting our Kasota Minnesota real estate guide. Kasota Minnesota has a latitude of 44.2696 and a longitude of -93.9665. Zip codes in Kasota, MN include 56050 ... more Kasota zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Kasota, MN
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Kasota, MN was 680.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Kasota was 343, which represents 50.4 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Kasota, MN
There are an estimated 161 married men in the town. 58.5 percent of men over 15 years old in Kasota are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Kasota is 337 which is 49.6 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Kasota, Minnesota
There are an estimated 140 married women in the community. 49.6 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Kasota, MN
The median age of people living in Kasota, MN was 36.4 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Kasota was 37. There were 502 people above the age of 18, which represents 73.8 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 9.6 percent of the population (65) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Kasota, MN
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Kasota, MN was 671.

White Population in Kasota, MN
The estimated White population in the Kasota community is 650, which is 95.6 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Kasota, Minnesota
The estimated Black/African American population is 5, which is 0.7 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Kasota, MN
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Kasota, MN was 14.

Asian Population in Kasota, Minnesota
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 1.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Kasota, MN
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Kasota was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1, while those of “two or more races” was 9 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Kasota community was 6, or 0.9 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Kasota, MN
The household population number in Kasota was 676.

Group Quarters Population in Kasota, MN
Group Quarters population in the community was 4.

Average Household Size in Kasota, MN
The average household size in Kasota is 2.46 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.81 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Kasota, MN
At the time of the last census survey, there were 279 total housing units in Kasota.

The number of occupied housing units was 275, or 98.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 229 were owner-occupied (83.3), and 46 were renter-occupied (16.7, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 4 vacant homes in Kasota at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Kasota, Minnesota
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 188, with a median value in dollars of 79,500.

Monthly Owner Costs in Kasota, MN
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $668 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Kasota, average costs per month were $184 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 380 people in the community had a high school degree, or 82.1 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Kasota, Minnesota
49 people in Kasota also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 10.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Kasota, MN
The number of Civilian Veterans in Kasota was 68, or 13 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Kasota, MN
In 2000, there were 144 people in Kasota, MN listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Kasota, MN
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 48 people in Kasota who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 7.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Kasota, Minnesota
There were 420 in the labor force in Kasota at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 76.5 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Kasota was 17.7 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Kasota, MN
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $39,097. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Kasota, MN
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $43,750. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Kasota, Minnesota
Per capita income in Kasota in the last full census was 17,503. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Kasota numbered 14, or 6.6 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Kasota, MN
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 55, or 7.8 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.