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Olmsted County, MN

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Olmsted CountyMN averageUS Census ACS
Population
163,425
Per-capita income
$52,059
Median home value
$304,500
Bachelor's or higher
48%
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$305.8M (FY2023)
Total spending$296.4M (FY2023)
Taxes$137.6M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$219.4M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,814 (FY2023)

Recent meetings

Tue Mar 3, 2026 · 8:00 AM

Physical Development Committee

Physical Development Committee to discuss fee schedule and committee-to-board item

The committee will consider a committee-to-board item, a 2026 fee schedule, and monthly city invoice details. The meeting agenda lists these items for discussion and decision.

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Council/Board Chambers
Agenda (official) · cached copy
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151 4th Street Southeast Rochester, MN 55904 Olmsted County, MN Physical Development Committee Meeting Agenda Council/Board Chambers8:00 AMTuesday, March 3, 2026 Mandy's test View Previous Olmsted County Physical Development Committee Meeting Minutes at: https://olmstedcounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx [LINK] CALL TO ORDER CONSENT AGENDA Test item - committee to board 25-232 Planning - Monthly City Invoice Detail 2026 Fee Schedule PerformanceBondForm Attachments: DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS INFORMATIONAL ITEMS DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS DIVISION REPORTS ADMINISTRATORS REPORT ADJOURN Page 1 of 1
🌐 County-level context (Olmsted County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-733 people (-$77.7M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)3 ({"Flood": 4, "Severe Storm": 4, "Tornado": 2, "Biological": · last Tue Apr 7, 2020)
Traffic fatalities11 (2024)
Business establishments3,754 (107,285 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,341/mo (1,808 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy10.7% (low numeracy 17% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$305.8M
Annual budget
$219.4M
Debt outstanding
542
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$305.8M
Spending$296.4M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$219.4M
Debt-to-revenue0.72×
Debt-load index62 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.504
All kids
0.480
Black kids
0.341

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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