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Sleepy Eye, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Sleepy Eye is a Census city of 3,444 people across 1.87 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $66,911, 78.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sleepy Eye
What Sleepy Eye is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.87 sq mi
- Water area0.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,841
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Sleepy Eye
- Population3,444
- Median age40.1
- Population under 18782
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over748
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households1,481
- Family households873
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sleepy Eye
- Median household income$66,911
- Per capita income$38,386
- Civilian labor force1,869
- Employed1,818
- Unemployed51 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over2,384
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sleepy Eye
- Housing units1,666
- Occupied units1,481
- Vacant units185 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied1,158
- Renter occupied323 plus or minus 91
- Ownership rate78.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$147,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$782
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Single family units1,415
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more245 plus or minus 98
- Share in buildings of two or more14.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sleepy Eye gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,699
- Commuting under 15 minutes958
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more234 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone87.7 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sleepy Eye (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$18,000
- Average approval$18,000
- Median approval$18,000
- Largest approval$18,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sleepy Eye, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Sleepy Eye (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,355,000
- Average approval$451,667
- Median approval$459,000
- Largest approval$703,000
- Jobs supported11
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sleepy Eye, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brown County, not Sleepy Eye
Brown County context, not Sleepy Eye figures
- Establishments in Brown County786
- Covered employment, Brown County13,221
- Average annual pay, Brown County$55,442
- Housing units permitted, Brown County35
Every figure in this section is published for Brown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sleepy Eye.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sleepy Eye questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota?
3,444, in 1,481 households. Sleepy Eye city covers 1.87 square miles of land, which is 1,841 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sleepy Eye in?
Brown County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sleepy Eye?
$66,911. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $147,600. Median gross rent is $782 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sleepy Eye businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $18,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $18,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sleepy Eye, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sleepy Eye borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sleepy Eye. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Sleepy Eye figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brown County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sleepy Eye.
Is zoning published for Sleepy Eye?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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