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Kiester, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Kiester is a Census city of 494 people across 0.43 square miles of land, in Faribault County. Median household income is $52,727, 83.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kiester
What Kiester is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,153
- County holding the largest share of its areaFaribault 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.
Kiester
How many people live in Kiester
- Population494
- Median age44.8
- Population under 1881 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over104 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households230
- Family households154
- Share of households that are families67.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kiester
Income and work in Kiester
- Median household income$52,727
- Per capita income$32,574
- Civilian labor force261
- Employed248
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over362
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kiester
Housing in Kiester
- Housing units312
- Occupied units230
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate26.3 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Owner occupied193
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate83.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$58,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$820 plus or minus $484
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Single family units265
- Share single family84.9 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more5.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kiester
How Kiester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute223
- Commuting under 15 minutes55 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more114 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.1 percent
- Drove alone65.6 percent
- Carpooled16.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kiester
Flood risk in Kiester
- NFIP communityCity of Kiester
- NFIP community number270121
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Kiester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270121 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Faribault County, not Kiester
Faribault County context, not Kiester figures
- Establishments in Faribault County379
- Covered employment, Faribault County4,549
- Average annual pay, Faribault County$51,879
- Housing units permitted, Faribault County8
Every figure in this section is published for Faribault County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kiester.
All Faribault County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Kiester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kiester, Minnesota?
494, in 230 households. Kiester city covers 0.43 square miles of land, which is 1,153 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kiester in?
Faribault 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 Kiester?
$52,727. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,800. Median gross rent is $820 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kiester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kiester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kiester, city of, community 270121, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kiester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Faribault 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 Kiester.
Is zoning published for Kiester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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