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Peterson, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Peterson is a Census city of 244 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Fillmore County. Median household income is $71,000, 90.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peterson
What Peterson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land513 plus or minus 147
- County holding the largest share of its areaFillmore 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.
Peterson
How many people live in Peterson
- Population244 plus or minus 70
- Median age29.8 plus or minus 12.3
- Population under 1866 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1827.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over51 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households92 plus or minus 23
- Family households53 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families57.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peterson
Income and work in Peterson
- Median household income$71,000 plus or minus $18,726
- Per capita income$32,119
- Civilian labor force124 plus or minus 47
- Employed123 plus or minus 47
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over141 plus or minus 31
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.6 percent plus or minus 30.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.5 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peterson
Housing in Peterson
- Housing units101 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units92 plus or minus 23
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied83 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 5
- Ownership rate90.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,900 plus or minus $30,932
- Median gross rent, monthly$650 plus or minus $359
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units101 plus or minus 27
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Peterson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute117 plus or minus 47
- Commuting under 15 minutes27 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more79 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more67.5 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Carpooled24.4 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peterson
Flood risk in Peterson
- NFIP communityCity of Peterson
- NFIP community number270128
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/19
The City of Peterson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270128 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.
Fillmore County, not Peterson
Fillmore County context, not Peterson figures
- Establishments in Fillmore County577
- Covered employment, Fillmore County6,235
- Average annual pay, Fillmore County$44,287
- Housing units permitted, Fillmore County68
Every figure in this section is published for Fillmore County as a whole and is not a measurement of Peterson.
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
Peterson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Peterson, Minnesota?
244, in 92 households. Peterson city covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 513 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Peterson in?
Fillmore 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 Peterson?
$71,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,900. Median gross rent is $650 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Peterson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Peterson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Peterson, city of, community 270128, 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 Peterson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fillmore 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 Peterson.
Is zoning published for Peterson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.