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Sartell, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Sartell is a Census city of 19,758 people across 10.45 square miles of land, lying across Stearns County and Benton County. Median household income is $84,131, 61.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sartell
What Sartell is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.45 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,891
- County holding the largest share of its areaStearns County, 88.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inStearns County 88.6 percent, Benton County 11.4 percent
Sartell crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Sartell
- Population19,758
- Median age34.8
- Population under 185,776
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,993
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households7,630
- Family households4,530
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sartell
- Median household income$84,131
- Per capita income$42,415
- Civilian labor force10,639
- Employed10,403
- Unemployed236 plus or minus 111
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over12,089
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sartell
- Housing units7,726
- Occupied units7,630
- Vacant units96 plus or minus 91
- Vacancy rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied4,716
- Renter occupied2,914
- Ownership rate61.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$297,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,275
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units4,915
- Share single family63.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,620
- Share in buildings of two or more33.9 percent
- Mobile homes191 plus or minus 70
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sartell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,069
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,622
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,287 plus or minus 270
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home12.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sartell (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$5,490,500
- Average approval$211,173
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$550,000
- Largest approval$1,239,800
- Jobs supported429
- Jobs per approval16.5
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.5 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sartell, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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 Sartell (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$10,009,000
- Average approval$588,765
- Median approval$509,000
- Largest approval$1,733,000
- Jobs supported146
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sartell, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have 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.
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Flood risk in Sartell
- NFIP communityCity of Sartell
- NFIP community number270460
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/12
The City of Sartell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270460 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.
Stearns County, not Sartell
Stearns County context, not Sartell figures
- Establishments in Stearns County4,474
- Covered employment, Stearns County87,252
- Average annual pay, Stearns County$62,313
- Housing units permitted, Stearns County572
Every figure in this section is published for Stearns County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sartell.
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
Sartell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sartell, Minnesota?
19,758, in 7,630 households. Sartell city covers 10.45 square miles of land, which is 1,891 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sartell in?
Sartell lies in more than one. By area it is 88.6 percent in Stearns County, 11.4 percent in Benton County. This page sits under Stearns County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Sartell?
$84,131. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $297,300. Median gross rent is $1,275 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sartell businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $5.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 17 504 approvals worth $10.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sartell, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sartell borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sartell. Only 5 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.
Is Sartell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sartell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sartell, city of, community 270460, 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 Sartell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Stearns 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 Sartell.
Is zoning published for Sartell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.