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Janesville, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Janesville is a Census city of 2,378 people across 1.54 square miles of land, in Waseca County. Median household income is $74,643, 84.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $344,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Janesville
What Janesville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.54 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,547
- County holding the largest share of its areaWaseca 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.
Janesville
How many people live in Janesville
- Population2,378
- Median age39.6
- Population under 18542
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over432
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households932
- Family households610
- Share of households that are families65.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Janesville
Income and work in Janesville
- Median household income$74,643
- Per capita income$37,541
- Civilian labor force1,306
- Employed1,259
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over1,634
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Janesville
- Housing units1,021
- Occupied units932
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied790
- Renter occupied142 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate84.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$206,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$873
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Single family units775
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more164 plus or minus 69
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Janesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,185
- Commuting under 15 minutes193 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more232 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone73.6 percent
- Carpooled18.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Janesville
SBA loans in Janesville (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$344,200
- Average approval$344,200
- Median approval$344,200
- Largest approval$344,200
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Janesville, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Janesville
SBA loans in Janesville (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,588,000
- Average approval$862,667
- Median approval$969,000
- Largest approval$1,528,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Janesville, 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.
Janesville
Flood risk in Janesville
- NFIP communityCity of Janesville
- NFIP community number270496
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/27/24(M)
The City of Janesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270496 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.
Waseca County, not Janesville
Waseca County context, not Janesville figures
- Establishments in Waseca County426
- Covered employment, Waseca County5,530
- Average annual pay, Waseca County$54,072
- Housing units permitted, Waseca County25
Every figure in this section is published for Waseca County as a whole and is not a measurement of Janesville.
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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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
Janesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Janesville, Minnesota?
2,378, in 932 households. Janesville city covers 1.54 square miles of land, which is 1,547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Janesville in?
Waseca 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 Janesville?
$74,643. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $206,800. Median gross rent is $873 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Janesville businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $344,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $344,200, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Janesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Janesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Janesville. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Janesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Janesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Janesville, city of, community 270496, 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 Janesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Waseca 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 Janesville.
Is zoning published for Janesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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