Paynesville, Minnesota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,482
Male Share of the Population	47.7%
Female Share of the Population	52.3%
Senior Citizens	24.7%
Employed Population 16+	1,205
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	46.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	19%
Median Earnings25+	$31,179
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$19,500
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,765

Wealth

Median Family Income	$55,962
% Above Poverty Level	85.3%
% Below Poverty Level	14.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	3.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.3%
% Using Public Transportation	0.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.9%
Median Gross Rent	$703
Median House Value	$127,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	11.1%
Norwegian	10%
English	6.5%
Irish	5%
Polish	4.1%
Czech	2.6%
Swedish	2.5%
Canadian	1.7%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Danishn	1.3%
Finnish	1.2%
Dutch	1.2%
Welsh	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Russian	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Turkish	0.2%
German	0.2%
Italian	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
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Paynesville Almanac

Category	Value
County	Stearns County
Standard Zip Codes	56362
Phone Area Codes	320
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	45.37
Approximate Longitude	-94.71

Paynesville Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	NEW LONDON
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	-0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 58 F
Annual Precip	31.6 inches

Station	MELROSE
Distance	21.8 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	27.3 inches

Station	WILLMAR STATE HOSPITAL
Distance	22.6 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 19 F
Apr Temp	34 to 55 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	36 to 58 F
Annual Precip	28.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cold Spring	4,117	$65,111
Eden Valley	968	$50,833
New London	1,202	$66,667
Richmond	1,568	$62,917
Roscoe	107	$68,750
St. Martin	341	$81,250

Paynesville Hospitals

Paynesville Area Hospital
(Government - District/authority)
200 First Street West
(320) 243-4210

Paynesville Public Schools

Paynesville Area High School
795 W Hwy 23
ZIP: 56362
(320) 243-3761
High
Total Enrollment 283

Paynesville Elementary
205 W Mill St
ZIP: 56362
(320) 243-3725
Primary
Total Enrollment 456

Paynesville Middle
795 W Hwy 23
ZIP: 56362
(320) 243-3761
Middle
Total Enrollment 225

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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