Owatonna city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Owatonna city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 17,775. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 1,458 people without a high school diploma (ie. 8.20% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 70.92% White Alone, and 19.89% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 4,919 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 27.67% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.26% White Alone, and 4.43% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 6,018 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.86% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.71% White Alone, and 2.26% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 5,380 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 30.27% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 95.93% White Alone, and 0.54% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1034 70.92
Black Alone 290 19.89
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 19 1.30
Two or More Races 114 7.82
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 871 59.74
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 182 12.48
All Other Ethnicities 405 27.78
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4538 92.26
Black Alone 218 4.43
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 5 0.10
Some Other Race Alone 83 1.69
Two or More Races 75 1.53
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4356 88.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 286 5.81
All Other Ethnicities 277 5.63
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 5579 92.71
Black Alone 136 2.26
Asian Alone 14 0.23
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 16 0.27
Some Other Race Alone 144 2.39
Two or More Races 129 2.14
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 5531 91.91
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 277 4.60
All Other Ethnicities 210 3.49
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 5161 95.93
Black Alone 29 0.54
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 74 1.38
Two or More Races 116 2.16
Owatonna city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 5098 94.76
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 137 2.55
All Other Ethnicities 145 2.70