Owatonna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 26,470 people and six associated neighborhoods, Owatonna is the 38th largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that Owatonna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the benefits of Owatonna is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.97 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Owatonna citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.81% of adults in Owatonna have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Owatonna in 2018 was $40,889, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,556 for a family of four. However, Owatonna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Owatonna is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Owatonna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owatonna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owatonna include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Owatonna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.