Sartell is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 19,696 people and four associated neighborhoods, Sartell is the 62nd largest community in Minnesota.Sartell is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sartell is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sartell who work in teaching (14.17%), sales jobs (9.41%), and office and administrative support (9.13%). Of important note, Sartell is also a city of artists. Sartell has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Sartell’s character. Sartell is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people -96.83% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Sartell. Sartell is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Sartell are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.74% of adults in Sartell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Sartell in 2022 was $33,350, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,400 for a family of four. However, Sartell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Sartell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sartell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sartell include German, Irish, Norwegian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Sartell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Miao/Hmong.
