Owatonna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 26,534 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Owatonna spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.86 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Owatonna is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.29% of adults in Owatonna have a college degree.

The per capita income in Owatonna in 2022 was $41,718, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,872 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.