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.

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.

For most residents of Sartell, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 96.83% of people in Sartell drive alone to work on most days, making Sartell a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Sartell’s landscape.

Being a small city, Sartell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Sartell rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.74% of adults 25 and older in Sartell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

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.