Editing Loretto, Minnesota (section)

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 570 people, 225 households, and 146 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,948.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 228 housing units at an average density of {{convert|779.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.18% of the population. 56.7% were of [[Germans|German]], 7.6% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 6.2% [[Norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 225 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,375, and the median income for a family was $71,944. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $32,321 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $27,443.  About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.