Mahtowa vs Wright

A side-by-side comparison of Mahtowa and Wright: population, income, housing, and more.

Mahtowa and Wright are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mahtowa has the higher population (365 vs 121 in Wright). Mahtowa has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $69,750 in Wright). Mahtowa has the higher median home value ($242,400 vs $123,800 in Wright).

Population, income & housing

	Mahtowa	Wright
Population	365	121
Median age	33.9 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$69,750
Median home value	$242,400	$123,800
Median gross rent	—	$630
Housing units	154	60
Homeownership rate	95.0%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahtowa	Wright
Population	358 → 365 (+2.0%)	129 → 121 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$74,091 → $85,000 (+14.7%)	$32,708 → $69,750 (+113.3%)
Median home value	$140,300 → $242,400 (+72.8%)	$129,200 → $123,800 (-4.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$525 → $630 (+20.0%)

Mahtowa

Population

358365

Median household income

$74,091$85,000

Median home value

$140,300$242,400

Wright

Population

129121

Median household income

$32,708$69,750

Median home value

$129,200$123,800

Median gross rent

$525$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahtowa	Wright
Under 5	19.7%	0.8%
5 to 17	10.7%	36.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	17.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.4%
75 and over	6.6%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahtowa	Wright
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahtowa	Wright
No high school diploma	1.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	36.2%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahtowa	Wright
Drove alone	80.4%	85.0%
Carpooled	1.3%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	10.0%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahtowa	Wright
1-unit, detached	84.4%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Mahtowa	Wright
Poverty rate	4.4%	25.8%
Average household size	2.61	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1971	1962