Cologne vs Mayer

A side-by-side comparison of Cologne and Mayer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mayer has the higher population (2,501 vs 2,146 in Cologne). Mayer has the higher median household income ($120,551 vs $117,344 in Cologne). Cologne has the higher median home value ($356,600 vs $330,400 in Mayer).

Population, income & housing

	Cologne	Mayer
Population	2,146	2,501
Median age	36.9 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$117,344	$120,551
Median home value	$356,600	$330,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,205
Housing units	841	857
Homeownership rate	89.7%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cologne	Mayer
Population	1,981 → 2,146 (+8.3%)	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$90,042 → $117,344 (+30.3%)	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$242,000 → $356,600 (+47.4%)	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $467 (-31.4%)	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)

Cologne

Population

1,9812,146

Median household income

$90,042$117,344

Median home value

$242,000$356,600

Median gross rent

$681$467

Mayer

Population

1,9552,501

Median household income

$98,405$120,551

Median home value

$232,400$330,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cologne	Mayer
Under 5	7.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.0%	17.1%
35 to 44	16.2%	21.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	4.7%	3.9%
75 and over	2.9%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cologne	Mayer
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	91.5%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cologne	Mayer
No high school diploma	0.7%	3.2%
High school graduate	24.6%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cologne	Mayer
Drove alone	63.9%	78.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.9%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cologne	Mayer
1-unit, detached	90.8%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Cologne	Mayer
Poverty rate	6.1%	5.2%
Average household size	2.63	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	2004	2006