Cologne vs New Germany

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

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

Cologne has the higher population (2,146 vs 581 in New Germany). Cologne has the higher median household income ($117,344 vs $88,438 in New Germany). Cologne has the higher median home value ($356,600 vs $252,600 in New Germany).

Population, income & housing

	Cologne	New Germany
Population	2,146	581
Median age	36.9 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$117,344	$88,438
Median home value	$356,600	$252,600
Median gross rent	—	$860
Housing units	841	219
Homeownership rate	89.7%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cologne	New Germany
Population	1,981 → 2,146 (+8.3%)	466 → 581 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$90,042 → $117,344 (+30.3%)	$63,125 → $88,438 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$242,000 → $356,600 (+47.4%)	$150,000 → $252,600 (+68.4%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $467 (-31.4%)	$783 → $860 (+9.8%)

Cologne

Population

1,9812,146

Median household income

$90,042$117,344

Median home value

$242,000$356,600

Median gross rent

$681$467

New Germany

Population

466581

Median household income

$63,125$88,438

Median home value

$150,000$252,600

Median gross rent

$783$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cologne	New Germany
Under 5	7.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	21.0%
35 to 44	16.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.7%	6.7%
75 and over	2.9%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cologne	New Germany
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	95.9%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cologne	New Germany
No high school diploma	0.7%	1.6%
High school graduate	24.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cologne	New Germany
Drove alone	63.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.9%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cologne	New Germany
1-unit, detached	90.8%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cologne	New Germany
Poverty rate	6.1%	3.7%
Average household size	2.63	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	2004	1964