Cologne vs Norwood Young America

A side-by-side comparison of Cologne and Norwood Young America: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Norwood Young America has the higher population (3,866 vs 2,146 in Cologne). Cologne has the higher median household income ($117,344 vs $67,857 in Norwood Young America). Cologne has the higher median home value ($356,600 vs $289,400 in Norwood Young America).

Population, income & housing

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
Population	2,146	3,866
Median age	36.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$117,344	$67,857
Median home value	$356,600	$289,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,032
Housing units	841	1,444
Homeownership rate	89.7%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
Population	1,981 → 2,146 (+8.3%)	3,725 → 3,866 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$90,042 → $117,344 (+30.3%)	$69,136 → $67,857 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$242,000 → $356,600 (+47.4%)	$187,800 → $289,400 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $467 (-31.4%)	$922 → $1,032 (+11.9%)

Cologne

Population

1,9812,146

Median household income

$90,042$117,344

Median home value

$242,000$356,600

Median gross rent

$681$467

Norwood Young America

Population

3,7253,866

Median household income

$69,136$67,857

Median home value

$187,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$922$1,032

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
Under 5	7.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	10.6%
65 to 74	4.7%	6.3%
75 and over	2.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	89.4%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
No high school diploma	0.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	24.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
Drove alone	63.9%	79.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.9%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
1-unit, detached	90.8%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Cologne	Norwood Young America
Poverty rate	6.1%	9.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	2004	1985