Hamburg vs Mayer

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

Hamburg 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 544 in Hamburg). Mayer has the higher median household income ($120,551 vs $78,125 in Hamburg). Mayer has the higher median home value ($330,400 vs $229,200 in Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Mayer
Population	544	2,501
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$120,551
Median home value	$229,200	$330,400
Median gross rent	$873	$1,205
Housing units	239	857
Homeownership rate	72.0%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Mayer
Population	571 → 544 (-4.7%)	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$75,682 → $78,125 (+3.2%)	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$173,900 → $229,200 (+31.8%)	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $873 (+24.4%)	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)

Hamburg

Population

571544

Median household income

$75,682$78,125

Median home value

$173,900$229,200

Median gross rent

$702$873

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)

	Hamburg	Mayer
Under 5	3.9%	8.1%
5 to 17	21.9%	21.1%
18 to 24	4.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	18.4%	17.1%
35 to 44	18.2%	21.8%
45 to 54	7.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	7.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	3.9%
75 and over	4.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Mayer
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Mayer
No high school diploma	7.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	39.5%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Mayer
Drove alone	84.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Mayer
1-unit, detached	67.8%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Mayer
Poverty rate	8.4%	5.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1967	2006