Hamburg vs New Germany

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

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

New Germany has the higher population (581 vs 544 in Hamburg). New Germany has the higher median household income ($88,438 vs $78,125 in Hamburg). New Germany has the higher median home value ($252,600 vs $229,200 in Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	New Germany
Population	544	581
Median age	36.3 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$88,438
Median home value	$229,200	$252,600
Median gross rent	$873	$860
Housing units	239	219
Homeownership rate	72.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	New Germany
Population	571 → 544 (-4.7%)	466 → 581 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$75,682 → $78,125 (+3.2%)	$63,125 → $88,438 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$173,900 → $229,200 (+31.8%)	$150,000 → $252,600 (+68.4%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $873 (+24.4%)	$783 → $860 (+9.8%)

Hamburg

Population

571544

Median household income

$75,682$78,125

Median home value

$173,900$229,200

Median gross rent

$702$873

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)

	Hamburg	New Germany
Under 5	3.9%	9.5%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	18.4%	21.0%
35 to 44	18.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.0%	6.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.7%
75 and over	4.0%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	New Germany
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	95.9%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	New Germany
No high school diploma	7.3%	1.6%
High school graduate	39.5%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	New Germany
Drove alone	84.4%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	New Germany
1-unit, detached	67.8%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	New Germany
Poverty rate	8.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1967	1964