Mayer vs New Germany

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

Mayer and New Germany 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 581 in New Germany). Mayer has the higher median household income ($120,551 vs $88,438 in New Germany). Mayer has the higher median home value ($330,400 vs $252,600 in New Germany).

Population, income & housing

	Mayer	New Germany
Population	2,501	581
Median age	33.7 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,551	$88,438
Median home value	$330,400	$252,600
Median gross rent	$1,205	$860
Housing units	857	219
Homeownership rate	94.2%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayer	New Germany
Population	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)	466 → 581 (+24.7%)
Median household income	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)	$63,125 → $88,438 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)	$150,000 → $252,600 (+68.4%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)	$783 → $860 (+9.8%)

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

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)

	Mayer	New Germany
Under 5	8.1%	9.5%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	17.1%	21.0%
35 to 44	21.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	6.5%
55 to 64	7.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	3.9%	6.7%
75 and over	2.0%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayer	New Germany
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayer	New Germany
No high school diploma	3.2%	1.6%
High school graduate	18.3%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayer	New Germany
Drove alone	78.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	10.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayer	New Germany
1-unit, detached	97.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mayer	New Germany
Poverty rate	5.2%	3.7%
Average household size	2.91	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	2006	1964