Mayer vs Norwood Young America

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

Mayer 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 2,501 in Mayer). Mayer has the higher median household income ($120,551 vs $67,857 in Norwood Young America). Mayer has the higher median home value ($330,400 vs $289,400 in Norwood Young America).

Population, income & housing

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
Population	2,501	3,866
Median age	33.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,551	$67,857
Median home value	$330,400	$289,400
Median gross rent	$1,205	$1,032
Housing units	857	1,444
Homeownership rate	94.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
Population	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)	3,725 → 3,866 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)	$69,136 → $67,857 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)	$187,800 → $289,400 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)	$922 → $1,032 (+11.9%)

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

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)

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
Under 5	8.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	17.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	21.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	3.9%	6.3%
75 and over	2.0%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	18.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
Drove alone	78.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
1-unit, detached	97.5%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	13.4%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Mayer	Norwood Young America
Poverty rate	5.2%	9.6%
Average household size	2.91	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	2006	1985