Hayfield vs Kasson

A side-by-side comparison of Hayfield and Kasson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kasson has the higher population (6,964 vs 1,382 in Hayfield). Kasson has the higher median household income ($87,295 vs $69,688 in Hayfield). Kasson has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $173,000 in Hayfield).

Population, income & housing

	Hayfield	Kasson
Population	1,382	6,964
Median age	36.0 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,688	$87,295
Median home value	$173,000	$264,500
Median gross rent	$933	$1,066
Housing units	595	2,639
Homeownership rate	69.6%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayfield	Kasson
Population	1,431 → 1,382 (-3.4%)	6,350 → 6,964 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$50,500 → $69,688 (+38.0%)	$76,231 → $87,295 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $173,000 (+47.6%)	$180,300 → $264,500 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $933 (+68.1%)	$635 → $1,066 (+67.9%)

Hayfield

Population

1,4311,382

Median household income

$50,500$69,688

Median home value

$117,200$173,000

Median gross rent

$555$933

Kasson

Population

6,3506,964

Median household income

$76,231$87,295

Median home value

$180,300$264,500

Median gross rent

$635$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayfield	Kasson
Under 5	5.4%	10.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	7.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.7%
75 and over	11.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayfield	Kasson
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	93.2%
Black or African American	9.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayfield	Kasson
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	37.2%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayfield	Kasson
Drove alone	78.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	14.7%
Public transit	0.4%	1.7%
Walked	4.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	8.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayfield	Kasson
1-unit, detached	67.9%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	3.1%
20 or more units	6.7%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Hayfield	Kasson
Poverty rate	12.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1966	1993