Chatfield vs Rushford

A side-by-side comparison of Chatfield and Rushford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chatfield has the higher population (2,693 vs 1,790 in Rushford). Chatfield has the higher median household income ($91,912 vs $73,321 in Rushford). Chatfield has the higher median home value ($216,000 vs $203,200 in Rushford).

Population, income & housing

	Chatfield	Rushford
Population	2,693	1,790
Median age	38.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$91,912	$73,321
Median home value	$216,000	$203,200
Median gross rent	$645	$824
Housing units	1,066	820
Homeownership rate	88.3%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatfield	Rushford
Population	2,990 → 2,693 (-9.9%)	1,744 → 1,790 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$74,135 → $91,912 (+24.0%)	$49,559 → $73,321 (+47.9%)
Median home value	$171,700 → $216,000 (+25.8%)	$151,000 → $203,200 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $645 (-10.7%)	$685 → $824 (+20.3%)

Chatfield

Population

2,9902,693

Median household income

$74,135$91,912

Median home value

$171,700$216,000

Median gross rent

$722$645

Rushford

Population

1,7441,790

Median household income

$49,559$73,321

Median home value

$151,000$203,200

Median gross rent

$685$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatfield	Rushford
Under 5	6.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	13.4%
75 and over	9.8%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatfield	Rushford
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatfield	Rushford
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	25.5%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatfield	Rushford
Drove alone	80.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatfield	Rushford
1-unit, detached	76.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	9.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Chatfield	Rushford
Poverty rate	5.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1974	1976