Peterson vs Wykoff

A side-by-side comparison of Peterson and Wykoff: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wykoff has the higher population (356 vs 256 in Peterson). Wykoff has the higher median household income ($66,375 vs $66,250 in Peterson). Wykoff has the higher median home value ($127,800 vs $112,500 in Peterson).

Population, income & housing

	Peterson	Wykoff
Population	256	356
Median age	31.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$66,375
Median home value	$112,500	$127,800
Median gross rent	$538	$821
Housing units	102	181
Homeownership rate	91.8%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peterson	Wykoff
Population	188 → 256 (+36.2%)	418 → 356 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$60,833 → $66,375 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $112,500 (+5.8%)	$86,400 → $127,800 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $538 (-24.5%)	$752 → $821 (+9.2%)

Peterson

Population

188256

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$106,300$112,500

Median gross rent

$713$538

Wykoff

Population

418356

Median household income

$60,833$66,375

Median home value

$86,400$127,800

Median gross rent

$752$821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peterson	Wykoff
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	9.6%
18 to 24	17.2%	16.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	14.6%
45 to 54	3.9%	5.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.2%
75 and over	10.2%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peterson	Wykoff
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peterson	Wykoff
No high school diploma	4.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	38.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peterson	Wykoff
Drove alone	70.3%	77.0%
Carpooled	22.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peterson	Wykoff
1-unit, detached	99.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Peterson	Wykoff
Poverty rate	16.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.61	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938