Emmons vs Hayward

A side-by-side comparison of Emmons and Hayward: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emmons has the higher population (320 vs 219 in Hayward). Emmons has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $53,750 in Hayward). Hayward has the higher median home value ($109,600 vs $96,700 in Emmons).

Population, income & housing

	Emmons	Hayward
Population	320	219
Median age	49.2 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$53,750
Median home value	$96,700	$109,600
Median gross rent	$740	—
Housing units	166	104
Homeownership rate	80.5%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmons	Hayward
Population	356 → 320 (-10.1%)	218 → 219 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $57,500 (+12.2%)	$41,771 → $53,750 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $96,700 (+14.6%)	$76,800 → $109,600 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $740 (+25.9%)	$310 → $313 (+1.0%)

Emmons

Population

356320

Median household income

$51,250$57,500

Median home value

$84,400$96,700

Median gross rent

$588$740

Hayward

Population

218219

Median household income

$41,771$53,750

Median home value

$76,800$109,600

Median gross rent

$310$313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmons	Hayward
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	10.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	18.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	17.8%	13.7%
75 and over	10.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmons	Hayward
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	73.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmons	Hayward
No high school diploma	4.0%	12.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmons	Hayward
Drove alone	79.0%	81.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	2.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmons	Hayward
1-unit, detached	94.0%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmons	Hayward
Poverty rate	16.7%	16.4%
Average household size	2.08	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1954	1966