Emmons vs Myrtle

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

Emmons and Myrtle 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 40 in Myrtle). Myrtle has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $57,500 in Emmons). Emmons has the higher median home value ($96,700 vs $56,700 in Myrtle).

Population, income & housing

	Emmons	Myrtle
Population	320	40
Median age	49.2 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$63,125
Median home value	$96,700	$56,700
Median gross rent	$740	—
Housing units	166	13
Homeownership rate	80.5%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmons	Myrtle
Population	356 → 320 (-10.1%)	69 → 40 (-42.0%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $57,500 (+12.2%)	$27,917 → $63,125 (+126.1%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $96,700 (+14.6%)	$33,300 → $56,700 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $740 (+25.9%)	—

Emmons

Population

356320

Median household income

$51,250$57,500

Median home value

$84,400$96,700

Median gross rent

$588$740

Myrtle

Population

6940

Median household income

$27,917$63,125

Median home value

$33,300$56,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmons	Myrtle
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	7.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	30.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	5.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	17.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	2.5%
65 to 74	17.8%	15.0%
75 and over	10.6%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmons	Myrtle
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmons	Myrtle
No high school diploma	4.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	39.0%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmons	Myrtle
Drove alone	79.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	12.6%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmons	Myrtle
1-unit, detached	94.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmons	Myrtle
Poverty rate	16.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.08	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1954	1944