Hayward vs Myrtle

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

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

Hayward has the higher population (219 vs 40 in Myrtle). Myrtle has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $53,750 in Hayward). Hayward has the higher median home value ($109,600 vs $56,700 in Myrtle).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	Myrtle
Population	219	40
Median age	48.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$63,125
Median home value	$109,600	$56,700
Housing units	104	13
Homeownership rate	80.4%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	Myrtle
Population	218 → 219 (+0.5%)	69 → 40 (-42.0%)
Median household income	$41,771 → $53,750 (+28.7%)	$27,917 → $63,125 (+126.1%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $109,600 (+42.7%)	$33,300 → $56,700 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$310 → $313 (+1.0%)	—

Hayward

Population

218219

Median household income

$41,771$53,750

Median home value

$76,800$109,600

Median gross rent

$310$313

Myrtle

Population

6940

Median household income

$27,917$63,125

Median home value

$33,300$56,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	Myrtle
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	7.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	30.0%
25 to 34	18.7%	5.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	17.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	2.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	15.0%
75 and over	9.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	Myrtle
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	Myrtle
No high school diploma	12.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	Myrtle
Drove alone	81.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	16.1%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	Myrtle
1-unit, detached	91.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	Myrtle
Poverty rate	16.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.26	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1966	1944