Bellechester vs Goodhue

A side-by-side comparison of Bellechester and Goodhue: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goodhue has the higher population (1,261 vs 234 in Bellechester). Goodhue has the higher median household income ($86,731 vs $59,375 in Bellechester). Goodhue has the higher median home value ($230,300 vs $194,400 in Bellechester).

Population, income & housing

	Bellechester	Goodhue
Population	234	1,261
Median age	29.1 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$86,731
Median home value	$194,400	$230,300
Median gross rent	$913	$775
Housing units	95	392
Homeownership rate	73.6%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	19.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellechester	Goodhue
Population	165 → 234 (+41.8%)	1,261 → 1,261 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $59,375 (+35.7%)	$71,667 → $86,731 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$119,400 → $194,400 (+62.8%)	$176,000 → $230,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $913 (-4.4%)	$1,021 → $775 (-24.1%)

Bellechester

Population

165234

Median household income

$43,750$59,375

Median home value

$119,400$194,400

Median gross rent

$955$913

Goodhue

Population

1,2611,261

Median household income

$71,667$86,731

Median home value

$176,000$230,300

Median gross rent

$1,021$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellechester	Goodhue
Under 5	6.0%	10.7%
5 to 17	21.4%	30.6%
18 to 24	13.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	17.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	6.0%	5.6%
75 and over	3.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellechester	Goodhue
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	6.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellechester	Goodhue
No high school diploma	14.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	55.4%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellechester	Goodhue
Drove alone	83.3%	79.4%
Carpooled	14.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellechester	Goodhue
1-unit, detached	74.7%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellechester	Goodhue
Poverty rate	12.6%	15.1%
Average household size	2.69	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1957	1985