Goodhue vs Red Wing

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

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

Red Wing has the higher population (16,660 vs 1,261 in Goodhue). Goodhue has the higher median household income ($86,731 vs $65,259 in Red Wing). Goodhue has the higher median home value ($230,300 vs $224,800 in Red Wing).

Population, income & housing

	Goodhue	Red Wing
Population	1,261	16,660
Median age	29.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$86,731	$65,259
Median home value	$230,300	$224,800
Median gross rent	$775	$954
Housing units	392	7,730
Homeownership rate	88.5%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodhue	Red Wing
Population	1,261 → 1,261 (+0.0%)	16,338 → 16,660 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $86,731 (+21.0%)	$54,785 → $65,259 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$176,000 → $230,300 (+30.9%)	$174,000 → $224,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,021 → $775 (-24.1%)	$899 → $954 (+6.1%)

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

Red Wing

Population

16,33816,660

Median household income

$54,785$65,259

Median home value

$174,000$224,800

Median gross rent

$899$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goodhue	Red Wing
Under 5	10.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	30.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	7.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.7%
75 and over	4.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodhue	Red Wing
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodhue	Red Wing
No high school diploma	9.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	39.3%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodhue	Red Wing
Drove alone	79.4%	76.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	10.5%
Public transit	1.4%	1.5%
Walked	3.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.5%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goodhue	Red Wing
1-unit, detached	75.5%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.9%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Goodhue	Red Wing
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.0%
Average household size	3.30	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1985	1972