Ashby vs Hoffman

A side-by-side comparison of Ashby and Hoffman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hoffman has the higher population (708 vs 411 in Ashby). Ashby has the higher median household income ($55,250 vs $47,000 in Hoffman). Hoffman has the higher median home value ($127,700 vs $125,000 in Ashby).

Population, income & housing

	Ashby	Hoffman
Population	411	708
Median age	41.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,250	$47,000
Median home value	$125,000	$127,700
Median gross rent	$815	$750
Housing units	210	343
Homeownership rate	67.0%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashby	Hoffman
Population	474 → 411 (-13.3%)	608 → 708 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$46,429 → $55,250 (+19.0%)	$41,875 → $47,000 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$102,000 → $125,000 (+22.5%)	$92,500 → $127,700 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $815 (+7.7%)	$613 → $750 (+22.3%)

Ashby

Population

474411

Median household income

$46,429$55,250

Median home value

$102,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$757$815

Hoffman

Population

608708

Median household income

$41,875$47,000

Median home value

$92,500$127,700

Median gross rent

$613$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashby	Hoffman
Under 5	3.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	21.7%	22.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	16.1%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.8%
75 and over	14.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashby	Hoffman
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	81.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashby	Hoffman
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashby	Hoffman
Drove alone	67.2%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	12.2%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	10.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	6.9%
Other means	3.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashby	Hoffman
1-unit, detached	72.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashby	Hoffman
Poverty rate	14.4%	21.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1954	1963