Herman vs Hoffman

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

Herman 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 428 in Herman). Herman has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $47,000 in Hoffman). Hoffman has the higher median home value ($127,700 vs $102,100 in Herman).

Population, income & housing

	Herman	Hoffman
Population	428	708
Median age	47.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$47,000
Median home value	$102,100	$127,700
Median gross rent	$545	$750
Housing units	263	343
Homeownership rate	81.0%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herman	Hoffman
Population	429 → 428 (-0.2%)	608 → 708 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $72,917 (+82.3%)	$41,875 → $47,000 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$77,700 → $102,100 (+31.4%)	$92,500 → $127,700 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $545 (+15.2%)	$613 → $750 (+22.3%)

Herman

Population

429428

Median household income

$40,000$72,917

Median home value

$77,700$102,100

Median gross rent

$473$545

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)

	Herman	Hoffman
Under 5	1.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	11.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	17.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	4.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	18.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.8%
75 and over	18.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herman	Hoffman
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	81.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	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	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herman	Hoffman
No high school diploma	6.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	30.4%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herman	Hoffman
Drove alone	67.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	1.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herman	Hoffman
1-unit, detached	84.0%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Herman	Hoffman
Poverty rate	9.6%	21.4%
Average household size	2.03	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	19	32
Median year structure built	1965	1963