Hoffman vs Wendell

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

Hoffman and Wendell 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 177 in Wendell). Wendell has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $47,000 in Hoffman). Hoffman has the higher median home value ($127,700 vs $71,300 in Wendell).

Population, income & housing

	Hoffman	Wendell
Population	708	177
Median age	34.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,000	$68,125
Median home value	$127,700	$71,300
Median gross rent	$750	$741
Housing units	343	79
Homeownership rate	61.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoffman	Wendell
Population	608 → 708 (+16.4%)	115 → 177 (+53.9%)
Median household income	$41,875 → $47,000 (+12.2%)	$37,222 → $68,125 (+83.0%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $127,700 (+38.1%)	$50,600 → $71,300 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $750 (+22.3%)	$685 → $741 (+8.2%)

Hoffman

Population

608708

Median household income

$41,875$47,000

Median home value

$92,500$127,700

Median gross rent

$613$750

Wendell

Population

115177

Median household income

$37,222$68,125

Median home value

$50,600$71,300

Median gross rent

$685$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoffman	Wendell
Under 5	4.1%	10.2%
5 to 17	22.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	4.5%
25 to 34	15.4%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.1%	16.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	7.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoffman	Wendell
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	9.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoffman	Wendell
No high school diploma	8.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	31.6%	55.9%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoffman	Wendell
Drove alone	77.6%	81.7%
Carpooled	12.2%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	14.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoffman	Wendell
1-unit, detached	77.3%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Hoffman	Wendell
Poverty rate	21.4%	23.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1963	1956