Edina vs Minnetonka

A side-by-side comparison of Edina and Minnetonka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Minnetonka has the higher population (53,256 vs 53,125 in Edina). Edina has the higher median household income ($129,225 vs $120,496 in Minnetonka). Edina has the higher median home value ($624,000 vs $456,200 in Minnetonka).

Population, income & housing

	Edina	Minnetonka
Population	53,125	53,256
Median age	44.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$129,225	$120,496
Median home value	$624,000	$456,200
Median gross rent	$1,757	$1,758
Housing units	24,236	24,595
Homeownership rate	72.4%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.2%	63.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edina	Minnetonka
Population	51,746 → 53,125 (+2.7%)	53,025 → 53,256 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$104,244 → $129,225 (+24.0%)	$95,630 → $120,496 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$476,300 → $624,000 (+31.0%)	$347,900 → $456,200 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,404 → $1,757 (+25.1%)	$1,428 → $1,758 (+23.1%)

Edina

Population

51,74653,125

Median household income

$104,244$129,225

Median home value

$476,300$624,000

Median gross rent

$1,404$1,757

Minnetonka

Population

53,02553,256

Median household income

$95,630$120,496

Median home value

$347,900$456,200

Median gross rent

$1,428$1,758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edina	Minnetonka
Under 5	5.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.4%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.3%
75 and over	10.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edina	Minnetonka
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	80.8%
Black or African American	2.6%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	6.6%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edina	Minnetonka
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	8.2%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.8%	38.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	24.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edina	Minnetonka
Drove alone	67.0%	66.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.9%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	25.4%	25.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edina	Minnetonka
1-unit, detached	53.5%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	33.5%	31.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Edina	Minnetonka
Poverty rate	4.4%	4.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1971	1980