Medina vs Minnetrista

A side-by-side comparison of Medina and Minnetrista: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Minnetrista has the higher population (8,509 vs 6,858 in Medina). Medina has the higher median household income ($219,181 vs $156,346 in Minnetrista). Medina has the higher median home value ($660,800 vs $624,600 in Minnetrista).

Population, income & housing

	Medina	Minnetrista
Population	6,858	8,509
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$219,181	$156,346
Median home value	$660,800	$624,600
Median gross rent	$1,421	$3,501
Housing units	2,484	3,240
Homeownership rate	93.5%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.6%	66.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medina	Minnetrista
Population	6,380 → 6,858 (+7.5%)	7,621 → 8,509 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$148,110 → $219,181 (+48.0%)	$171,786 → $156,346 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$606,100 → $660,800 (+9.0%)	$477,800 → $624,600 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,338 → $1,421 (+6.2%)	$3,016 → $3,501 (+16.1%)

Medina

Population

6,3806,858

Median household income

$148,110$219,181

Median home value

$606,100$660,800

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,421

Minnetrista

Population

7,6218,509

Median household income

$171,786$156,346

Median home value

$477,800$624,600

Median gross rent

$3,016$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medina	Minnetrista
Under 5	7.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	25.1%	22.6%
18 to 24	1.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	6.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	17.9%	19.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.0%
75 and over	4.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medina	Minnetrista
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	92.8%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	11.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medina	Minnetrista
No high school diploma	3.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	7.8%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.7%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29.9%	27.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medina	Minnetrista
Drove alone	54.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	1.1%
Public transit	0.3%	1.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.8%	31.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medina	Minnetrista
1-unit, detached	85.1%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Medina	Minnetrista
Poverty rate	2.1%	8.8%
Average household size	2.87	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1999	1993