Minnetonka vs Plymouth

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

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

Plymouth has the higher population (79,526 vs 53,256 in Minnetonka). Plymouth has the higher median household income ($133,865 vs $120,496 in Minnetonka). Plymouth has the higher median home value ($474,700 vs $456,200 in Minnetonka).

Population, income & housing

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
Population	53,256	79,526
Median age	42.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,496	$133,865
Median home value	$456,200	$474,700
Median gross rent	$1,758	$1,705
Housing units	24,595	33,718
Homeownership rate	72.5%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.3%	64.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
Population	53,025 → 53,256 (+0.4%)	78,134 → 79,526 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$95,630 → $120,496 (+26.0%)	$105,958 → $133,865 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$347,900 → $456,200 (+31.1%)	$351,700 → $474,700 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,428 → $1,758 (+23.1%)	$1,355 → $1,705 (+25.8%)

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

Plymouth

Population

78,13479,526

Median household income

$105,958$133,865

Median home value

$351,700$474,700

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,705

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
Under 5	6.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.2%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	73.2%
Black or African American	3.8%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	6.7%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
No high school diploma	2.7%	2.0%
High school graduate	11.5%	10.0%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
Drove alone	66.3%	65.4%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.9%	1.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.8%	25.7%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	54.2%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.1%
20 or more units	31.3%	19.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Minnetonka	Plymouth
Poverty rate	4.8%	4.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1980	1987