Minnetrista vs Orono

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

Minnetrista and Orono 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 8,205 in Orono). Orono has the higher median household income ($181,875 vs $156,346 in Minnetrista). Orono has the higher median home value ($952,400 vs $624,600 in Minnetrista).

Population, income & housing

	Minnetrista	Orono
Population	8,509	8,205
Median age	41.1 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$156,346	$181,875
Median home value	$624,600	$952,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,653
Housing units	3,240	3,449
Homeownership rate	97.4%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.9%	68.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minnetrista	Orono
Population	7,621 → 8,509 (+11.7%)	8,113 → 8,205 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$171,786 → $156,346 (-9.0%)	$159,028 → $181,875 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$477,800 → $624,600 (+30.7%)	$680,100 → $952,400 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,016 → $3,501 (+16.1%)	$1,460 → $1,653 (+13.2%)

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

Orono

Population

8,1138,205

Median household income

$159,028$181,875

Median home value

$680,100$952,400

Median gross rent

$1,460$1,653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Minnetrista	Orono
Under 5	6.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.6%	20.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	6.6%	4.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	19.3%	15.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	20.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.1%
75 and over	4.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minnetrista	Orono
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	3.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minnetrista	Orono
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.2%
High school graduate	12.6%	9.6%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	39.2%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27.8%	25.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minnetrista	Orono
Drove alone	63.0%	63.0%
Carpooled	1.1%	1.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.0%	31.2%
Other means	1.5%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minnetrista	Orono
1-unit, detached	97.1%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Minnetrista	Orono
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.92	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1993	1982