Hutchinson vs Lester Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Hutchinson and Lester Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hutchinson has the higher population (14,629 vs 1,848 in Lester Prairie). Lester Prairie has the higher median household income ($87,188 vs $71,730 in Hutchinson). Lester Prairie has the higher median home value ($217,000 vs $210,300 in Hutchinson).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
Population	14,629	1,848
Median age	41.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,730	$87,188
Median home value	$210,300	$217,000
Median gross rent	$933	$735
Housing units	6,735	727
Homeownership rate	69.2%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
Population	13,914 → 14,629 (+5.1%)	1,981 → 1,848 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$57,672 → $71,730 (+24.4%)	$59,688 → $87,188 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$149,200 → $210,300 (+41.0%)	$149,800 → $217,000 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $933 (+11.7%)	$543 → $735 (+35.4%)

Hutchinson

Population

13,91414,629

Median household income

$57,672$71,730

Median home value

$149,200$210,300

Median gross rent

$835$933

Lester Prairie

Population

1,9811,848

Median household income

$59,688$87,188

Median home value

$149,800$217,000

Median gross rent

$543$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
Under 5	6.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	22.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	17.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	7.5%
75 and over	10.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
No high school diploma	4.1%	9.1%
High school graduate	31.0%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
Drove alone	76.2%	74.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.6%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
1-unit, detached	54.3%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	6.7%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson	Lester Prairie
Poverty rate	10.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1984	1975