Motley vs Royalton

A side-by-side comparison of Motley and Royalton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Royalton has the higher population (1,092 vs 593 in Motley). Royalton has the higher median household income ($64,643 vs $43,281 in Motley). Royalton has the higher median home value ($201,500 vs $128,300 in Motley).

Population, income & housing

	Motley	Royalton
Population	593	1,092
Median age	50.4 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$64,643
Median home value	$128,300	$201,500
Median gross rent	$661	$642
Housing units	346	502
Homeownership rate	60.3%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Motley	Royalton
Population	610 → 593 (-2.8%)	1,239 → 1,092 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $43,281 (+33.2%)	$55,625 → $64,643 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $128,300 (+24.4%)	$141,300 → $201,500 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $661 (+3.3%)	$690 → $642 (-7.0%)

Motley

Population

610593

Median household income

$32,500$43,281

Median home value

$103,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$640$661

Royalton

Population

1,2391,092

Median household income

$55,625$64,643

Median home value

$141,300$201,500

Median gross rent

$690$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Motley	Royalton
Under 5	3.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.5%	14.2%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	17.2%	8.2%
75 and over	12.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Motley	Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Motley	Royalton
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	45.8%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Motley	Royalton
Drove alone	73.3%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	9.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Motley	Royalton
1-unit, detached	50.6%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	5.4%
20 or more units	4.3%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Motley	Royalton
Poverty rate	10.1%	20.8%
Average household size	1.86	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1981	1991