Motley vs Upsala

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

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

Motley has the higher population (593 vs 394 in Upsala). Upsala has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $43,281 in Motley). Upsala has the higher median home value ($143,400 vs $128,300 in Motley).

Population, income & housing

	Motley	Upsala
Population	593	394
Median age	50.4 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$61,250
Median home value	$128,300	$143,400
Median gross rent	$661	$725
Housing units	346	197
Homeownership rate	60.3%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Motley	Upsala
Population	610 → 593 (-2.8%)	497 → 394 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $43,281 (+33.2%)	$57,500 → $61,250 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $128,300 (+24.4%)	$137,500 → $143,400 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $661 (+3.3%)	$675 → $725 (+7.4%)

Motley

Population

610593

Median household income

$32,500$43,281

Median home value

$103,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$640$661

Upsala

Population

497394

Median household income

$57,500$61,250

Median home value

$137,500$143,400

Median gross rent

$675$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Motley	Upsala
Under 5	3.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	17.2%	8.4%
75 and over	12.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Motley	Upsala
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Motley	Upsala
No high school diploma	10.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Motley	Upsala
Drove alone	73.3%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.3%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	3.0%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Motley	Upsala
1-unit, detached	50.6%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	10.7%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Motley	Upsala
Poverty rate	10.1%	3.8%
Average household size	1.86	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	17	32
Median year structure built	1981	1967