Finlayson vs Rutledge

A side-by-side comparison of Finlayson and Rutledge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rutledge has the higher population (278 vs 228 in Finlayson). Finlayson has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $62,917 in Rutledge). Finlayson has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $111,700 in Rutledge).

Population, income & housing

	Finlayson	Rutledge
Population	228	278
Median age	47.6 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$62,917
Median home value	$175,000	$111,700
Median gross rent	$790	$825
Housing units	120	138
Homeownership rate	76.4%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Finlayson	Rutledge
Population	321 → 228 (-29.0%)	217 → 278 (+28.1%)
Median household income	$38,929 → $63,750 (+63.8%)	$45,417 → $62,917 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $175,000 (+47.3%)	$106,300 → $111,700 (+5.1%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $790 (+39.1%)	$792 → $825 (+4.2%)

Finlayson

Population

321228

Median household income

$38,929$63,750

Median home value

$118,800$175,000

Median gross rent

$568$790

Rutledge

Population

217278

Median household income

$45,417$62,917

Median home value

$106,300$111,700

Median gross rent

$792$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Finlayson	Rutledge
Under 5	3.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	12.2%
18 to 24	1.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	19.7%	6.5%
35 to 44	5.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	19.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	8.6%
75 and over	6.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Finlayson	Rutledge
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Finlayson	Rutledge
No high school diploma	5.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	43.8%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Finlayson	Rutledge
Drove alone	85.4%	82.9%
Carpooled	12.4%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Finlayson	Rutledge
1-unit, detached	65.0%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Finlayson	Rutledge
Poverty rate	19.7%	13.2%
Average household size	2.07	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1974	1976