Hinckley vs Sandstone

A side-by-side comparison of Hinckley and Sandstone: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandstone has the higher population (2,538 vs 1,665 in Hinckley). Sandstone has the higher median household income ($50,288 vs $41,979 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($165,200 vs $137,500 in Sandstone).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Sandstone
Population	1,665	2,538
Median age	44.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,979	$50,288
Median home value	$165,200	$137,500
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,011
Housing units	734	704
Homeownership rate	57.2%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Sandstone
Population	1,606 → 1,665 (+3.7%)	2,670 → 2,538 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $41,979 (+21.4%)	$39,750 → $50,288 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $165,200 (+43.3%)	$77,500 → $137,500 (+77.4%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $1,004 (+34.0%)	$824 → $1,011 (+22.7%)

Hinckley

Population

1,6061,665

Median household income

$34,583$41,979

Median home value

$115,300$165,200

Median gross rent

$749$1,004

Sandstone

Population

2,6702,538

Median household income

$39,750$50,288

Median home value

$77,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$824$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinckley	Sandstone
Under 5	6.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	8.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	18.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	23.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	4.0%
75 and over	11.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Sandstone
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	69.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.4%	4.6%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Sandstone
No high school diploma	12.1%	17.2%
High school graduate	49.0%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Sandstone
Drove alone	74.1%	75.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	6.4%
Other means	5.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Sandstone
1-unit, detached	63.9%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	6.7%	15.3%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Sandstone
Poverty rate	18.0%	26.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1973	1966