Rutledge vs Willow River

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

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

Willow River has the higher population (351 vs 278 in Rutledge). Rutledge has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $52,188 in Willow River). Willow River has the higher median home value ($197,700 vs $111,700 in Rutledge).

Population, income & housing

	Rutledge	Willow River
Population	278	351
Median age	47.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$52,188
Median home value	$111,700	$197,700
Median gross rent	$825	$758
Housing units	138	177
Homeownership rate	91.4%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutledge	Willow River
Population	217 → 278 (+28.1%)	457 → 351 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $62,917 (+38.5%)	$40,250 → $52,188 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $111,700 (+5.1%)	$123,500 → $197,700 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $825 (+4.2%)	$740 → $758 (+2.4%)

Rutledge

Population

217278

Median household income

$45,417$62,917

Median home value

$106,300$111,700

Median gross rent

$792$825

Willow River

Population

457351

Median household income

$40,250$52,188

Median home value

$123,500$197,700

Median gross rent

$740$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutledge	Willow River
Under 5	10.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	19.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	19.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	18.7%	5.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.5%
75 and over	6.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutledge	Willow River
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	98.3%
Black or African American	7.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutledge	Willow River
No high school diploma	12.8%	2.8%
High school graduate	45.1%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutledge	Willow River
Drove alone	82.9%	69.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutledge	Willow River
1-unit, detached	73.9%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Rutledge	Willow River
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	41
Median year structure built	1976	1992