Edgerton vs Ruthton

A side-by-side comparison of Edgerton and Ruthton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edgerton has the higher population (1,207 vs 180 in Ruthton). Edgerton has the higher median household income ($66,739 vs $40,000 in Ruthton). Edgerton has the higher median home value ($132,800 vs $54,100 in Ruthton).

Population, income & housing

	Edgerton	Ruthton
Population	1,207	180
Median age	45.5 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,739	$40,000
Median home value	$132,800	$54,100
Median gross rent	$681	$775
Housing units	534	116
Homeownership rate	84.3%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgerton	Ruthton
Population	1,244 → 1,207 (-3.0%)	241 → 180 (-25.3%)
Median household income	$53,056 → $66,739 (+25.8%)	$44,500 → $40,000 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$96,900 → $132,800 (+37.0%)	$51,300 → $54,100 (+5.5%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $681 (-10.5%)	$771 → $775 (+0.5%)

Edgerton

Population

1,2441,207

Median household income

$53,056$66,739

Median home value

$96,900$132,800

Median gross rent

$761$681

Ruthton

Population

241180

Median household income

$44,500$40,000

Median home value

$51,300$54,100

Median gross rent

$771$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgerton	Ruthton
Under 5	6.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	5.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	25.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.6%
75 and over	18.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgerton	Ruthton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgerton	Ruthton
No high school diploma	7.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgerton	Ruthton
Drove alone	74.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	7.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgerton	Ruthton
1-unit, detached	84.5%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Edgerton	Ruthton
Poverty rate	5.6%	20.8%
Average household size	2.25	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1967	1938