Hatfield vs Ruthton

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

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

Ruthton has the higher population (180 vs 23 in Hatfield). Hatfield has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $40,000 in Ruthton). Since 2019, Hatfield's population has grown faster (-23.3% vs -25.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hatfield	Ruthton
Population	23	180
Median age	32.3 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$40,000
Median home value	—	$54,100
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	11	116
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatfield	Ruthton
Population	30 → 23 (-23.3%)	241 → 180 (-25.3%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $86,250 (+64.3%)	$44,500 → $40,000 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $220,000 (+3.5%)	$51,300 → $54,100 (+5.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$771 → $775 (+0.5%)

Hatfield

Population

3023

Median household income

$52,500$86,250

Median home value

$212,500$220,000

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)

	Hatfield	Ruthton
Under 5	26.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	17.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	25.6%
55 to 64	30.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.6%
75 and over	13.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatfield	Ruthton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	2.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatfield	Ruthton
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	35.7%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	64.3%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatfield	Ruthton
Drove alone	45.5%	70.3%
Carpooled	18.2%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.4%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatfield	Ruthton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Hatfield	Ruthton
Poverty rate	0.0%	20.8%
Average household size	3.29	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1985	1938