Jasper vs Ruthton

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (742 vs 180 in Ruthton). Jasper has the higher median household income ($47,188 vs $40,000 in Ruthton). Jasper has the higher median home value ($72,700 vs $54,100 in Ruthton).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Ruthton
Population	742	180
Median age	35.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,188	$40,000
Median home value	$72,700	$54,100
Median gross rent	$695	$775
Housing units	339	116
Homeownership rate	86.0%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Ruthton
Population	672 → 742 (+10.4%)	241 → 180 (-25.3%)
Median household income	$41,875 → $47,188 (+12.7%)	$44,500 → $40,000 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $72,700 (+28.2%)	$51,300 → $54,100 (+5.5%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $695 (-8.6%)	$771 → $775 (+0.5%)

Jasper

Population

672742

Median household income

$41,875$47,188

Median home value

$56,700$72,700

Median gross rent

$760$695

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)

	Jasper	Ruthton
Under 5	8.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	25.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.6%
75 and over	4.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Ruthton
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	83.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.8%
Two or more races	8.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Ruthton
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	43.3%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Ruthton
Drove alone	79.2%	70.3%
Carpooled	13.6%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	7.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Ruthton
1-unit, detached	86.7%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Ruthton
Poverty rate	22.7%	20.8%
Average household size	2.47	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938