Pipestone vs Ruthton

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

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

Pipestone has the higher population (4,165 vs 180 in Ruthton). Pipestone has the higher median household income ($61,442 vs $40,000 in Ruthton). Pipestone has the higher median home value ($102,000 vs $54,100 in Ruthton).

Population, income & housing

	Pipestone	Ruthton
Population	4,165	180
Median age	39.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,442	$40,000
Median home value	$102,000	$54,100
Median gross rent	$722	$775
Housing units	2,001	116
Homeownership rate	73.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pipestone	Ruthton
Population	4,092 → 4,165 (+1.8%)	241 → 180 (-25.3%)
Median household income	$40,670 → $61,442 (+51.1%)	$44,500 → $40,000 (-10.1%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $102,000 (+21.0%)	$51,300 → $54,100 (+5.5%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $722 (+35.2%)	$771 → $775 (+0.5%)

Pipestone

Population

4,0924,165

Median household income

$40,670$61,442

Median home value

$84,300$102,000

Median gross rent

$534$722

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)

	Pipestone	Ruthton
Under 5	7.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	25.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.6%
75 and over	11.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pipestone	Ruthton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	83.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	6.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pipestone	Ruthton
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	36.6%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pipestone	Ruthton
Drove alone	82.7%	70.3%
Carpooled	7.4%	19.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pipestone	Ruthton
1-unit, detached	79.6%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Pipestone	Ruthton
Poverty rate	16.0%	20.8%
Average household size	2.19	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1958	1938