Ruthton vs Trosky

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

Ruthton and Trosky 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 50 in Trosky). Trosky has the higher median household income ($57,000 vs $40,000 in Ruthton). Trosky has the higher median home value ($110,700 vs $54,100 in Ruthton).

Population, income & housing

	Ruthton	Trosky
Population	180	50
Median age	46.8 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$57,000
Median home value	$54,100	$110,700
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	116	30
Homeownership rate	83.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ruthton	Trosky
Population	241 → 180 (-25.3%)	83 → 50 (-39.8%)
Median household income	$44,500 → $40,000 (-10.1%)	$53,750 → $57,000 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$51,300 → $54,100 (+5.5%)	$71,300 → $110,700 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $775 (+0.5%)	—

Ruthton

Population

241180

Median household income

$44,500$40,000

Median home value

$51,300$54,100

Median gross rent

$771$775

Trosky

Population

8350

Median household income

$53,750$57,000

Median home value

$71,300$110,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ruthton	Trosky
Under 5	2.8%	8.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	25.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	18.0%
65 to 74	10.6%	24.0%
75 and over	6.1%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ruthton	Trosky
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ruthton	Trosky
No high school diploma	10.4%	2.7%
High school graduate	24.6%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	53.7%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ruthton	Trosky
Drove alone	70.3%	77.8%
Carpooled	19.8%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ruthton	Trosky
1-unit, detached	93.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
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	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ruthton	Trosky
Poverty rate	20.8%	8.0%
Average household size	1.76	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1938	1940