Ruthton vs Woodstock

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

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

Woodstock has the higher population (196 vs 180 in Ruthton). Woodstock has the higher median household income ($55,699 vs $40,000 in Ruthton). Since 2019, Woodstock's population has grown faster (+122.7% vs -25.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ruthton	Woodstock
Population	180	196
Median age	46.8 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$55,699
Median home value	$54,100	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	116	96
Homeownership rate	83.3%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ruthton	Woodstock
Population	241 → 180 (-25.3%)	88 → 196 (+122.7%)
Median household income	$44,500 → $40,000 (-10.1%)	$51,250 → $55,699 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$51,300 → $54,100 (+5.5%)	—
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

Woodstock

Population

88196

Median household income

$51,250$55,699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ruthton	Woodstock
Under 5	2.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	22.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	15.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	24.0%
45 to 54	25.6%	4.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.1%
75 and over	6.1%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ruthton	Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	93.9%
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	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ruthton	Woodstock
No high school diploma	10.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	24.6%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	53.7%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ruthton	Woodstock
Drove alone	70.3%	72.4%
Carpooled	19.8%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ruthton	Woodstock
1-unit, detached	93.1%	97.9%
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%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Ruthton	Woodstock
Poverty rate	20.8%	2.6%
Average household size	1.76	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938