Hector vs Olivia

A side-by-side comparison of Hector and Olivia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Olivia has the higher population (2,243 vs 1,111 in Hector). Olivia has the higher median household income ($62,683 vs $59,762 in Hector). Olivia has the higher median home value ($156,600 vs $124,100 in Hector).

Population, income & housing

	Hector	Olivia
Population	1,111	2,243
Median age	38.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,762	$62,683
Median home value	$124,100	$156,600
Median gross rent	$1,108	$740
Housing units	554	1,138
Homeownership rate	75.1%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hector	Olivia
Population	972 → 1,111 (+14.3%)	2,471 → 2,243 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$54,803 → $59,762 (+9.0%)	$56,830 → $62,683 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $124,100 (+51.5%)	$122,500 → $156,600 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $1,108 (+35.6%)	$696 → $740 (+6.3%)

Hector

Population

9721,111

Median household income

$54,803$59,762

Median home value

$81,900$124,100

Median gross rent

$817$1,108

Olivia

Population

2,4712,243

Median household income

$56,830$62,683

Median home value

$122,500$156,600

Median gross rent

$696$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hector	Olivia
Under 5	5.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.8%	20.7%
18 to 24	15.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.2%
75 and over	9.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hector	Olivia
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hector	Olivia
No high school diploma	10.4%	9.4%
High school graduate	40.7%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hector	Olivia
Drove alone	75.4%	76.1%
Carpooled	13.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	3.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.2%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.8%
Other means	2.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hector	Olivia
1-unit, detached	79.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	18.7%
20 or more units	9.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Hector	Olivia
Poverty rate	7.9%	13.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1962	1969