Madelia vs Odin

A side-by-side comparison of Madelia and Odin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madelia has the higher population (2,380 vs 130 in Odin). Madelia has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $35,625 in Odin). Madelia has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $57,500 in Odin).

Population, income & housing

	Madelia	Odin
Population	2,380	130
Median age	34.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,500	$35,625
Median home value	$158,300	$57,500
Median gross rent	$795	—
Housing units	913	54
Homeownership rate	76.8%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madelia	Odin
Population	2,628 → 2,380 (-9.4%)	128 → 130 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$43,700 → $77,500 (+77.3%)	$46,875 → $35,625 (-24.0%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $158,300 (+58.6%)	$51,400 → $57,500 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $795 (+8.5%)	—

Madelia

Population

2,6282,380

Median household income

$43,700$77,500

Median home value

$99,800$158,300

Median gross rent

$733$795

Odin

Population

128130

Median household income

$46,875$35,625

Median home value

$51,400$57,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madelia	Odin
Under 5	12.2%	28.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	6.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	6.1%	18.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	3.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	16.9%
75 and over	8.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madelia	Odin
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madelia	Odin
No high school diploma	12.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	34.3%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madelia	Odin
Drove alone	77.9%	89.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	10.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madelia	Odin
1-unit, detached	73.1%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Madelia	Odin
Poverty rate	9.9%	23.1%
Average household size	2.71	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1952	1938