Breckenridge vs Nashua

A side-by-side comparison of Breckenridge and Nashua: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Breckenridge has the higher population (3,369 vs 68 in Nashua). Breckenridge has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $130,000 in Nashua). Since 2019, Breckenridge's population has grown faster (+5.1% vs -13.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Breckenridge	Nashua
Population	3,369	68
Median age	40.9 yrs	14.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,344	—
Median home value	$142,000	$130,000
Median gross rent	$502	—
Housing units	1,668	20
Homeownership rate	69.2%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckenridge	Nashua
Population	3,205 → 3,369 (+5.1%)	79 → 68 (-13.9%)
Median household income	$48,363 → $57,344 (+18.6%)	$45,714 → $46,250 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $142,000 (+9.4%)	$107,100 → $130,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$499 → $502 (+0.6%)	—

Breckenridge

Population

3,2053,369

Median household income

$48,363$57,344

Median home value

$129,800$142,000

Median gross rent

$499$502

Nashua

Population

7968

Median household income

$45,714$46,250

Median home value

$107,100$130,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckenridge	Nashua
Under 5	6.1%	13.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	47.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	14.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	5.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	16.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	1.5%
75 and over	10.8%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckenridge	Nashua
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckenridge	Nashua
No high school diploma	8.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	34.7%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckenridge	Nashua
Drove alone	74.3%	95.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.8%
Other means	5.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckenridge	Nashua
1-unit, detached	62.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Breckenridge	Nashua
Poverty rate	22.8%	91.2%
Average household size	2.21	3.78
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1969	1938