Breckenridge vs Rothsay

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

Breckenridge and Rothsay 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 504 in Rothsay). Rothsay has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $57,344 in Breckenridge). Breckenridge has the higher median home value ($142,000 vs $135,000 in Rothsay).

Population, income & housing

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
Population	3,369	504
Median age	40.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,344	$83,125
Median home value	$142,000	$135,000
Median gross rent	$502	$905
Housing units	1,668	197
Homeownership rate	69.2%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
Population	3,205 → 3,369 (+5.1%)	605 → 504 (-16.7%)
Median household income	$48,363 → $57,344 (+18.6%)	$61,016 → $83,125 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $142,000 (+9.4%)	$93,200 → $135,000 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$499 → $502 (+0.6%)	$750 → $905 (+20.7%)

Breckenridge

Population

3,2053,369

Median household income

$48,363$57,344

Median home value

$129,800$142,000

Median gross rent

$499$502

Rothsay

Population

605504

Median household income

$61,016$83,125

Median home value

$93,200$135,000

Median gross rent

$750$905

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
Under 5	6.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.9%
55 to 64	16.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.1%
75 and over	10.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
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%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
No high school diploma	8.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	34.7%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
Drove alone	74.3%	83.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.9%
Other means	5.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
1-unit, detached	62.8%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	17.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Breckenridge	Rothsay
Poverty rate	22.8%	5.2%
Average household size	2.21	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1969	1974