Nashua vs Rothsay

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

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

Rothsay has the higher population (504 vs 68 in Nashua). Rothsay has the higher median home value ($135,000 vs $130,000 in Nashua). Since 2019, Nashua's population has grown faster (-13.9% vs -16.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Nashua	Rothsay
Population	68	504
Median age	14.8 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$83,125
Median home value	$130,000	$135,000
Median gross rent	—	$905
Housing units	20	197
Homeownership rate	44.4%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nashua	Rothsay
Population	79 → 68 (-13.9%)	605 → 504 (-16.7%)
Median household income	$45,714 → $46,250 (+1.2%)	$61,016 → $83,125 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $130,000 (+21.4%)	$93,200 → $135,000 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$750 → $905 (+20.7%)

Nashua

Population

7968

Median household income

$45,714$46,250

Median home value

$107,100$130,000

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)

	Nashua	Rothsay
Under 5	13.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	47.1%	16.9%
18 to 24	14.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	5.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	1.5%	9.1%
75 and over	1.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nashua	Rothsay
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nashua	Rothsay
No high school diploma	11.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	41.2%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nashua	Rothsay
Drove alone	95.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nashua	Rothsay
1-unit, detached	100.0%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Nashua	Rothsay
Poverty rate	91.2%	5.2%
Average household size	3.78	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1938	1974