Rothsay vs Wolverton

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

Rothsay and Wolverton 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 136 in Wolverton). Rothsay has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $46,944 in Wolverton). Since 2019, Wolverton's population has grown faster (-15.0% vs -16.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Rothsay	Wolverton
Population	504	136
Median age	40.2 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	$46,944
Median home value	$135,000	—
Median gross rent	$905	$435
Housing units	197	62
Homeownership rate	87.3%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rothsay	Wolverton
Population	605 → 504 (-16.7%)	160 → 136 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$61,016 → $83,125 (+36.2%)	$55,625 → $46,944 (-15.6%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $135,000 (+44.8%)	$93,600 → $75,000 (-19.9%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $905 (+20.7%)	$363 → $435 (+19.8%)

Rothsay

Population

605504

Median household income

$61,016$83,125

Median home value

$93,200$135,000

Median gross rent

$750$905

Wolverton

Population

160136

Median household income

$55,625$46,944

Median home value

$93,600$75,000

Median gross rent

$363$435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rothsay	Wolverton
Under 5	6.7%	1.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	21.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	5.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	5.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	18.4%
75 and over	6.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rothsay	Wolverton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	78.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
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	3.4%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rothsay	Wolverton
No high school diploma	2.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	41.2%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rothsay	Wolverton
Drove alone	83.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rothsay	Wolverton
1-unit, detached	89.3%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Rothsay	Wolverton
Poverty rate	5.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1974	1938