Hayfield

Population: 1,382
Median household income: $69,688
Median home value: $173,000

Hayfield, a community in Dodge County, Minnesota, has 1,382 residents. The median household income of $69,688 is below the Dodge County median ($92,943).

From 2019 to 2023, Hayfield's population declined 3.4% from 1,431 to 1,382, while its median home value rose 47.6% from $117,200 to $173,000.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,382
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,688
Median home value: $173,000
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 595
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4311,382

Median household income

$50,500$69,688

Median home value

$117,200$173,000

Median gross rent

$555$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,431	$50,500	$117,200	$555
2020	1,299	$57,198	$120,000	$769
2021	1,368	$62,222	$137,500	$833
2022	1,416	$68,125	$153,800	$983
2023	1,382	$69,688	$173,000	$933

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	5.4%
5 to 17	300	21.7%
18 to 24	86	6.2%
25 to 34	207	15.0%
35 to 44	192	13.9%
45 to 54	116	8.4%
55 to 64	132	9.6%
65 to 74	113	8.2%
75 and over	161	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,143	82.7%
Black or African American	130	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.7%
Two or more races	28	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	6.5%
High school graduate	343	37.2%
Some college or associate's	356	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	102	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	60	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	533	78.3%
Carpooled	56	8.2%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	32	4.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	7.8%
Other means	4	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	197	31.4%
15 to 29 min	146	23.2%
30 to 44 min	221	35.2%
45 to 59 min	17	2.7%
60+ min	47	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.3% (163 of 1,328)

	Count	Share
Family households	347	61.3%
Nonfamily households	219	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	566	95.1%
Vacant	29	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	394	69.6%
Renter-occupied	172	30.4%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	404	67.9%
1-unit, attached	45	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7	1.2%
5 to 19 units	80	13.4%
20 or more units	40	6.7%
Mobile home & other	19	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2727872
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.8903, -92.8470