Hutchinson is a city of 14,680 people in Minnesota. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $229,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 1,731 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,836, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hutchinson
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 90.0%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age30.9 → 41.9(+11.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share1.5% → 4.9%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Hutchinson's population equals 40% of McLeod County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 57% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 52% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.6%(103)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(149)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(239)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 758 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hutchinson, decade by decade
Hutchinson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,523
$70,783
$158,645
16.5%
5.9
2000
13,080
$77,016
$186,720
21.2%
10.8
2010
14,178
$83,077
$226,431
24.0%
16.9
2020
14,599
$67,975
$190,533
19.3%
27.9
2024
14,680
$72,836
$229,600
26.1%
23.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
