Myrtle is a city of 31 people in Minnesota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 0% of adults. The population has fallen 51% since 2000. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%. Households here earn about 37% less than in Minnesota as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
67% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Myrtle
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants87.5% → 66.7%(−20.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population71 → 31(−56%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age38.0 → 35.8(−2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II100%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 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
Myrtle, decade by decade
Myrtle 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
71
$48,001
$37,441
0.0%
0.0
2000
63
$42,126
$31,879
0.0%
7.7
2010
48
$34,166
$133,068
0.0%
34.7
2020
47
$37,876
$56,117
18.2%
0.0
2024
31
$56,250
–
0.0%
0.0
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.
