CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rothsay

Minnesota · 431 residents · 0.86 sq mi

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The short version

Rothsay is a city of 431 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 48.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 48%. Median home value sits at $29,200. Median household income is $16,187, under the $30,130 national median. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 48.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

431

−13%vs 2000

vs 497 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

48.3

+38%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024454

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(27)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(19)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(18)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.9%(34)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(47)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(35)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(50)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7420.2%(87)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.2%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,187

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,058 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,384

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,854 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,200

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $305 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(485)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(431)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4%(18)

Ancestry

Norwegian37.7%(171)

German37%(168)

Irish14.1%(64)

Italian3.3%(15)

English3.1%(14)

French2%(9)

Swedish1.8%(8)

French Canadian1.3%(6)

Polish0.7%(3)

Scottish0.7%(3)

American0.4%(2)

Czech0.4%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Danish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.2%

−28.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 12.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.4%(43)

Married64.8%(114)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced10.8%(19)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(27)

Married64.4%(121)

Widowed9.6%(18)

Divorced11.7%(22)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.3%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)66.7%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.7%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 15 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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