What is the population of Hayfield city?

Hayfield city has 1,382 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #307 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Hayfield city?

Median household income in Hayfield city is $69,688 a year, 11.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hayfield city?

Median gross rent is $933 a month and the median home value is $173,000, so rent absorbs about 16.1% of median household income.

Is Hayfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hayfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hayfield, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hayfield, Minnesota (Hayfield, MN — Census place “Hayfield city”) is 1,382 residents, ranking #307 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $69,688, the median home is worth $173,000 and median gross rent runs $933 a month. Looking for the Hayfield Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hayfield, MN: 55940.

Population: 1,382Hayfield city residents
Median household income: $69,688Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $173,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $933Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.6%Owner-occupied households

Hayfield ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hayfield.

The Hayfield MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

55940

What the numbers mean in Hayfield city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hayfield city median would spend about 16.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 69.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hayfield city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hayfield city is a small town in Minnesota, with 1,382 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #307 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 36 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Hayfield city earn a median of $69,688 a year, 11.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hayfield city is valued at $173,000, 43% below the national figure and 28% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $933 a month, 33.6% below the national figure, or roughly $11,196 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Hayfield city?: Hayfield city has 1,382 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #307 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Hayfield city?: Median household income in Hayfield city is $69,688 a year, 11.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hayfield city?: Median gross rent is $933 a month and the median home value is $173,000, so rent absorbs about 16.1% of median household income.
Is Hayfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hayfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hayfield city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.