Housing data for Hector, MN
Hector, MN has an estimated 1,130 residents and 551 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Renville County.
26.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,125 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,130 (±155)
- Housing units
- 551 (±67)
- Households that rent
- 26.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,125
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +16.3%
What stands out in Hector
Households that moved in since 2020: 35.1% (±9.6 points) in Hector, higher than in Renville County (18.0%).
Median gross rent: $1,125 (±$159) in Hector, higher than in Renville County ($790).
Working from home: 4.4% (±3.0 points) in Hector, lower than in Renville County (8.2%).
Median home value: $132,000 (±$16,152) in Hector, lower than in Renville County ($163,200).
Housing in Hector at a glance
- Median rent: $1,125 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,109 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 41.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 26.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $63,362 median household income
- Home values: $132,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,586 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,789 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 11.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 65.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 79.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 79.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 15.8 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +16.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 35.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Hector against Renville County, its state and the nation
| Hector | Renville County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,130 (±155) | 14,558 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 551 (±67) | 6,916 (±42) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 26.1% (±7.7 points) | 19.8% (±1.8 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,125 (±$159) | $790 (±$42) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $63,362 (±$3,823) | $70,625 (±$2,917) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $132,000 (±$16,152) | $163,200 (±$5,730) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,789 (±$522) | $1,691 (±$65) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 79.6% (±14.5 points) | 77.0% (±3.4 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 15.8 minutes (±2.2) | 20.9 minutes (±1.0) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.0% (±6.2 points) | 85.8% (±1.5 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.1 years (±5.1) | 42.3 years (±0.6) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Hector covers 1.8 square miles of land, about 626 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Hector has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 972 (±113) | 1,130 (±155) | +16.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 584 (±53) | 551 (±67) | −5.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $817 (±$217) | $1,125 (±$159) | +37.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $81,900 (±$6,358) | $132,000 (±$16,152) | +61.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $54,803 (±$7,210) | $63,362 (±$3,823) | +15.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $961 (±$42) | $1,586 (±$114) | +65.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,115 (±$141) | $1,789 (±$522) | +60.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 19.6% (±6.1 points) | 26.1% (±7.7 points) | +6.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 40.1% (±15.8 points) | 0.0% (±16.1 points) | −40.1 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Hector
In 2025, the Hector Police Department reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Renville County, the departments that report recorded 62 violent and 339 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Hector
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Township | 1.8 mi | — | $240,600 | 8.3% |
| Buffalo Lake | 4.7 mi | $759 | $113,400 | 22.4% |
| Martinsburg Township | 4.8 mi | — | $228,600 | 7.2% |
| Melville Township | 5.1 mi | — | $222,700 | 12.8% |
| Palmyra Township | 6.8 mi | — | $244,000 | 9.7% |
| Preston Lake Township | 7.2 mi | — | $277,100 | 14.1% |
| Grafton Township | 8.2 mi | $790 | $244,700 | 15.3% |
| Brookfield Township | 8.5 mi | $1,113 | $251,800 | 17.2% |
Places in Minnesota most like Hector
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lake | $929 | $143,100 | $66,490 | 27.9% |
| Clara City | $1,068 | $114,300 | $63,636 | 34.2% |
| Granite Falls | $920 | $136,700 | $59,375 | 25.5% |
| Austin | $953 | $163,900 | $68,057 | 28.5% |
| Truman | $1,052 | $106,400 | $61,188 | 34.9% |
| Albert Lea | $857 | $157,500 | $64,603 | 25.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Hector, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $854 | $859 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 |
HUD income limits for Hector, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,600 | $34,300 | $54,900 |
| 2 people | $23,550 | $39,200 | $62,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,100 | $70,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,000 | $78,400 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $52,950 | $84,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,850 | $90,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,800 | $97,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,700 | $103,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Renville County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $94,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Hector
What is the average rent in Hector, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hector is $1,125 (±$159) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Hector rent-burdened?
41.8% of renting households in Hector pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Hector?
Hector has an estimated 128 (±44) renting households, 26.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Hector?
The median household income in Hector is $63,362 (±$3,823) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Hector, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $132,000 (±$16,152) for owner-occupied homes in Hector (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Hector?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Hector, MN is $1,586 (±$114) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Hector growing?
In Hector, the number of residents went from 972 in 2015–2019 to 1,130 in 2020–2024 (+16.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hector city, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Renville County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Renville County, MN
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Hector Police Department (ORI MN0650200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hector city, Minnesota (place:28124, in state:27).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .