McGregor vs Palisade

A side-by-side comparison of McGregor and Palisade: population, income, housing, and more.

McGregor and Palisade are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McGregor has the higher population (431 vs 135 in Palisade). Palisade has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $28,750 in McGregor). McGregor has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $87,500 in Palisade).

Population, income & housing

	McGregor	Palisade
Population	431	135
Median age	49.5 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$28,750	$36,250
Median home value	$115,500	$87,500
Median gross rent	$678	—
Housing units	181	87
Homeownership rate	50.9%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGregor	Palisade
Population	392 → 431 (+9.9%)	228 → 135 (-40.8%)
Median household income	$35,250 → $28,750 (-18.4%)	$34,167 → $36,250 (+6.1%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $115,500 (+35.9%)	$102,500 → $87,500 (-14.6%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $678 (+14.3%)	—

McGregor

Population

392431

Median household income

$35,250$28,750

Median home value

$85,000$115,500

Median gross rent

$593$678

Palisade

Population

228135

Median household income

$34,167$36,250

Median home value

$102,500$87,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGregor	Palisade
Under 5	6.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	1.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	6.7%
35 to 44	4.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	4.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	25.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	22.2%
75 and over	15.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGregor	Palisade
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	9.6%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGregor	Palisade
No high school diploma	14.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGregor	Palisade
Drove alone	75.6%	90.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	9.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGregor	Palisade
1-unit, detached	67.4%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	McGregor	Palisade
Poverty rate	25.4%	20.6%
Average household size	2.60	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	20	41
Median year structure built	1970	1947