Hanska vs Searles

A side-by-side comparison of Hanska and Searles: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hanska has the higher population (391 vs 211 in Searles). Searles has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $63,750 in Hanska). Searles has the higher median home value ($169,200 vs $88,300 in Hanska).

Population, income & housing

	Hanska	Searles
Population	391	211
Median age	39.4 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$79,375
Median home value	$88,300	$169,200
Housing units	190	89
Homeownership rate	79.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanska	Searles
Population	415 → 391 (-5.8%)	270 → 211 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $63,750 (+25.2%)	$82,917 → $79,375 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$75,600 → $88,300 (+16.8%)	$154,500 → $169,200 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $608 (+0.0%)	—

Hanska

Population

415391

Median household income

$50,938$63,750

Median home value

$75,600$88,300

Median gross rent

$608$608

Searles

Population

270211

Median household income

$82,917$79,375

Median home value

$154,500$169,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanska	Searles
Under 5	6.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	24.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.7%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	18.0%
65 to 74	15.9%	17.1%
75 and over	8.7%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanska	Searles
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanska	Searles
No high school diploma	12.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	51.4%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanska	Searles
Drove alone	93.9%	75.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanska	Searles
1-unit, detached	84.2%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hanska	Searles
Poverty rate	14.6%	1.4%
Average household size	2.21	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1944	1966