Barnum vs Carlton

A side-by-side comparison of Barnum and Carlton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlton has the higher population (891 vs 491 in Barnum). Carlton has the higher median household income ($61,944 vs $49,583 in Barnum). Carlton has the higher median home value ($205,300 vs $131,300 in Barnum).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Carlton
Population	491	891
Median age	45.3 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$61,944
Median home value	$131,300	$205,300
Median gross rent	$902	$914
Housing units	263	369
Homeownership rate	57.3%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Carlton
Population	649 → 491 (-24.3%)	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$57,100 → $49,583 (-13.2%)	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$115,100 → $131,300 (+14.1%)	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $902 (+17.0%)	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)

Barnum

Population

649491

Median household income

$57,100$49,583

Median home value

$115,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$771$902

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum	Carlton
Under 5	3.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	23.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.4%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	15.7%	19.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.6%
75 and over	12.0%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Carlton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Carlton
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Carlton
Drove alone	79.9%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.1%
Worked from home	8.7%	10.3%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Carlton
1-unit, detached	53.6%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	8.7%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Carlton
Poverty rate	23.4%	5.5%
Average household size	2.15	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1970	1965