Barnum vs Kettle River

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

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

Barnum has the higher population (491 vs 133 in Kettle River). Kettle River has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $49,583 in Barnum). Barnum has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $129,200 in Kettle River).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Kettle River
Population	491	133
Median age	45.3 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$63,125
Median home value	$131,300	$129,200
Median gross rent	$902	—
Housing units	263	66
Homeownership rate	57.3%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Kettle River
Population	649 → 491 (-24.3%)	182 → 133 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$57,100 → $49,583 (-13.2%)	$44,688 → $63,125 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$115,100 → $131,300 (+14.1%)	$98,800 → $129,200 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $902 (+17.0%)	$850 → $767 (-9.8%)

Barnum

Population

649491

Median household income

$57,100$49,583

Median home value

$115,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$771$902

Kettle River

Population

182133

Median household income

$44,688$63,125

Median home value

$98,800$129,200

Median gross rent

$850$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum	Kettle River
Under 5	3.3%	2.3%
5 to 17	23.0%	9.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.8%
25 to 34	8.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	19.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	19.5%
75 and over	12.0%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Kettle River
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.5%
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%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Kettle River
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	48.6%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Kettle River
Drove alone	79.9%	83.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Kettle River
1-unit, detached	53.6%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Kettle River
Poverty rate	23.4%	7.5%
Average household size	2.15	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1970	1971