Barnum vs Mahtowa

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

Barnum and Mahtowa 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 365 in Mahtowa). Mahtowa has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $49,583 in Barnum). Mahtowa has the higher median home value ($242,400 vs $131,300 in Barnum).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Mahtowa
Population	491	365
Median age	45.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$85,000
Median home value	$131,300	$242,400
Median gross rent	$902	—
Housing units	263	154
Homeownership rate	57.3%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Mahtowa
Population	649 → 491 (-24.3%)	358 → 365 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$57,100 → $49,583 (-13.2%)	$74,091 → $85,000 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$115,100 → $131,300 (+14.1%)	$140,300 → $242,400 (+72.8%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $902 (+17.0%)	—

Barnum

Population

649491

Median household income

$57,100$49,583

Median home value

$115,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$771$902

Mahtowa

Population

358365

Median household income

$74,091$85,000

Median home value

$140,300$242,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum	Mahtowa
Under 5	3.3%	19.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	10.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	17.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.1%
75 and over	12.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Mahtowa
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Mahtowa
No high school diploma	6.3%	1.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Mahtowa
Drove alone	79.9%	80.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	14.6%
Other means	1.4%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Mahtowa
1-unit, detached	53.6%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Mahtowa
Poverty rate	23.4%	4.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1970	1971