Barnum vs Moose Lake

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

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

Moose Lake has the higher population (3,297 vs 491 in Barnum). Moose Lake has the higher median household income ($61,576 vs $49,583 in Barnum). Moose Lake has the higher median home value ($205,000 vs $131,300 in Barnum).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Moose Lake
Population	491	3,297
Median age	45.3 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$61,576
Median home value	$131,300	$205,000
Median gross rent	$902	$901
Housing units	263	624
Homeownership rate	57.3%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Moose Lake
Population	649 → 491 (-24.3%)	2,812 → 3,297 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$57,100 → $49,583 (-13.2%)	$39,779 → $61,576 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$115,100 → $131,300 (+14.1%)	$122,900 → $205,000 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $902 (+17.0%)	$699 → $901 (+28.9%)

Barnum

Population

649491

Median household income

$57,100$49,583

Median home value

$115,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$771$902

Moose Lake

Population

2,8123,297

Median household income

$39,779$61,576

Median home value

$122,900$205,000

Median gross rent

$699$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum	Moose Lake
Under 5	3.3%	2.2%
5 to 17	23.0%	4.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	23.6%
45 to 54	15.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.2%
75 and over	12.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Moose Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Moose Lake
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	48.6%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Moose Lake
Drove alone	79.9%	58.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	23.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Moose Lake
1-unit, detached	53.6%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	8.7%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Moose Lake
Poverty rate	23.4%	45.3%
Average household size	2.15	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1970	1967