Barnum vs Scanlon

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

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

Scanlon has the higher population (1,087 vs 491 in Barnum). Scanlon has the higher median household income ($75,833 vs $49,583 in Barnum). Scanlon has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $131,300 in Barnum).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Scanlon
Population	491	1,087
Median age	45.3 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$75,833
Median home value	$131,300	$221,500
Median gross rent	$902	$1,550
Housing units	263	479
Homeownership rate	57.3%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Scanlon
Population	649 → 491 (-24.3%)	1,181 → 1,087 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$57,100 → $49,583 (-13.2%)	$67,560 → $75,833 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$115,100 → $131,300 (+14.1%)	$149,300 → $221,500 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $902 (+17.0%)	$1,224 → $1,550 (+26.6%)

Barnum

Population

649491

Median household income

$57,100$49,583

Median home value

$115,100$131,300

Median gross rent

$771$902

Scanlon

Population

1,1811,087

Median household income

$67,560$75,833

Median home value

$149,300$221,500

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum	Scanlon
Under 5	3.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.0%
75 and over	12.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Scanlon
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.3%	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Scanlon
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	48.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Scanlon
Drove alone	79.9%	87.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Scanlon
1-unit, detached	53.6%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	8.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Scanlon
Poverty rate	23.4%	5.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1970	1959