Carlton vs Cromwell

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

Carlton and Cromwell 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 379 in Cromwell). Carlton has the higher median household income ($61,944 vs $55,625 in Cromwell). Carlton has the higher median home value ($205,300 vs $150,000 in Cromwell).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Cromwell
Population	891	379
Median age	50.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$55,625
Median home value	$205,300	$150,000
Median gross rent	$914	$825
Housing units	369	167
Homeownership rate	69.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Cromwell
Population	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)	272 → 379 (+39.3%)
Median household income	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)	$28,646 → $55,625 (+94.2%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)	$160,000 → $150,000 (-6.3%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)	$929 → $825 (-11.2%)

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

Cromwell

Population

272379

Median household income

$28,646$55,625

Median home value

$160,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$929$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Cromwell
Under 5	1.8%	27.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	7.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	5.5%
45 to 54	19.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.0%
75 and over	13.5%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Cromwell
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	97.4%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Cromwell
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Cromwell
Drove alone	75.0%	71.0%
Carpooled	10.8%	23.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	5.6%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Cromwell
1-unit, detached	72.1%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	8.4%
20 or more units	11.7%	20.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Cromwell
Poverty rate	5.5%	6.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	40
Median year structure built	1965	1981