Carlton vs Esko

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

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

Esko has the higher population (2,063 vs 891 in Carlton). Esko has the higher median household income ($116,406 vs $61,944 in Carlton). Esko has the higher median home value ($278,800 vs $205,300 in Carlton).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Esko
Population	891	2,063
Median age	50.6 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$116,406
Median home value	$205,300	$278,800
Median gross rent	$914	$1,411
Housing units	369	898
Homeownership rate	69.2%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	41.2%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Esko
Population	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)	2,042 → 2,063 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)	$72,986 → $116,406 (+59.5%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)	$222,000 → $278,800 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)	$1,292 → $1,411 (+9.2%)

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

Esko

Population

2,0422,063

Median household income

$72,986$116,406

Median home value

$222,000$278,800

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Esko
Under 5	1.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	19.6%	24.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	14.8%
75 and over	13.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Esko
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	96.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.1%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Esko
No high school diploma	8.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	23.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Esko
Drove alone	75.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	13.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Esko
1-unit, detached	72.1%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	2.0%
20 or more units	11.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Esko
Poverty rate	5.5%	2.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1965	1974