Carlton vs Mahtowa

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

Carlton and Mahtowa 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 365 in Mahtowa). Mahtowa has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $61,944 in Carlton). Mahtowa has the higher median home value ($242,400 vs $205,300 in Carlton).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Mahtowa
Population	891	365
Median age	50.6 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$85,000
Median home value	$205,300	$242,400
Median gross rent	$914	—
Housing units	369	154
Homeownership rate	69.2%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Mahtowa
Population	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)	358 → 365 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)	$74,091 → $85,000 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)	$140,300 → $242,400 (+72.8%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)	—

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

Mahtowa

Population

358365

Median household income

$74,091$85,000

Median home value

$140,300$242,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Mahtowa
Under 5	1.8%	19.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	10.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	17.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	19.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.1%
75 and over	13.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Mahtowa
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	87.9%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	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	4.8%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Mahtowa
No high school diploma	8.3%	1.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Mahtowa
Drove alone	75.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	14.6%
Other means	1.4%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Mahtowa
1-unit, detached	72.1%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Mahtowa
Poverty rate	5.5%	4.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1965	1971