Carlton vs Moose Lake

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

Carlton 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 891 in Carlton). Carlton has the higher median household income ($61,944 vs $61,576 in Moose Lake). Carlton has the higher median home value ($205,300 vs $205,000 in Moose Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Moose Lake
Population	891	3,297
Median age	50.6 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$61,576
Median home value	$205,300	$205,000
Median gross rent	$914	$901
Housing units	369	624
Homeownership rate	69.2%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Moose Lake
Population	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)	2,812 → 3,297 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)	$39,779 → $61,576 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)	$122,900 → $205,000 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)	$699 → $901 (+28.9%)

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

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)

	Carlton	Moose Lake
Under 5	1.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	4.4%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	23.6%
45 to 54	19.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.2%
75 and over	13.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Moose Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	70.5%
Black or African American	2.9%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	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	4.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Moose Lake
No high school diploma	8.3%	9.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Moose Lake
Drove alone	75.0%	58.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	23.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Moose Lake
1-unit, detached	72.1%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	6.4%
20 or more units	11.7%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Moose Lake
Poverty rate	5.5%	45.3%
Average household size	2.15	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1965	1967