Carlton vs Scanlon

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

Carlton 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 891 in Carlton). Scanlon has the higher median household income ($75,833 vs $61,944 in Carlton). Scanlon has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $205,300 in Carlton).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Scanlon
Population	891	1,087
Median age	50.6 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$75,833
Median home value	$205,300	$221,500
Median gross rent	$914	$1,550
Housing units	369	479
Homeownership rate	69.2%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Scanlon
Population	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)	1,181 → 1,087 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)	$67,560 → $75,833 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)	$149,300 → $221,500 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)	$1,224 → $1,550 (+26.6%)

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

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)

	Carlton	Scanlon
Under 5	1.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	19.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	8.0%
75 and over	13.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Scanlon
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	79.5%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	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	4.8%	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Scanlon
No high school diploma	8.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Scanlon
Drove alone	75.0%	87.7%
Carpooled	10.8%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	4.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Scanlon
1-unit, detached	72.1%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	11.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Scanlon
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1965	1959