Carlton vs Wrenshall

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

Carlton and Wrenshall 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 413 in Wrenshall). Wrenshall has the higher median household income ($97,798 vs $61,944 in Carlton). Wrenshall has the higher median home value ($232,000 vs $205,300 in Carlton).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Wrenshall
Population	891	413
Median age	50.6 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,944	$97,798
Median home value	$205,300	$232,000
Median gross rent	$914	$971
Housing units	369	176
Homeownership rate	69.2%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Wrenshall
Population	1,098 → 891 (-18.9%)	510 → 413 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$47,059 → $61,944 (+31.6%)	$63,125 → $97,798 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $205,300 (+40.9%)	$147,500 → $232,000 (+57.3%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $914 (+20.9%)	$896 → $971 (+8.4%)

Carlton

Population

1,098891

Median household income

$47,059$61,944

Median home value

$145,700$205,300

Median gross rent

$756$914

Wrenshall

Population

510413

Median household income

$63,125$97,798

Median home value

$147,500$232,000

Median gross rent

$896$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Wrenshall
Under 5	1.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	1.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	19.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	18.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	15.0%
75 and over	13.5%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Wrenshall
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	91.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	1.0%
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%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Wrenshall
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Wrenshall
Drove alone	75.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	10.8%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	8.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Wrenshall
1-unit, detached	72.1%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.7%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Wrenshall
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1965	1994