Backus vs Hackensack

A side-by-side comparison of Backus and Hackensack: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hackensack has the higher population (302 vs 287 in Backus). Backus has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $32,109 in Hackensack). Hackensack has the higher median home value ($159,400 vs $104,700 in Backus).

Population, income & housing

	Backus	Hackensack
Population	287	302
Median age	47.9 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$32,109
Median home value	$104,700	$159,400
Median gross rent	$490	$756
Housing units	167	220
Homeownership rate	76.1%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Backus	Hackensack
Population	322 → 287 (-10.9%)	290 → 302 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$40,804 → $58,750 (+44.0%)	$25,662 → $32,109 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $104,700 (+11.0%)	$108,000 → $159,400 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $490 (-39.4%)	$656 → $756 (+15.2%)

Backus

Population

322287

Median household income

$40,804$58,750

Median home value

$94,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$808$490

Hackensack

Population

290302

Median household income

$25,662$32,109

Median home value

$108,000$159,400

Median gross rent

$656$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Backus	Hackensack
Under 5	9.4%	0.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	9.6%
18 to 24	1.7%	16.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	8.9%
45 to 54	16.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.7%	19.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.9%
75 and over	7.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Backus	Hackensack
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	83.4%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	5.3%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	18.5%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Backus	Hackensack
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	41.5%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Backus	Hackensack
Drove alone	89.7%	49.1%
Carpooled	4.8%	23.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	11.7%
Other means	1.6%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Backus	Hackensack
1-unit, detached	78.4%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Backus	Hackensack
Poverty rate	19.2%	17.9%
Average household size	2.63	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1968	1978