Harris vs Shafer

A side-by-side comparison of Harris and Shafer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shafer has the higher population (1,151 vs 924 in Harris). Shafer has the higher median household income ($96,042 vs $92,727 in Harris). Harris has the higher median home value ($301,100 vs $225,700 in Shafer).

Population, income & housing

	Harris	Shafer
Population	924	1,151
Median age	43.0 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$92,727	$96,042
Median home value	$301,100	$225,700
Median gross rent	$777	$954
Housing units	379	435
Homeownership rate	91.4%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harris	Shafer
Population	1,065 → 924 (-13.2%)	1,171 → 1,151 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$75,357 → $92,727 (+23.1%)	$74,250 → $96,042 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$199,800 → $301,100 (+50.7%)	$165,900 → $225,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$267 → $777 (+191.0%)	$1,000 → $954 (-4.6%)

Harris

Population

1,065924

Median household income

$75,357$92,727

Median home value

$199,800$301,100

Median gross rent

$267$777

Shafer

Population

1,1711,151

Median household income

$74,250$96,042

Median home value

$165,900$225,700

Median gross rent

$1,000$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harris	Shafer
Under 5	3.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	19.7%	19.5%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	17.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.6%
75 and over	7.6%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harris	Shafer
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	84.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.8%
Asian	4.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harris	Shafer
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harris	Shafer
Drove alone	84.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harris	Shafer
1-unit, detached	96.6%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Harris	Shafer
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	45	39
Median year structure built	1982	2002