Lindstrom vs North Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Lindstrom and North Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Branch has the higher population (11,182 vs 4,933 in Lindstrom). Lindstrom has the higher median household income ($99,844 vs $90,383 in North Branch). Lindstrom has the higher median home value ($336,800 vs $290,600 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Lindstrom	North Branch
Population	4,933	11,182
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$99,844	$90,383
Median home value	$336,800	$290,600
Median gross rent	$954	$1,178
Housing units	1,873	4,447
Homeownership rate	86.1%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lindstrom	North Branch
Population	4,614 → 4,933 (+6.9%)	10,454 → 11,182 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $99,844 (+19.2%)	$79,826 → $90,383 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$211,400 → $336,800 (+59.3%)	$191,400 → $290,600 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $954 (+16.8%)	$867 → $1,178 (+35.9%)

Lindstrom

Population

4,6144,933

Median household income

$83,750$99,844

Median home value

$211,400$336,800

Median gross rent

$817$954

North Branch

Population

10,45411,182

Median household income

$79,826$90,383

Median home value

$191,400$290,600

Median gross rent

$867$1,178

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lindstrom	North Branch
Under 5	7.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.2%
75 and over	5.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lindstrom	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lindstrom	North Branch
No high school diploma	4.8%	3.8%
High school graduate	22.8%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lindstrom	North Branch
Drove alone	80.7%	81.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.1%	6.6%
Other means	0.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lindstrom	North Branch
1-unit, detached	78.1%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	6.9%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Lindstrom	North Branch
Poverty rate	6.4%	6.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1993	1995