North Branch vs Stacy

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

North Branch and Stacy 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 1,992 in Stacy). North Branch has the higher median household income ($90,383 vs $76,875 in Stacy). North Branch has the higher median home value ($290,600 vs $222,800 in Stacy).

Population, income & housing

	North Branch	Stacy
Population	11,182	1,992
Median age	38.6 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,383	$76,875
Median home value	$290,600	$222,800
Median gross rent	$1,178	$871
Housing units	4,447	694
Homeownership rate	81.2%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Branch	Stacy
Population	10,454 → 11,182 (+7.0%)	1,987 → 1,992 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$79,826 → $90,383 (+13.2%)	$66,319 → $76,875 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$191,400 → $290,600 (+51.8%)	$163,400 → $222,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,178 (+35.9%)	$1,188 → $871 (-26.7%)

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

Stacy

Population

1,9871,992

Median household income

$66,319$76,875

Median home value

$163,400$222,800

Median gross rent

$1,188$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Branch	Stacy
Under 5	5.7%	8.8%
5 to 17	17.1%	20.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	16.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.1%
75 and over	8.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Branch	Stacy
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	78.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.6%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Branch	Stacy
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Branch	Stacy
Drove alone	81.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	8.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	6.2%
Other means	2.1%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Branch	Stacy
1-unit, detached	77.1%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	North Branch	Stacy
Poverty rate	6.8%	8.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1995	1990