Barnesville vs Hawley

A side-by-side comparison of Barnesville and Hawley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barnesville has the higher population (2,757 vs 2,086 in Hawley). Hawley has the higher median household income ($92,017 vs $83,333 in Barnesville). Hawley has the higher median home value ($265,500 vs $218,300 in Barnesville).

Population, income & housing

	Barnesville	Hawley
Population	2,757	2,086
Median age	34.5 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,333	$92,017
Median home value	$218,300	$265,500
Median gross rent	$862	$742
Housing units	1,076	859
Homeownership rate	82.1%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnesville	Hawley
Population	2,582 → 2,757 (+6.8%)	2,143 → 2,086 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$72,177 → $83,333 (+15.5%)	$75,264 → $92,017 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$161,100 → $218,300 (+35.5%)	$166,700 → $265,500 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $862 (+18.4%)	$849 → $742 (-12.6%)

Barnesville

Population

2,5822,757

Median household income

$72,177$83,333

Median home value

$161,100$218,300

Median gross rent

$728$862

Hawley

Population

2,1432,086

Median household income

$75,264$92,017

Median home value

$166,700$265,500

Median gross rent

$849$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnesville	Hawley
Under 5	3.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	27.0%	21.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	7.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	6.3%	5.3%
75 and over	7.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnesville	Hawley
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnesville	Hawley
No high school diploma	3.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	20.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnesville	Hawley
Drove alone	76.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	12.1%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnesville	Hawley
1-unit, detached	82.2%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	16.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Barnesville	Hawley
Poverty rate	6.4%	5.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1976	1980