Garrison vs Manhattan Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Garrison and Manhattan Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garrison has the higher population (151 vs 25 in Manhattan Beach). Manhattan Beach has the higher median household income ($66,563 vs $52,656 in Garrison). Since 2019, Garrison's population has grown faster (-11.7% vs -65.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
Population	151	25
Median age	55.5 yrs	63.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,656	$66,563
Median gross rent	$900	—
Housing units	137	63
Homeownership rate	78.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
Population	171 → 151 (-11.7%)	73 → 25 (-65.8%)
Median household income	$45,682 → $52,656 (+15.3%)	$31,563 → $66,563 (+110.9%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $77,000 (-6.7%)	$231,300 → $275,000 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $900 (-5.3%)	—

Garrison

Population

171151

Median household income

$45,682$52,656

Median home value

$82,500$77,000

Median gross rent

$950$900

Manhattan Beach

Population

7325

Median household income

$31,563$66,563

Median home value

$231,300$275,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	4.0%
18 to 24	2.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	4.0%
45 to 54	17.9%	16.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	36.0%
65 to 74	20.5%	16.0%
75 and over	11.9%	24.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
No high school diploma	26.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	29.9%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
Drove alone	62.3%	66.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	33.3%
Other means	20.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
1-unit, detached	23.4%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	25.5%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	43.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Manhattan Beach
Poverty rate	15.9%	8.0%
Average household size	1.50	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	12	37
Median year structure built	1984	1990