Garrison vs Riverton

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

Garrison and Riverton 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 148 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $52,656 in Garrison). Since 2019, Garrison's population has grown faster (-11.7% vs -16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Riverton
Population	151	148
Median age	55.5 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,656	$70,000
Median home value	—	$125,000
Median gross rent	$900	$682
Housing units	137	88
Homeownership rate	78.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Riverton
Population	171 → 151 (-11.7%)	178 → 148 (-16.9%)
Median household income	$45,682 → $52,656 (+15.3%)	$48,750 → $70,000 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $77,000 (-6.7%)	$100,000 → $125,000 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $900 (-5.3%)	$1,077 → $682 (-36.7%)

Garrison

Population

171151

Median household income

$45,682$52,656

Median home value

$82,500$77,000

Median gross rent

$950$900

Riverton

Population

178148

Median household income

$48,750$70,000

Median home value

$100,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$1,077$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Riverton
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	2.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	31.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	4.7%
45 to 54	17.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	20.5%	15.5%
75 and over	11.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	15.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Riverton
No high school diploma	26.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	29.9%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Riverton
Drove alone	62.3%	95.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.0%
Other means	20.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Riverton
1-unit, detached	23.4%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	25.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.1%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Riverton
Poverty rate	15.9%	6.8%
Average household size	1.50	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	12	25
Median year structure built	1984	1958