Mabel vs Spring Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Mabel and Spring Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Spring Valley has the higher population (2,357 vs 832 in Mabel). Mabel has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $64,500 in Spring Valley). Spring Valley has the higher median home value ($149,100 vs $124,600 in Mabel).

Population, income & housing

	Mabel	Spring Valley
Population	832	2,357
Median age	49.4 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$64,500
Median home value	$124,600	$149,100
Median gross rent	$792	$861
Housing units	402	1,081
Homeownership rate	84.8%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mabel	Spring Valley
Population	823 → 832 (+1.1%)	2,481 → 2,357 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$56,797 → $67,500 (+18.8%)	$46,121 → $64,500 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$86,200 → $124,600 (+44.5%)	$106,800 → $149,100 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $792 (+4.9%)	$590 → $861 (+45.9%)

Mabel

Population

823832

Median household income

$56,797$67,500

Median home value

$86,200$124,600

Median gross rent

$755$792

Spring Valley

Population

2,4812,357

Median household income

$46,121$64,500

Median home value

$106,800$149,100

Median gross rent

$590$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mabel	Spring Valley
Under 5	3.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	18.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	8.8%
75 and over	16.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mabel	Spring Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mabel	Spring Valley
No high school diploma	11.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	45.1%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mabel	Spring Valley
Drove alone	79.5%	76.9%
Carpooled	13.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	5.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mabel	Spring Valley
1-unit, detached	79.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	6.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Mabel	Spring Valley
Poverty rate	5.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1960	1963