Ostrander vs Peterson

A side-by-side comparison of Ostrander and Peterson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ostrander has the higher population (323 vs 256 in Peterson). Ostrander has the higher median household income ($70,357 vs $66,250 in Peterson). Ostrander has the higher median home value ($141,400 vs $112,500 in Peterson).

Population, income & housing

	Ostrander	Peterson
Population	323	256
Median age	35.8 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,357	$66,250
Median home value	$141,400	$112,500
Median gross rent	—	$538
Housing units	132	102
Homeownership rate	83.3%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ostrander	Peterson
Population	282 → 323 (+14.5%)	188 → 256 (+36.2%)
Median household income	$43,438 → $70,357 (+62.0%)	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $141,400 (+64.8%)	$106,300 → $112,500 (+5.8%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $1,038 (+38.4%)	$713 → $538 (-24.5%)

Ostrander

Population

282323

Median household income

$43,438$70,357

Median home value

$85,800$141,400

Median gross rent

$750$1,038

Peterson

Population

188256

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$106,300$112,500

Median gross rent

$713$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ostrander	Peterson
Under 5	12.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	12.7%	17.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	5.6%	3.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.5%
75 and over	13.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ostrander	Peterson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ostrander	Peterson
No high school diploma	9.9%	4.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ostrander	Peterson
Drove alone	71.8%	70.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	22.7%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	5.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ostrander	Peterson
1-unit, detached	81.1%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Ostrander	Peterson
Poverty rate	15.3%	16.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1973	1938