Ostrander vs Whalan

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

Ostrander and Whalan 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 60 in Whalan). Whalan has the higher median household income ($112,969 vs $70,357 in Ostrander). Whalan has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $141,400 in Ostrander).

Population, income & housing

	Ostrander	Whalan
Population	323	60
Median age	35.8 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,357	$112,969
Median home value	$141,400	$225,000
Housing units	132	50
Homeownership rate	83.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ostrander	Whalan
Population	282 → 323 (+14.5%)	37 → 60 (+62.2%)
Median household income	$43,438 → $70,357 (+62.0%)	$50,833 → $112,969 (+122.2%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $141,400 (+64.8%)	$125,000 → $225,000 (+80.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $1,038 (+38.4%)	—

Ostrander

Population

282323

Median household income

$43,438$70,357

Median home value

$85,800$141,400

Median gross rent

$750$1,038

Whalan

Population

3760

Median household income

$50,833$112,969

Median home value

$125,000$225,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ostrander	Whalan
Under 5	12.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	21.7%
18 to 24	12.7%	3.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	41.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	5.0%
65 to 74	13.6%	8.3%
75 and over	13.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ostrander	Whalan
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ostrander	Whalan
No high school diploma	9.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ostrander	Whalan
Drove alone	71.8%	50.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	32.1%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	7.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ostrander	Whalan
1-unit, detached	81.1%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ostrander	Whalan
Poverty rate	15.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	46
Median year structure built	1973	1938