Peterson vs Whalan

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

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

Peterson has the higher population (256 vs 60 in Whalan). Whalan has the higher median household income ($112,969 vs $66,250 in Peterson). Whalan has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $112,500 in Peterson).

Population, income & housing

	Peterson	Whalan
Population	256	60
Median age	31.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$112,969
Median home value	$112,500	$225,000
Median gross rent	$538	—
Housing units	102	50
Homeownership rate	91.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peterson	Whalan
Population	188 → 256 (+36.2%)	37 → 60 (+62.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$50,833 → $112,969 (+122.2%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $112,500 (+5.8%)	$125,000 → $225,000 (+80.0%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $538 (-24.5%)	—

Peterson

Population

188256

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$106,300$112,500

Median gross rent

$713$538

Whalan

Population

3760

Median household income

$50,833$112,969

Median home value

$125,000$225,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peterson	Whalan
Under 5	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	21.7%
18 to 24	17.2%	3.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	41.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	5.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	8.3%
75 and over	10.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peterson	Whalan
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peterson	Whalan
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peterson	Whalan
Drove alone	70.3%	50.0%
Carpooled	22.7%	32.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peterson	Whalan
1-unit, detached	99.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Peterson	Whalan
Poverty rate	16.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	30	46
Median year structure built	1938	1938