Ashby vs Barrett

A side-by-side comparison of Ashby and Barrett: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ashby has the higher population (411 vs 322 in Barrett). Barrett has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $55,250 in Ashby). Ashby has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $94,000 in Barrett).

Population, income & housing

	Ashby	Barrett
Population	411	322
Median age	41.7 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,250	$58,125
Median home value	$125,000	$94,000
Median gross rent	$815	$1,284
Housing units	210	173
Homeownership rate	67.0%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashby	Barrett
Population	474 → 411 (-13.3%)	410 → 322 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$46,429 → $55,250 (+19.0%)	$42,500 → $58,125 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$102,000 → $125,000 (+22.5%)	$75,900 → $94,000 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $815 (+7.7%)	$810 → $1,284 (+58.5%)

Ashby

Population

474411

Median household income

$46,429$55,250

Median home value

$102,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$757$815

Barrett

Population

410322

Median household income

$42,500$58,125

Median home value

$75,900$94,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashby	Barrett
Under 5	3.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	9.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	5.6%
75 and over	14.8%	25.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashby	Barrett
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashby	Barrett
No high school diploma	4.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	34.9%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashby	Barrett
Drove alone	67.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	15.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	10.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.0%
Other means	3.5%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashby	Barrett
1-unit, detached	72.4%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Ashby	Barrett
Poverty rate	14.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1954	1938