Barrett vs Elbow Lake

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

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

Elbow Lake has the higher population (1,158 vs 322 in Barrett). Barrett has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $56,786 in Elbow Lake). Elbow Lake has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $94,000 in Barrett).

Population, income & housing

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
Population	322	1,158
Median age	49.5 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$56,786
Median home value	$94,000	$118,900
Median gross rent	$1,284	$746
Housing units	173	524
Homeownership rate	77.4%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
Population	410 → 322 (-21.5%)	1,267 → 1,158 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $58,125 (+36.8%)	$57,746 → $56,786 (-1.7%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $94,000 (+23.8%)	$80,400 → $118,900 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,284 (+58.5%)	$768 → $746 (-2.9%)

Barrett

Population

410322

Median household income

$42,500$58,125

Median home value

$75,900$94,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,284

Elbow Lake

Population

1,2671,158

Median household income

$57,746$56,786

Median home value

$80,400$118,900

Median gross rent

$768$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
Under 5	4.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	9.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.9%
75 and over	25.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	51.0%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
Drove alone	70.0%	84.7%
Carpooled	15.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	4.3%
Other means	7.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
1-unit, detached	82.7%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	14.3%
20 or more units	6.4%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Barrett	Elbow Lake
Poverty rate	8.5%	17.6%
Average household size	2.01	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	33	21
Median year structure built	1938	1958