Barrett vs Herman

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

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

Herman has the higher population (428 vs 322 in Barrett). Herman has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $58,125 in Barrett). Herman has the higher median home value ($102,100 vs $94,000 in Barrett).

Population, income & housing

	Barrett	Herman
Population	322	428
Median age	49.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$72,917
Median home value	$94,000	$102,100
Median gross rent	$1,284	$545
Housing units	173	263
Homeownership rate	77.4%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrett	Herman
Population	410 → 322 (-21.5%)	429 → 428 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $58,125 (+36.8%)	$40,000 → $72,917 (+82.3%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $94,000 (+23.8%)	$77,700 → $102,100 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,284 (+58.5%)	$473 → $545 (+15.2%)

Barrett

Population

410322

Median household income

$42,500$58,125

Median home value

$75,900$94,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,284

Herman

Population

429428

Median household income

$40,000$72,917

Median home value

$77,700$102,100

Median gross rent

$473$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrett	Herman
Under 5	4.3%	1.9%
5 to 17	9.0%	11.0%
18 to 24	9.9%	17.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	4.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	18.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	8.6%
75 and over	25.5%	18.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrett	Herman
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrett	Herman
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	51.0%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrett	Herman
Drove alone	70.0%	67.0%
Carpooled	15.7%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	26.0%
Other means	7.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrett	Herman
1-unit, detached	82.7%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	9.1%
20 or more units	6.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Barrett	Herman
Poverty rate	8.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.01	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1938	1965