Barrett vs Hoffman

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

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

Hoffman has the higher population (708 vs 322 in Barrett). Barrett has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $47,000 in Hoffman). Hoffman has the higher median home value ($127,700 vs $94,000 in Barrett).

Population, income & housing

	Barrett	Hoffman
Population	322	708
Median age	49.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$47,000
Median home value	$94,000	$127,700
Median gross rent	$1,284	$750
Housing units	173	343
Homeownership rate	77.4%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrett	Hoffman
Population	410 → 322 (-21.5%)	608 → 708 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $58,125 (+36.8%)	$41,875 → $47,000 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $94,000 (+23.8%)	$92,500 → $127,700 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,284 (+58.5%)	$613 → $750 (+22.3%)

Barrett

Population

410322

Median household income

$42,500$58,125

Median home value

$75,900$94,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,284

Hoffman

Population

608708

Median household income

$41,875$47,000

Median home value

$92,500$127,700

Median gross rent

$613$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrett	Hoffman
Under 5	4.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	9.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	15.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	16.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	6.8%
75 and over	25.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrett	Hoffman
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	81.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrett	Hoffman
No high school diploma	4.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	51.0%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrett	Hoffman
Drove alone	70.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	15.7%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.9%
Other means	7.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrett	Hoffman
1-unit, detached	82.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	6.4%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barrett	Hoffman
Poverty rate	8.5%	21.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1938	1963