Barrett vs Wendell

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

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

Barrett has the higher population (322 vs 177 in Wendell). Wendell has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $58,125 in Barrett). Barrett has the higher median home value ($94,000 vs $71,300 in Wendell).

Population, income & housing

	Barrett	Wendell
Population	322	177
Median age	49.5 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$68,125
Median home value	$94,000	$71,300
Median gross rent	$1,284	$741
Housing units	173	79
Homeownership rate	77.4%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrett	Wendell
Population	410 → 322 (-21.5%)	115 → 177 (+53.9%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $58,125 (+36.8%)	$37,222 → $68,125 (+83.0%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $94,000 (+23.8%)	$50,600 → $71,300 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $1,284 (+58.5%)	$685 → $741 (+8.2%)

Barrett

Population

410322

Median household income

$42,500$58,125

Median home value

$75,900$94,000

Median gross rent

$810$1,284

Wendell

Population

115177

Median household income

$37,222$68,125

Median home value

$50,600$71,300

Median gross rent

$685$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrett	Wendell
Under 5	4.3%	10.2%
5 to 17	9.0%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.6%	10.7%
75 and over	25.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrett	Wendell
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrett	Wendell
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	51.0%	55.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrett	Wendell
Drove alone	70.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	15.7%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	14.0%
Other means	7.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrett	Wendell
1-unit, detached	82.7%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Barrett	Wendell
Poverty rate	8.5%	23.2%
Average household size	2.01	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	33	21
Median year structure built	1938	1956