Norcross vs Wendell

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

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

Wendell has the higher population (177 vs 118 in Norcross). Norcross has the higher median household income ($96,442 vs $68,125 in Wendell). Wendell has the higher median home value ($71,300 vs $70,800 in Norcross).

Population, income & housing

	Norcross	Wendell
Population	118	177
Median age	35.5 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$96,442	$68,125
Median home value	$70,800	$71,300
Median gross rent	—	$741
Housing units	55	79
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norcross	Wendell
Population	46 → 118 (+156.5%)	115 → 177 (+53.9%)
Median household income	$80,500 → $96,442 (+19.8%)	$37,222 → $68,125 (+83.0%)
Median home value	$27,700 → $70,800 (+155.6%)	$50,600 → $71,300 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$685 → $741 (+8.2%)

Norcross

Population

46118

Median household income

$80,500$96,442

Median home value

$27,700$70,800

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)

	Norcross	Wendell
Under 5	5.9%	10.2%
5 to 17	36.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	1.7%	4.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	26.3%	16.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	19.5%	10.7%
75 and over	0.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norcross	Wendell
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	0.0%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norcross	Wendell
No high school diploma	9.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	55.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norcross	Wendell
Drove alone	15.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	70.5%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norcross	Wendell
1-unit, detached	85.5%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Norcross	Wendell
Poverty rate	0.0%	23.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1957	1956