Champlin vs Golden Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Champlin and Golden Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Champlin has the higher population (23,450 vs 21,927 in Golden Valley). Champlin has the higher median household income ($115,719 vs $114,435 in Golden Valley). Golden Valley has the higher median home value ($423,500 vs $338,400 in Champlin).

Population, income & housing

	Champlin	Golden Valley
Population	23,450	21,927
Median age	41.1 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,719	$114,435
Median home value	$338,400	$423,500
Median gross rent	$1,597	$1,815
Housing units	8,932	10,302
Homeownership rate	89.5%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	61.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champlin	Golden Valley
Population	24,755 → 23,450 (-5.3%)	21,566 → 21,927 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$92,858 → $115,719 (+24.6%)	$98,058 → $114,435 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$237,800 → $338,400 (+42.3%)	$304,700 → $423,500 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,227 → $1,597 (+30.2%)	$1,349 → $1,815 (+34.5%)

Champlin

Population

24,75523,450

Median household income

$92,858$115,719

Median home value

$237,800$338,400

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,597

Golden Valley

Population

21,56621,927

Median household income

$98,058$114,435

Median home value

$304,700$423,500

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champlin	Golden Valley
Under 5	4.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	18.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.8%
75 and over	4.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champlin	Golden Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	79.6%
Black or African American	10.7%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champlin	Golden Valley
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	23.1%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	25.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champlin	Golden Valley
Drove alone	73.3%	66.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	3.9%
Public transit	1.3%	2.5%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.6%	25.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champlin	Golden Valley
1-unit, detached	76.4%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	6.4%
20 or more units	8.5%	23.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Champlin	Golden Valley
Poverty rate	7.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1988	1966