Caledonia vs Eitzen

A side-by-side comparison of Caledonia and Eitzen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caledonia has the higher population (2,825 vs 284 in Eitzen). Caledonia has the higher median household income ($69,792 vs $53,750 in Eitzen). Caledonia has the higher median home value ($148,500 vs $117,700 in Eitzen).

Population, income & housing

	Caledonia	Eitzen
Population	2,825	284
Median age	48.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$53,750
Median home value	$148,500	$117,700
Median gross rent	$804	$542
Housing units	1,443	137
Homeownership rate	74.2%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caledonia	Eitzen
Population	2,756 → 2,825 (+2.5%)	252 → 284 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$47,150 → $69,792 (+48.0%)	$49,063 → $53,750 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $148,500 (+30.1%)	$100,000 → $117,700 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $804 (+23.5%)	$820 → $542 (-33.9%)

Caledonia

Population

2,7562,825

Median household income

$47,150$69,792

Median home value

$114,100$148,500

Median gross rent

$651$804

Eitzen

Population

252284

Median household income

$49,063$53,750

Median home value

$100,000$117,700

Median gross rent

$820$542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caledonia	Eitzen
Under 5	4.6%	9.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	7.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	19.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	4.2%
75 and over	9.7%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caledonia	Eitzen
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caledonia	Eitzen
No high school diploma	6.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	39.9%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caledonia	Eitzen
Drove alone	72.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	9.4%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caledonia	Eitzen
1-unit, detached	88.2%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Caledonia	Eitzen
Poverty rate	9.2%	3.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1961	1955