Caledonia vs La Crescent

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

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

La Crescent has the higher population (5,266 vs 2,825 in Caledonia). La Crescent has the higher median household income ($82,109 vs $69,792 in Caledonia). La Crescent has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $148,500 in Caledonia).

Population, income & housing

	Caledonia	La Crescent
Population	2,825	5,266
Median age	48.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$82,109
Median home value	$148,500	$244,500
Median gross rent	$804	$1,059
Housing units	1,443	2,485
Homeownership rate	74.2%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caledonia	La Crescent
Population	2,756 → 2,825 (+2.5%)	5,138 → 5,266 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$47,150 → $69,792 (+48.0%)	$65,074 → $82,109 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $148,500 (+30.1%)	$184,100 → $244,500 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $804 (+23.5%)	$851 → $1,059 (+24.4%)

Caledonia

Population

2,7562,825

Median household income

$47,150$69,792

Median home value

$114,100$148,500

Median gross rent

$651$804

La Crescent

Population

5,1385,266

Median household income

$65,074$82,109

Median home value

$184,100$244,500

Median gross rent

$851$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caledonia	La Crescent
Under 5	4.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	19.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.3%
75 and over	9.7%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caledonia	La Crescent
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caledonia	La Crescent
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	39.9%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caledonia	La Crescent
Drove alone	72.4%	80.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	12.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caledonia	La Crescent
1-unit, detached	88.2%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Caledonia	La Crescent
Poverty rate	9.2%	5.7%
Average household size	1.99	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1961	1973