Humboldt vs Lake Bronson

A side-by-side comparison of Humboldt and Lake Bronson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Bronson has the higher population (175 vs 42 in Humboldt). Humboldt has the higher median home value ($209,400 vs $42,900 in Lake Bronson). Since 2019, Lake Bronson's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs +2.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
Population	42	175
Median age	64.3 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,250
Median home value	$209,400	$42,900
Median gross rent	—	$647
Housing units	36	149
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	21.4%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
Population	41 → 42 (+2.4%)	167 → 175 (+4.8%)
Median household income	—	$38,281 → $46,250 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$39,100 → $209,400 (+435.5%)	$34,400 → $42,900 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$425 → $647 (+52.2%)

Humboldt

Population

4142

Median home value

$39,100$209,400

Lake Bronson

Population

167175

Median household income

$38,281$46,250

Median home value

$34,400$42,900

Median gross rent

$425$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	4.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	28.6%
25 to 34	2.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	66.7%	18.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.7%
75 and over	14.3%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
No high school diploma	7.1%	15.3%
High school graduate	76.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
Drove alone	36.4%	88.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	63.6%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Lake Bronson
Poverty rate	45.2%	10.4%
Average household size	1.31	1.56
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1957	1972