Balaton vs Russell

A side-by-side comparison of Balaton and Russell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Balaton has the higher population (544 vs 323 in Russell). Russell has the higher median household income ($62,143 vs $54,091 in Balaton). Russell has the higher median home value ($101,700 vs $85,000 in Balaton).

Population, income & housing

	Balaton	Russell
Population	544	323
Median age	46.7 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,091	$62,143
Median home value	$85,000	$101,700
Median gross rent	$1,081	$700
Housing units	279	178
Homeownership rate	76.2%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Balaton	Russell
Population	600 → 544 (-9.3%)	296 → 323 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $54,091 (+7.5%)	$52,292 → $62,143 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $85,000 (+17.2%)	$81,100 → $101,700 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $1,081 (+88.7%)	$660 → $700 (+6.1%)

Balaton

Population

600544

Median household income

$50,313$54,091

Median home value

$72,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$573$1,081

Russell

Population

296323

Median household income

$52,292$62,143

Median home value

$81,100$101,700

Median gross rent

$660$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Balaton	Russell
Under 5	6.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	18.4%	5.9%
35 to 44	4.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	24.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.1%
75 and over	11.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Balaton	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Balaton	Russell
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	36.8%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Balaton	Russell
Drove alone	78.9%	78.9%
Carpooled	12.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Balaton	Russell
1-unit, detached	93.9%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	3.9%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Balaton	Russell
Poverty rate	13.3%	4.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1950	1951