Balaton vs Tracy

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

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

Tracy has the higher population (1,869 vs 544 in Balaton). Tracy has the higher median household income ($60,682 vs $54,091 in Balaton). Tracy has the higher median home value ($110,900 vs $85,000 in Balaton).

Population, income & housing

	Balaton	Tracy
Population	544	1,869
Median age	46.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,091	$60,682
Median home value	$85,000	$110,900
Median gross rent	$1,081	$536
Housing units	279	861
Homeownership rate	76.2%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Balaton	Tracy
Population	600 → 544 (-9.3%)	2,323 → 1,869 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $54,091 (+7.5%)	$51,094 → $60,682 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $85,000 (+17.2%)	$75,600 → $110,900 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $1,081 (+88.7%)	$614 → $536 (-12.7%)

Balaton

Population

600544

Median household income

$50,313$54,091

Median home value

$72,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$573$1,081

Tracy

Population

2,3231,869

Median household income

$51,094$60,682

Median home value

$75,600$110,900

Median gross rent

$614$536

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Balaton	Tracy
Under 5	6.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	13.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	4.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.7%
75 and over	11.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Balaton	Tracy
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Balaton	Tracy
No high school diploma	1.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Balaton	Tracy
Drove alone	78.9%	86.7%
Carpooled	12.2%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Balaton	Tracy
1-unit, detached	93.9%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	5.6%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Balaton	Tracy
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.5%
Average household size	2.06	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1950	1955