Garvin vs Taunton

A side-by-side comparison of Garvin and Taunton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Taunton has the higher population (140 vs 90 in Garvin). Taunton has the higher median household income ($46,875 vs $41,000 in Garvin). Taunton has the higher median home value ($74,600 vs $50,000 in Garvin).

Population, income & housing

	Garvin	Taunton
Population	90	140
Median age	55.0 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,000	$46,875
Median home value	$50,000	$74,600
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	43	69
Homeownership rate	95.2%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garvin	Taunton
Population	121 → 90 (-25.6%)	153 → 140 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $41,000 (-22.4%)	$43,750 → $46,875 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $50,000 (-9.1%)	$60,400 → $74,600 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $705 (+0.0%)	$425 → $675 (+58.8%)

Garvin

Population

12190

Median household income

$52,813$41,000

Median home value

$55,000$50,000

Median gross rent

$705$705

Taunton

Population

153140

Median household income

$43,750$46,875

Median home value

$60,400$74,600

Median gross rent

$425$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garvin	Taunton
Under 5	8.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	8.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	3.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.3%
55 to 64	22.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	25.6%	7.1%
75 and over	2.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garvin	Taunton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garvin	Taunton
No high school diploma	14.1%	4.4%
High school graduate	50.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garvin	Taunton
Drove alone	90.9%	84.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garvin	Taunton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Garvin	Taunton
Poverty rate	23.3%	20.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938