Lynd vs Russell

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

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

Lynd has the higher population (570 vs 323 in Russell). Lynd has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $62,143 in Russell). Lynd has the higher median home value ($170,000 vs $101,700 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Lynd	Russell
Population	570	323
Median age	26.5 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	$62,143
Median home value	$170,000	$101,700
Median gross rent	$737	$700
Housing units	193	178
Homeownership rate	85.4%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynd	Russell
Population	400 → 570 (+42.5%)	296 → 323 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$56,563 → $79,375 (+40.3%)	$52,292 → $62,143 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $170,000 (+104.1%)	$81,100 → $101,700 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $737 (-5.4%)	$660 → $700 (+6.1%)

Lynd

Population

400570

Median household income

$56,563$79,375

Median home value

$83,300$170,000

Median gross rent

$779$737

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)

	Lynd	Russell
Under 5	13.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	30.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.0%	5.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	24.8%
65 to 74	5.1%	11.1%
75 and over	1.8%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynd	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	38.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynd	Russell
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	36.2%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynd	Russell
Drove alone	81.5%	78.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynd	Russell
1-unit, detached	80.3%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lynd	Russell
Poverty rate	32.9%	4.6%
Average household size	3.33	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1984	1951