Alvarado vs Newfolden

A side-by-side comparison of Alvarado and Newfolden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Newfolden has the higher population (468 vs 338 in Alvarado). Alvarado has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $69,000 in Newfolden). Newfolden has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $132,700 in Alvarado).

Population, income & housing

	Alvarado	Newfolden
Population	338	468
Median age	31.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$69,000
Median home value	$132,700	$143,800
Median gross rent	$1,208	$883
Housing units	143	178
Homeownership rate	75.9%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvarado	Newfolden
Population	386 → 338 (-12.4%)	438 → 468 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$54,688 → $70,000 (+28.0%)	$57,361 → $69,000 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $132,700 (+37.8%)	$106,500 → $143,800 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $1,208 (+123.3%)	$508 → $883 (+73.8%)

Alvarado

Population

386338

Median household income

$54,688$70,000

Median home value

$96,300$132,700

Median gross rent

$541$1,208

Newfolden

Population

438468

Median household income

$57,361$69,000

Median home value

$106,500$143,800

Median gross rent

$508$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvarado	Newfolden
Under 5	5.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	28.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	5.8%
65 to 74	3.8%	8.5%
75 and over	9.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvarado	Newfolden
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvarado	Newfolden
No high school diploma	16.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	30.3%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvarado	Newfolden
Drove alone	91.6%	70.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	18.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvarado	Newfolden
1-unit, detached	63.6%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.1%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Alvarado	Newfolden
Poverty rate	14.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.91	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1973	1971