Cosmos vs Darwin

A side-by-side comparison of Cosmos and Darwin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cosmos has the higher population (529 vs 385 in Darwin). Darwin has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $50,833 in Cosmos). Darwin has the higher median home value ($142,500 vs $95,000 in Cosmos).

Population, income & housing

	Cosmos	Darwin
Population	529	385
Median age	47.3 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,833	$61,250
Median home value	$95,000	$142,500
Median gross rent	$699	$775
Housing units	260	153
Homeownership rate	81.5%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cosmos	Darwin
Population	508 → 529 (+4.1%)	339 → 385 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$46,094 → $50,833 (+10.3%)	$65,417 → $61,250 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$70,100 → $95,000 (+35.5%)	$117,900 → $142,500 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $699 (+11.5%)	$650 → $775 (+19.2%)

Cosmos

Population

508529

Median household income

$46,094$50,833

Median home value

$70,100$95,000

Median gross rent

$627$699

Darwin

Population

339385

Median household income

$65,417$61,250

Median home value

$117,900$142,500

Median gross rent

$650$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cosmos	Darwin
Under 5	4.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	7.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	19.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	21.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.6%
75 and over	5.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cosmos	Darwin
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cosmos	Darwin
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	49.8%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cosmos	Darwin
Drove alone	86.3%	78.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	4.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cosmos	Darwin
1-unit, detached	81.5%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Cosmos	Darwin
Poverty rate	16.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.08	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1957	1974