Cosmos vs Dassel

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

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

Dassel has the higher population (1,332 vs 529 in Cosmos). Dassel has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $50,833 in Cosmos). Dassel has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $95,000 in Cosmos).

Population, income & housing

	Cosmos	Dassel
Population	529	1,332
Median age	47.3 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,833	$59,750
Median home value	$95,000	$218,900
Median gross rent	$699	$881
Housing units	260	631
Homeownership rate	81.5%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cosmos	Dassel
Population	508 → 529 (+4.1%)	1,506 → 1,332 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$46,094 → $50,833 (+10.3%)	$52,952 → $59,750 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$70,100 → $95,000 (+35.5%)	$146,200 → $218,900 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $699 (+11.5%)	$731 → $881 (+20.5%)

Cosmos

Population

508529

Median household income

$46,094$50,833

Median home value

$70,100$95,000

Median gross rent

$627$699

Dassel

Population

1,5061,332

Median household income

$52,952$59,750

Median home value

$146,200$218,900

Median gross rent

$731$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cosmos	Dassel
Under 5	4.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	7.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	19.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	21.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	17.0%
75 and over	5.1%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cosmos	Dassel
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	96.1%
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%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cosmos	Dassel
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	49.8%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cosmos	Dassel
Drove alone	86.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cosmos	Dassel
1-unit, detached	81.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cosmos	Dassel
Poverty rate	16.8%	12.5%
Average household size	2.08	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1957	1978