Darwin vs Dassel

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

Darwin 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 385 in Darwin). Darwin has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $59,750 in Dassel). Dassel has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $142,500 in Darwin).

Population, income & housing

	Darwin	Dassel
Population	385	1,332
Median age	34.8 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$59,750
Median home value	$142,500	$218,900
Median gross rent	$775	$881
Housing units	153	631
Homeownership rate	88.8%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darwin	Dassel
Population	339 → 385 (+13.6%)	1,506 → 1,332 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$65,417 → $61,250 (-6.4%)	$52,952 → $59,750 (+12.8%)
Median home value	$117,900 → $142,500 (+20.9%)	$146,200 → $218,900 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $775 (+19.2%)	$731 → $881 (+20.5%)

Darwin

Population

339385

Median household income

$65,417$61,250

Median home value

$117,900$142,500

Median gross rent

$650$775

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)

	Darwin	Dassel
Under 5	3.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	24.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	11.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	17.0%
75 and over	6.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darwin	Dassel
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	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	1.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darwin	Dassel
No high school diploma	12.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	36.8%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darwin	Dassel
Drove alone	78.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.3%
Public transit	3.3%	1.1%
Walked	4.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	11.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darwin	Dassel
1-unit, detached	79.1%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Darwin	Dassel
Poverty rate	9.7%	12.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1974	1978