Darwin vs Grove City

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

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

Grove City has the higher population (858 vs 385 in Darwin). Darwin has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $49,922 in Grove City). Darwin has the higher median home value ($142,500 vs $133,000 in Grove City).

Population, income & housing

	Darwin	Grove City
Population	385	858
Median age	34.8 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$49,922
Median home value	$142,500	$133,000
Median gross rent	$775	$825
Housing units	153	358
Homeownership rate	88.8%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darwin	Grove City
Population	339 → 385 (+13.6%)	615 → 858 (+39.5%)
Median household income	$65,417 → $61,250 (-6.4%)	$49,375 → $49,922 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$117,900 → $142,500 (+20.9%)	$78,200 → $133,000 (+70.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $775 (+19.2%)	$830 → $825 (-0.6%)

Darwin

Population

339385

Median household income

$65,417$61,250

Median home value

$117,900$142,500

Median gross rent

$650$775

Grove City

Population

615858

Median household income

$49,375$49,922

Median home value

$78,200$133,000

Median gross rent

$830$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darwin	Grove City
Under 5	3.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	24.2%	30.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	8.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.8%
75 and over	6.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darwin	Grove City
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darwin	Grove City
No high school diploma	12.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	36.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darwin	Grove City
Drove alone	78.3%	88.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.0%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	4.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darwin	Grove City
1-unit, detached	79.1%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Darwin	Grove City
Poverty rate	9.7%	18.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1974	1970