Dassel vs Grove City

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

Dassel and Grove City 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 858 in Grove City). Dassel has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $49,922 in Grove City). Dassel has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $133,000 in Grove City).

Population, income & housing

	Dassel	Grove City
Population	1,332	858
Median age	45.4 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,750	$49,922
Median home value	$218,900	$133,000
Median gross rent	$881	$825
Housing units	631	358
Homeownership rate	63.8%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dassel	Grove City
Population	1,506 → 1,332 (-11.6%)	615 → 858 (+39.5%)
Median household income	$52,952 → $59,750 (+12.8%)	$49,375 → $49,922 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $218,900 (+49.7%)	$78,200 → $133,000 (+70.1%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $881 (+20.5%)	$830 → $825 (-0.6%)

Dassel

Population

1,5061,332

Median household income

$52,952$59,750

Median home value

$146,200$218,900

Median gross rent

$731$881

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)

	Dassel	Grove City
Under 5	4.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	30.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	8.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	17.0%	10.8%
75 and over	12.8%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dassel	Grove City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	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	2.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dassel	Grove City
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	44.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dassel	Grove City
Drove alone	80.0%	88.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.0%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dassel	Grove City
1-unit, detached	66.4%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	7.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Dassel	Grove City
Poverty rate	12.5%	18.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1978	1970