Dassel vs Litchfield

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

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

Litchfield has the higher population (6,599 vs 1,332 in Dassel). Dassel has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $57,539 in Litchfield). Dassel has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $183,900 in Litchfield).

Population, income & housing

	Dassel	Litchfield
Population	1,332	6,599
Median age	45.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,750	$57,539
Median home value	$218,900	$183,900
Median gross rent	$881	$917
Housing units	631	3,112
Homeownership rate	63.8%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dassel	Litchfield
Population	1,506 → 1,332 (-11.6%)	6,631 → 6,599 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$52,952 → $59,750 (+12.8%)	$56,941 → $57,539 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $218,900 (+49.7%)	$136,200 → $183,900 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $881 (+20.5%)	$750 → $917 (+22.3%)

Dassel

Population

1,5061,332

Median household income

$52,952$59,750

Median home value

$146,200$218,900

Median gross rent

$731$881

Litchfield

Population

6,6316,599

Median household income

$56,941$57,539

Median home value

$136,200$183,900

Median gross rent

$750$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dassel	Litchfield
Under 5	4.6%	6.6%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	17.0%	10.1%
75 and over	12.8%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dassel	Litchfield
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dassel	Litchfield
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	44.8%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dassel	Litchfield
Drove alone	80.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dassel	Litchfield
1-unit, detached	66.4%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Dassel	Litchfield
Poverty rate	12.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1978	1972