Foreston vs Milaca

A side-by-side comparison of Foreston and Milaca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Milaca has the higher population (3,033 vs 735 in Foreston). Foreston has the higher median household income ($94,219 vs $49,063 in Milaca). Foreston has the higher median home value ($247,900 vs $184,900 in Milaca).

Population, income & housing

	Foreston	Milaca
Population	735	3,033
Median age	34.1 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,219	$49,063
Median home value	$247,900	$184,900
Median gross rent	$1,167	$854
Housing units	253	1,638
Homeownership rate	89.6%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foreston	Milaca
Population	471 → 735 (+56.1%)	2,901 → 3,033 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$57,000 → $94,219 (+65.3%)	$41,801 → $49,063 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $247,900 (+65.9%)	$129,700 → $184,900 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,167 (+46.8%)	$754 → $854 (+13.3%)

Foreston

Population

471735

Median household income

$57,000$94,219

Median home value

$149,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$795$1,167

Milaca

Population

2,9013,033

Median household income

$41,801$49,063

Median home value

$129,700$184,900

Median gross rent

$754$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foreston	Milaca
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	29.9%	11.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	20.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	4.2%	17.3%
65 to 74	4.5%	10.5%
75 and over	3.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foreston	Milaca
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foreston	Milaca
No high school diploma	8.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foreston	Milaca
Drove alone	69.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	9.4%
Other means	0.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foreston	Milaca
1-unit, detached	89.7%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Foreston	Milaca
Poverty rate	4.8%	17.0%
Average household size	2.95	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	2001	1977