Foreston vs Onamia

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

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

Foreston has the higher population (735 vs 731 in Onamia). Foreston has the higher median household income ($94,219 vs $26,827 in Onamia). Foreston has the higher median home value ($247,900 vs $126,200 in Onamia).

Population, income & housing

	Foreston	Onamia
Population	735	731
Median age	34.1 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,219	$26,827
Median home value	$247,900	$126,200
Median gross rent	$1,167	$600
Housing units	253	378
Homeownership rate	89.6%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foreston	Onamia
Population	471 → 735 (+56.1%)	946 → 731 (-22.7%)
Median household income	$57,000 → $94,219 (+65.3%)	$33,274 → $26,827 (-19.4%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $247,900 (+65.9%)	$87,300 → $126,200 (+44.6%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,167 (+46.8%)	$654 → $600 (-8.3%)

Foreston

Population

471735

Median household income

$57,000$94,219

Median home value

$149,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$795$1,167

Onamia

Population

946731

Median household income

$33,274$26,827

Median home value

$87,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$654$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foreston	Onamia
Under 5	6.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	29.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	6.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	20.1%	6.3%
55 to 64	4.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	12.4%
75 and over	3.7%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foreston	Onamia
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	4.5%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.4%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foreston	Onamia
No high school diploma	8.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foreston	Onamia
Drove alone	69.3%	65.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	16.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	19.8%	10.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foreston	Onamia
1-unit, detached	89.7%	54.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	16.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.9%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Foreston	Onamia
Poverty rate	4.8%	27.9%
Average household size	2.95	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	2001	1969