Bowlus vs Buckman

A side-by-side comparison of Bowlus and Buckman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buckman has the higher population (315 vs 267 in Bowlus). Buckman has the higher median household income ($98,750 vs $75,208 in Bowlus). Buckman has the higher median home value ($222,600 vs $146,900 in Bowlus).

Population, income & housing

	Bowlus	Buckman
Population	267	315
Median age	41.7 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,208	$98,750
Median home value	$146,900	$222,600
Median gross rent	$925	$775
Housing units	134	110
Homeownership rate	74.0%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowlus	Buckman
Population	285 → 267 (-6.3%)	260 → 315 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$50,556 → $75,208 (+48.8%)	$71,875 → $98,750 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $146,900 (+25.7%)	$159,100 → $222,600 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $925 (+16.9%)	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)

Bowlus

Population

285267

Median household income

$50,556$75,208

Median home value

$116,900$146,900

Median gross rent

$791$925

Buckman

Population

260315

Median household income

$71,875$98,750

Median home value

$159,100$222,600

Median gross rent

$775$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowlus	Buckman
Under 5	6.0%	14.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	21.0%
18 to 24	14.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	14.3%
45 to 54	7.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	19.9%	7.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	2.5%
75 and over	8.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowlus	Buckman
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowlus	Buckman
No high school diploma	10.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	52.2%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowlus	Buckman
Drove alone	87.2%	84.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowlus	Buckman
1-unit, detached	88.8%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowlus	Buckman
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.10	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	1938	1979