Bowlus vs Upsala

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

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

Upsala has the higher population (394 vs 267 in Bowlus). Bowlus has the higher median household income ($75,208 vs $61,250 in Upsala). Bowlus has the higher median home value ($146,900 vs $143,400 in Upsala).

Population, income & housing

	Bowlus	Upsala
Population	267	394
Median age	41.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,208	$61,250
Median home value	$146,900	$143,400
Median gross rent	$925	$725
Housing units	134	197
Homeownership rate	74.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowlus	Upsala
Population	285 → 267 (-6.3%)	497 → 394 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$50,556 → $75,208 (+48.8%)	$57,500 → $61,250 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $146,900 (+25.7%)	$137,500 → $143,400 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $925 (+16.9%)	$675 → $725 (+7.4%)

Bowlus

Population

285267

Median household income

$50,556$75,208

Median home value

$116,900$146,900

Median gross rent

$791$925

Upsala

Population

497394

Median household income

$57,500$61,250

Median home value

$137,500$143,400

Median gross rent

$675$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowlus	Upsala
Under 5	6.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	14.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	7.4%
55 to 64	19.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	8.4%
75 and over	8.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowlus	Upsala
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	89.6%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowlus	Upsala
No high school diploma	10.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	52.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowlus	Upsala
Drove alone	87.2%	72.2%
Carpooled	2.7%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	4.7%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowlus	Upsala
1-unit, detached	88.8%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowlus	Upsala
Poverty rate	9.4%	3.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1938	1967