Gary vs Halstad

A side-by-side comparison of Gary and Halstad: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Halstad has the higher population (589 vs 308 in Gary). Gary has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $67,857 in Halstad). Gary has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $114,800 in Halstad).

Population, income & housing

	Gary	Halstad
Population	308	589
Median age	37.2 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$67,857
Median home value	$123,700	$114,800
Median gross rent	—	$690
Housing units	120	264
Homeownership rate	88.7%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gary	Halstad
Population	321 → 308 (-4.0%)	581 → 589 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $72,500 (+14.9%)	$48,056 → $67,857 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $123,700 (+46.7%)	$86,900 → $114,800 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$689 → $690 (+0.1%)

Gary

Population

321308

Median household income

$63,125$72,500

Median home value

$84,300$123,700

Halstad

Population

581589

Median household income

$48,056$67,857

Median home value

$86,900$114,800

Median gross rent

$689$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gary	Halstad
Under 5	5.2%	10.7%
5 to 17	23.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	3.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.8%
45 to 54	9.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	5.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	12.4%
75 and over	11.7%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gary	Halstad
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gary	Halstad
No high school diploma	9.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	36.3%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gary	Halstad
Drove alone	68.2%	67.5%
Carpooled	20.3%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	6.8%	2.6%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gary	Halstad
1-unit, detached	95.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Gary	Halstad
Poverty rate	3.6%	2.5%
Average household size	2.91	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1970	1967