Gary vs Hendrum

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

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

Gary has the higher population (308 vs 190 in Hendrum). Gary has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $53,472 in Hendrum). Hendrum has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $123,700 in Gary).

Population, income & housing

	Gary	Hendrum
Population	308	190
Median age	37.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$53,472
Median home value	$123,700	$131,300
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	120	104
Homeownership rate	88.7%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gary	Hendrum
Population	321 → 308 (-4.0%)	311 → 190 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $72,500 (+14.9%)	$43,068 → $53,472 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $123,700 (+46.7%)	$76,700 → $131,300 (+71.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $850 (+25.9%)

Gary

Population

321308

Median household income

$63,125$72,500

Median home value

$84,300$123,700

Hendrum

Population

311190

Median household income

$43,068$53,472

Median home value

$76,700$131,300

Median gross rent

$675$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gary	Hendrum
Under 5	5.2%	12.6%
5 to 17	23.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	3.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	18.9%
65 to 74	5.5%	9.5%
75 and over	11.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gary	Hendrum
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.1%
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%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gary	Hendrum
No high school diploma	9.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	36.3%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gary	Hendrum
Drove alone	68.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	20.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.1%
Other means	2.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gary	Hendrum
1-unit, detached	95.0%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Gary	Hendrum
Poverty rate	3.6%	18.4%
Average household size	2.91	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1970	1954