Gary vs Twin Valley

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

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

Twin Valley has the higher population (725 vs 308 in Gary). Gary has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $59,250 in Twin Valley). Gary has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $85,000 in Twin Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Gary	Twin Valley
Population	308	725
Median age	37.2 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$59,250
Median home value	$123,700	$85,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,046
Housing units	120	397
Homeownership rate	88.7%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gary	Twin Valley
Population	321 → 308 (-4.0%)	765 → 725 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $72,500 (+14.9%)	$45,368 → $59,250 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $123,700 (+46.7%)	$65,000 → $85,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$630 → $1,046 (+66.0%)

Gary

Population

321308

Median household income

$63,125$72,500

Median home value

$84,300$123,700

Twin Valley

Population

765725

Median household income

$45,368$59,250

Median home value

$65,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$630$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gary	Twin Valley
Under 5	5.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	3.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	17.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.1%
75 and over	11.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gary	Twin Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	4.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gary	Twin Valley
No high school diploma	9.5%	7.6%
High school graduate	36.3%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gary	Twin Valley
Drove alone	68.2%	70.7%
Carpooled	20.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gary	Twin Valley
1-unit, detached	95.0%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Gary	Twin Valley
Poverty rate	3.6%	10.8%
Average household size	2.91	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1970	1964