Dalton vs Erhard

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton and Erhard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dalton has the higher population (266 vs 156 in Erhard). Dalton has the higher median home value ($104,500 vs $103,100 in Erhard). Since 2019, Erhard's population has grown faster (+52.9% vs -13.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Erhard
Population	266	156
Median age	31.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,094	—
Median home value	$104,500	$103,100
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	141	63
Homeownership rate	88.1%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Erhard
Population	308 → 266 (-13.6%)	102 → 156 (+52.9%)
Median household income	$45,313 → $66,094 (+45.9%)	$38,750 → $66,250 (+71.0%)
Median home value	$60,400 → $104,500 (+73.0%)	$66,500 → $103,100 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $738 (+31.1%)	—

Dalton

Population

308266

Median household income

$45,313$66,094

Median home value

$60,400$104,500

Median gross rent

$563$738

Erhard

Population

102156

Median household income

$38,750$66,250

Median home value

$66,500$103,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Erhard
Under 5	7.5%	1.3%
5 to 17	14.3%	26.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	0.6%
25 to 34	30.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	4.5%
45 to 54	6.0%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	25.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.2%
75 and over	5.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Erhard
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	29.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Erhard
No high school diploma	7.0%	32.1%
High school graduate	33.2%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	52.3%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Erhard
Drove alone	83.6%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Erhard
1-unit, detached	82.3%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Erhard
Poverty rate	3.8%	7.7%
Average household size	1.97	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1962	1946