Parkers Prairie vs Underwood

A side-by-side comparison of Parkers Prairie and Underwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkers Prairie has the higher population (1,089 vs 437 in Underwood). Underwood has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $58,750 in Parkers Prairie). Underwood has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $152,500 in Parkers Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
Population	1,089	437
Median age	46.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$73,750
Median home value	$152,500	$168,800
Median gross rent	$736	$1,016
Housing units	456	205
Homeownership rate	76.0%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
Population	1,086 → 1,089 (+0.3%)	380 → 437 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$55,357 → $58,750 (+6.1%)	$46,042 → $73,750 (+60.2%)
Median home value	$102,500 → $152,500 (+48.8%)	$95,400 → $168,800 (+76.9%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $736 (+15.4%)	$725 → $1,016 (+40.1%)

Parkers Prairie

Population

1,0861,089

Median household income

$55,357$58,750

Median home value

$102,500$152,500

Median gross rent

$638$736

Underwood

Population

380437

Median household income

$46,042$73,750

Median home value

$95,400$168,800

Median gross rent

$725$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
Under 5	5.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.1%	21.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	18.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	6.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	11.2%
75 and over	16.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	94.3%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
No high school diploma	10.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
Drove alone	82.6%	83.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
1-unit, detached	78.1%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Parkers Prairie	Underwood
Poverty rate	13.8%	14.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1966	1960