Lauderdale vs Little Canada

A side-by-side comparison of Lauderdale and Little Canada: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Little Canada has the higher population (10,546 vs 2,386 in Lauderdale). Lauderdale has the higher median household income ($76,558 vs $71,370 in Little Canada). Little Canada has the higher median home value ($302,600 vs $273,600 in Lauderdale).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
Population	2,386	10,546
Median age	33.0 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,558	$71,370
Median home value	$273,600	$302,600
Median gross rent	$1,358	$1,350
Housing units	1,216	4,969
Homeownership rate	48.8%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.7%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
Population	2,514 → 2,386 (-5.1%)	10,451 → 10,546 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$53,684 → $76,558 (+42.6%)	$52,842 → $71,370 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$206,100 → $273,600 (+32.8%)	$242,500 → $302,600 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,358 (+37.4%)	$1,002 → $1,350 (+34.7%)

Lauderdale

Population

2,5142,386

Median household income

$53,684$76,558

Median home value

$206,100$273,600

Median gross rent

$988$1,358

Little Canada

Population

10,45110,546

Median household income

$52,842$71,370

Median home value

$242,500$302,600

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,350

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
Under 5	4.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	13.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	25.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	6.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.7%
75 and over	7.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	62.3%
Black or African American	9.3%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	11.5%	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	12.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
No high school diploma	2.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	10.2%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	32.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
Drove alone	59.3%	72.1%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.7%
Public transit	9.8%	1.9%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	20.6%	18.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
1-unit, detached	41.5%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	23.1%	1.7%
20 or more units	22.8%	44.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale	Little Canada
Poverty rate	5.6%	10.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1975	1979