Little Canada vs North Oaks

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

Little Canada and North Oaks 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 5,175 in North Oaks). North Oaks has the higher median household income ($235,858 vs $71,370 in Little Canada). North Oaks has the higher median home value ($756,300 vs $302,600 in Little Canada).

Population, income & housing

	Little Canada	North Oaks
Population	10,546	5,175
Median age	40.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,370	$235,858
Median home value	$302,600	$756,300
Median gross rent	$1,350	$2,932
Housing units	4,969	1,816
Homeownership rate	67.3%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Canada	North Oaks
Population	10,451 → 10,546 (+0.9%)	5,177 → 5,175 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$52,842 → $71,370 (+35.1%)	$178,816 → $235,858 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$242,500 → $302,600 (+24.8%)	$633,300 → $756,300 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,002 → $1,350 (+34.7%)	$2,614 → $2,932 (+12.2%)

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

North Oaks

Population

5,1775,175

Median household income

$178,816$235,858

Median home value

$633,300$756,300

Median gross rent

$2,614$2,932

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Canada	North Oaks
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	21.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	3.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.0%
75 and over	6.8%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Canada	North Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	82.0%
Black or African American	8.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	13.6%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Canada	North Oaks
No high school diploma	8.9%	2.0%
High school graduate	17.2%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Canada	North Oaks
Drove alone	72.1%	57.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.6%
Public transit	1.9%	1.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.9%
Worked from home	18.1%	33.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Canada	North Oaks
1-unit, detached	36.9%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	44.7%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Little Canada	North Oaks
Poverty rate	10.1%	4.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1979	1985