Lonsdale vs Northfield

A side-by-side comparison of Lonsdale and Northfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northfield has the higher population (20,678 vs 4,789 in Lonsdale). Northfield has the higher median household income ($92,000 vs $91,719 in Lonsdale). Lonsdale has the higher median home value ($327,100 vs $305,300 in Northfield).

Population, income & housing

	Lonsdale	Northfield
Population	4,789	20,678
Median age	30.0 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$91,719	$92,000
Median home value	$327,100	$305,300
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,036
Housing units	1,576	6,648
Homeownership rate	87.1%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	51.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lonsdale	Northfield
Population	4,010 → 4,789 (+19.4%)	20,347 → 20,678 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$90,509 → $91,719 (+1.3%)	$70,148 → $92,000 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$202,300 → $327,100 (+61.7%)	$226,000 → $305,300 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,537 → $1,293 (-15.9%)	$825 → $1,036 (+25.6%)

Lonsdale

Population

4,0104,789

Median household income

$90,509$91,719

Median home value

$202,300$327,100

Median gross rent

$1,537$1,293

Northfield

Population

20,34720,678

Median household income

$70,148$92,000

Median home value

$226,000$305,300

Median gross rent

$825$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lonsdale	Northfield
Under 5	11.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	23.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	30.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.0%
75 and over	3.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lonsdale	Northfield
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lonsdale	Northfield
No high school diploma	3.5%	2.8%
High school graduate	28.0%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lonsdale	Northfield
Drove alone	77.2%	56.5%
Carpooled	13.0%	5.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	16.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.7%	19.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lonsdale	Northfield
1-unit, detached	88.4%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Lonsdale	Northfield
Poverty rate	1.4%	7.2%
Average household size	3.02	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	2003	1983