Luverne vs Magnolia

A side-by-side comparison of Luverne and Magnolia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Luverne has the higher population (4,907 vs 191 in Magnolia). Luverne has the higher median household income ($66,145 vs $47,159 in Magnolia). Luverne has the higher median home value ($181,100 vs $78,000 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Luverne	Magnolia
Population	4,907	191
Median age	38.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,145	$47,159
Median home value	$181,100	$78,000
Median gross rent	$718	$754
Housing units	2,203	92
Homeownership rate	70.7%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luverne	Magnolia
Population	4,564 → 4,907 (+7.5%)	201 → 191 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$56,552 → $66,145 (+17.0%)	$46,250 → $47,159 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$141,600 → $181,100 (+27.9%)	$80,000 → $78,000 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $718 (+7.3%)	$650 → $754 (+16.0%)

Luverne

Population

4,5644,907

Median household income

$56,552$66,145

Median home value

$141,600$181,100

Median gross rent

$669$718

Magnolia

Population

201191

Median household income

$46,250$47,159

Median home value

$80,000$78,000

Median gross rent

$650$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luverne	Magnolia
Under 5	5.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	23.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	1.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.7%	18.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	6.3%
75 and over	12.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luverne	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luverne	Magnolia
No high school diploma	7.4%	24.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luverne	Magnolia
Drove alone	84.8%	95.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luverne	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	73.5%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Luverne	Magnolia
Poverty rate	9.6%	15.4%
Average household size	2.26	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1960	1960