Badger vs Greenbush

A side-by-side comparison of Badger and Greenbush: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Greenbush has the higher population (685 vs 419 in Badger). Badger has the higher median household income ($60,375 vs $58,438 in Greenbush). Greenbush has the higher median home value ($131,700 vs $95,000 in Badger).

Population, income & housing

	Badger	Greenbush
Population	419	685
Median age	35.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,375	$58,438
Median home value	$95,000	$131,700
Median gross rent	$775	$588
Housing units	173	296
Homeownership rate	77.5%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Badger	Greenbush
Population	429 → 419 (-2.3%)	782 → 685 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $60,375 (+62.8%)	$49,583 → $58,438 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$87,400 → $95,000 (+8.7%)	$82,500 → $131,700 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $775 (+22.8%)	$583 → $588 (+0.9%)

Badger

Population

429419

Median household income

$37,083$60,375

Median home value

$87,400$95,000

Median gross rent

$631$775

Greenbush

Population

782685

Median household income

$49,583$58,438

Median home value

$82,500$131,700

Median gross rent

$583$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Badger	Greenbush
Under 5	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	28.4%	24.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	1.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.9%
75 and over	8.4%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Badger	Greenbush
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Badger	Greenbush
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Badger	Greenbush
Drove alone	79.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	11.6%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Badger	Greenbush
1-unit, detached	71.1%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Badger	Greenbush
Poverty rate	17.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1975	1971