Badger vs Roseau

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

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

Roseau has the higher population (2,728 vs 419 in Badger). Badger has the higher median household income ($60,375 vs $60,185 in Roseau). Roseau has the higher median home value ($130,000 vs $95,000 in Badger).

Population, income & housing

	Badger	Roseau
Population	419	2,728
Median age	35.5 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,375	$60,185
Median home value	$95,000	$130,000
Median gross rent	$775	$1,027
Housing units	173	1,389
Homeownership rate	77.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Badger	Roseau
Population	429 → 419 (-2.3%)	2,697 → 2,728 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $60,375 (+62.8%)	$52,794 → $60,185 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$87,400 → $95,000 (+8.7%)	$137,300 → $130,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $775 (+22.8%)	$748 → $1,027 (+37.3%)

Badger

Population

429419

Median household income

$37,083$60,375

Median home value

$87,400$95,000

Median gross rent

$631$775

Roseau

Population

2,6972,728

Median household income

$52,794$60,185

Median home value

$137,300$130,000

Median gross rent

$748$1,027

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Badger	Roseau
Under 5	4.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	28.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.9%
75 and over	8.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Badger	Roseau
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Badger	Roseau
No high school diploma	3.5%	12.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Badger	Roseau
Drove alone	79.6%	62.3%
Carpooled	11.6%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.5%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	17.8%
Other means	1.9%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Badger	Roseau
1-unit, detached	71.1%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Badger	Roseau
Poverty rate	17.6%	16.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1975	1981