Badger vs Strathcona

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

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

Badger has the higher population (419 vs 15 in Strathcona). Since 2019, Badger's population has grown faster (-2.3% vs -54.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Badger	Strathcona
Population	419	15
Median age	35.5 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,375	—
Median home value	$95,000	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	173	6
Homeownership rate	77.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Badger	Strathcona
Population	429 → 419 (-2.3%)	33 → 15 (-54.5%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $60,375 (+62.8%)	$78,542 → $36,875 (-53.1%)
Median home value	$87,400 → $95,000 (+8.7%)	$72,500 → $76,000 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $775 (+22.8%)	—

Badger

Population

429419

Median household income

$37,083$60,375

Median home value

$87,400$95,000

Median gross rent

$631$775

Strathcona

Population

3315

Median household income

$78,542$36,875

Median home value

$72,500$76,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Badger	Strathcona
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.4%	33.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	20.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	33.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.7%
75 and over	8.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Badger	Strathcona
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Badger	Strathcona
No high school diploma	3.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	20.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Badger	Strathcona
Drove alone	79.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Badger	Strathcona
1-unit, detached	71.1%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Badger	Strathcona
Poverty rate	17.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1975	2003