Becker vs Zimmerman

A side-by-side comparison of Becker and Zimmerman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zimmerman has the higher population (6,410 vs 4,958 in Becker). Becker has the higher median household income ($90,188 vs $86,169 in Zimmerman). Zimmerman has the higher median home value ($284,600 vs $257,600 in Becker).

Population, income & housing

	Becker	Zimmerman
Population	4,958	6,410
Median age	32.9 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,188	$86,169
Median home value	$257,600	$284,600
Median gross rent	$859	$1,277
Housing units	1,837	2,287
Homeownership rate	87.2%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Becker	Zimmerman
Population	4,844 → 4,958 (+2.4%)	5,657 → 6,410 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$93,498 → $90,188 (-3.5%)	$77,222 → $86,169 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$188,400 → $257,600 (+36.7%)	$187,500 → $284,600 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $859 (-11.4%)	$1,213 → $1,277 (+5.3%)

Becker

Population

4,8444,958

Median household income

$93,498$90,188

Median home value

$188,400$257,600

Median gross rent

$969$859

Zimmerman

Population

5,6576,410

Median household income

$77,222$86,169

Median home value

$187,500$284,600

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Becker	Zimmerman
Under 5	9.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	22.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	22.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.0%
75 and over	5.4%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Becker	Zimmerman
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.8%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Becker	Zimmerman
No high school diploma	3.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	33.8%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Becker	Zimmerman
Drove alone	79.2%	65.3%
Carpooled	7.0%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	13.9%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Becker	Zimmerman
1-unit, detached	66.4%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	5.6%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Becker	Zimmerman
Poverty rate	5.6%	11.8%
Average household size	2.88	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1999	2003