Arlington vs Gaylord

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and Gaylord: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arlington has the higher population (2,298 vs 2,074 in Gaylord). Arlington has the higher median household income ($66,458 vs $60,500 in Gaylord). Arlington has the higher median home value ($181,600 vs $163,300 in Gaylord).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	Gaylord
Population	2,298	2,074
Median age	34.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$60,500
Median home value	$181,600	$163,300
Median gross rent	$839	$739
Housing units	973	982
Homeownership rate	70.7%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	Gaylord
Population	2,463 → 2,298 (-6.7%)	1,769 → 2,074 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $66,458 (+25.1%)	$46,550 → $60,500 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $181,600 (+38.0%)	$123,100 → $163,300 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $839 (+17.5%)	$646 → $739 (+14.4%)

Arlington

Population

2,4632,298

Median household income

$53,125$66,458

Median home value

$131,600$181,600

Median gross rent

$714$839

Gaylord

Population

1,7692,074

Median household income

$46,550$60,500

Median home value

$123,100$163,300

Median gross rent

$646$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	Gaylord
Under 5	8.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	20.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.8%
75 and over	9.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	Gaylord
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	68.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	Gaylord
No high school diploma	14.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	31.6%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	Gaylord
Drove alone	79.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	Gaylord
1-unit, detached	65.7%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	8.1%
20 or more units	5.3%	15.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	Gaylord
Poverty rate	14.9%	15.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1970	1970