Arlington vs New Auburn

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

Arlington and New Auburn 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 453 in New Auburn). New Auburn has the higher median household income ($68,977 vs $66,458 in Arlington). Arlington has the higher median home value ($181,600 vs $140,900 in New Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	New Auburn
Population	2,298	453
Median age	34.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$68,977
Median home value	$181,600	$140,900
Median gross rent	$839	$900
Housing units	973	210
Homeownership rate	70.7%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	New Auburn
Population	2,463 → 2,298 (-6.7%)	531 → 453 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $66,458 (+25.1%)	$32,363 → $68,977 (+113.1%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $181,600 (+38.0%)	$93,300 → $140,900 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $839 (+17.5%)	$620 → $900 (+45.2%)

Arlington

Population

2,4632,298

Median household income

$53,125$66,458

Median home value

$131,600$181,600

Median gross rent

$714$839

New Auburn

Population

531453

Median household income

$32,363$68,977

Median home value

$93,300$140,900

Median gross rent

$620$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	New Auburn
Under 5	8.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	20.1%	5.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	22.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	9.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	7.3%	13.2%
75 and over	9.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	New Auburn
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	New Auburn
No high school diploma	14.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	31.6%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	New Auburn
Drove alone	79.9%	88.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	New Auburn
1-unit, detached	65.7%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	New Auburn
Poverty rate	14.9%	3.8%
Average household size	2.66	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1970	1958